***Update*** Thank you so much to everyone that contributed! The first 1,000 audio files for Jalup Expert have now been completed, and sent out to the people who made the pre-order and own Jalup Expert. A bunch of Expert content has been updated as well, and the structure of the cards now resembles the other deck updates. Refer to this post on how to update … Continue reading →
Update 1: Stories Beginner Audio Jalup Stories Beginner now has audio! This was a common request from a long time ago, and something that I’ve finally got around to doing. Yuki outdid herself on the audio for these stories, and it adds a nice touch to them. Each story is its own separate audio file (5 in total), and should help bring new life to … Continue reading →
Over the years I periodically take the time to ask all the followers of Jalup for some feedback and suggestions for the future of Jalup. It’s been over a year and half since the last time I did this, which means I am way overdue for this post. Sometimes I get lost in my own mind on what I should be writing and creating here, and … Continue reading →
A new round of updates about what’s going on here right now. Intermediate Audio Jalup Intermediate now has full high quality audio for all the Anki cards. If you purchase any Anki decks from here on out, you will have the audio. For those of you who already have the Intermediate Anki decks, and want the new audio version, please use the following link. After … Continue reading →
It’s been long overdue. The Jalup Anki decks started in 2013. While they have continually been updated and upgraded over the years, I wanted to really wanted to overhaul them in a major way. So what’s new? I’ll break down the updates by deck: Kana Conqueror 1. Audio is completely redone and in high quality. 2. Kana appears now as furigana over kanji, instead of (parentheses), … Continue reading →
Every once in a while I take a moment to stop and ask all of you what you’d like to see as part of the future of Jalup. Many of the best ideas over the years here have come directly from you guys, your input and your suggestions. While I can’t make everything become a reality (I’ve tried and failed with quite a few things … Continue reading →
It’s done! The culmination of almost a year to develop what I believe can completely empower the way you all study kanji. I’ve been releasing the stages steadily at about a pace of 1 a month, but have finished the last 2 stages early. I want to give a major thanks to all of you who have been supporting Kanji Kingdom during the entire development … Continue reading →
Japanese people love doing everything they possibly can to abbreviate and contract their language. While I suppose you could argue the same thing about any language, I think that Japanese take it to a new extreme (like they often have a tendency to do with everything . . .) I’d go even as far as to call it a 略フェチ (ryaku-fechi, abbreviation fetish)? So to … Continue reading →
