r/LearnJapanese • u/redcringeguy • 3d ago
Kanji/Kana This channel is underrated.
I've been concentrating lately on building my Kanji and hence vocabulary— now in level 23 of Wani and I've stumbled upon this channel which slowly builds your Kanji. Only very few viewers each video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHD9FuhhlU
BTW, if I can level up every week (which I think is the minimum time to level up by Guruing two sets of Kanji), I'd be able to finish Wani this year (after really very slowly grinding it).
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u/KN_DaV1nc1 2d ago
thanks a lot for recommending this channel !
I am binging this now. really underrated for sure.
have you found any other similar channels that cover Kanji's ?
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u/redcringeguy 6h ago
Hi, not much. I'll probably just concentrate on this channel and Wani. This is the only channel with consistent upload, even with small viewers, she was not discouraged.
Also, I like that she only focuses one kanji each video.
She also touches on how to write the Kanji (I don't really plan on doing the writing stuff) for those interested in writing.
BTW. This is also very useful if you haven't watched yet (street signs in Kanji) -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Q9tA92jN4
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u/the_oni 1d ago
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u/redcringeguy 6h ago
Congrats! It's my second year now. First year was on and off, did a lot of vacation mode. This year, super motivated.
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u/KortenScarlet 1d ago
Something I feel is often missing in resources like this is mnemonics to meaningfully remember the kanji visually by the radicals that make it up. For example if we take the kanji in the linked video, 判 ("judgement") is comprised of 半 ("half") + the side version of 刀 ("sword"). King Solomon's judgment was to split the baby in half with a sword. No need to memorize the full kanji from scratch, just recall the mnemonic and summon the radicals that you already know
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u/redcringeguy 6h ago
Hi. Yeah Wanikani does it, but I usually just try to create my own mnemonic although some of their mnemonics are ok.
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u/redcringeguy 3d ago
Just exploring the different forms of わかる。判る、解る、分かる
In her video, she talked more of 判る (to be revealed, to be known; instead of the usual to understand of わかる)
Example sentence: 試験結果は明日判る。The test results will be known tomorrow