Why We Don't Teach Readings (yet!) As mentioned in the introduction video to this series ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RKWrWRFyfYo.html ), it is my philosophy that it is a WASTE OF TIME to learn the readings for each kanji in isolation. I explain WHY in that video. To learn how to read kanji, I think it is best to learn WORDS that contain that kanji in the context of SENTENCES. We WILL be doing that in this series, after learning the meanings and writings for the 118 kanji in the JLPT N5 and Kanken 10 tests. So fear not! You WILL be learning how to read them in the near future. 😊
The app I am using had the reading in there as well and it made it tremendously difficult for me, particularly because often Kanjis have more than one reading. I turned off learning the reading with only the kanji, but made it so hiragana in text gets replaced by Kanjis I have already learned, so I am far more naturally learning what their readings are. Readings in isolation are completely useless.
@@amilcarballantyne I´m using Renshuu, its perfect for what I am doing. I am learning Japanese to be able to both read and understand spoken Japanese, I have no interest in speaking it myself or handwriting, might be relevant context for you.
I find the visualization of the historical graphic or pictographic evolution of the "kanji" very interesting. Even if we don't memorize their evolution (and that's not the point), it helps us to better understand their final form.
It could be helpful if you put the kanji earlier in the title, so that they appear under the thumbnail. This series has a lot of parts, so it would be convenient to find the right kanji.
i know "ima" (今) from "kesa" (今朝) and for me it looked like a person who just woke up in their house and streching his arms to the front. Was it a bad idea that i started learning random kanjis on the go without understanding the parts of it? (on the other hand, does it even matter? because i cant see the logical explanation why "this morning" is "Now - Car - Moon" smashed together.) help~
6:30 I tried to look up the katakana for this because I want to be able to pronounce it in Japanese but when I searched its kanji it showed a different one and when I found this Kanji it means “Every”
7:58 - I'm not sure I understand the explanation of the kanji for "katana" 【刀】. Andy says it looks a lot like the katakana "RI" 【リ】, but to me it looks more like the katakana "KA" 【カ】, only without the extension of the upper part of the "NO" 【ノ】. I understand that the intention is to associate the "katana" kanji 【刀】 with the "blade" kanji 【リ】, but I don't know if it works very well. Wouldn't it be possible or better to memorize using the form of the kanji "strength"/"force" 【力】 with which the "katana" is wielded? Of course, the association with the "blade" would be lost, and as I'm just a beardless beginner, I don't know if this association won't be more practical and important in the future. PS: By the way, I tried to find the kanji for "blade" (as it appears drawn in the video), but I only get the kanji 刃。😶
