With the KLC method, you will learn kanji in the context of extensive reading. Be prepared to spend at least half your time on reading exercises. Set your goal as learning to read, not “finishing” the kanji.
The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Course (KLC) Kodansha’s widely acclaimed Kanji Learner’s Course (KLC) is a step-by-step guide to mastering all the kanji needed for genuine literacy in Japanese. It anchors a comprehensive kanji learning system, supported by the KLC Graded Reading Sets, the KLC Green Book, the KLC Wall Chart.
The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s course is designed for you to follow the kanji in sequence. I generally do the following eight things to not only get the meaning but to get the kanji to stay in my head: STEP 1. Look at the character, CAREFULLY (differences may be more minor than you think)
With the KLC method, you will learn kanji in the context of extensive reading. Be prepared to spend at least half your time on reading exercises. Set your goal as learning to read, not “finishing” the kanji. Start your day’s routine by using the KKLC, the GRS, and the Green Book to review recently learned material.
The kanji course is set up in a way that's simple & logical for even the newest of newbie kanji students. Grouping like symbols together, clearly showing stroke order, and keeping explanations only as long as they need to be, helps reduce kanji overwhelm . You get a clearer understanding of a complex subject from page one. Highly Effective.
The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course is an innovative and highly effective system for learning and remembering kanji, or Sino-Japanese characters. The book contains 2,300 character entries, including all 2,136 Joyo Kanji ("regular-use kanji") plus 164 of the most useful non¬–Joyo Kanji.
0:515:58Learn Japanese! "Kanji in Context" Book Review - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipIf you have mastered these kanji then you should be able to make effective use of the reference bookMoreIf you have mastered these kanji then you should be able to make effective use of the reference book and the workbooks together. And I completely agree this is not for beginners.
Kanji in Context is a wonderful resource for ambitious learners who want to take their kanji study to the next level. Whether you're an intermediate learner looking for a way to break into more advanced material, or a veteran learner preparing for the JLPT N1, Kanji in Context will have something for you.
2136 kanjiThe Kanji in Context Reference Book contains all 2136 kanji covered in the Kanji in Context series along with their readings and useful vocabulary. It also contains an on-kun index, a form index, a stroke index, and a vocabulary index.
After I finished the class, I didn’t really use Japanese for about a year, until I rented an apartment in Tokyo and lived there for two months. Daily life was jarring, to say the least! I could get around, but not anywhere near as easily as I thought I should or would be able to. It was my vocabulary.
I agonized over how to approach this for a week or two, reading reviews of and considering about a dozen different systems and courses, until I found the Andrew Scott Conning’s Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Course. Why did I like this book so much? Well, there are a few reasons:
Hopefully by now I’ve convinced you of the merits of this book, or at the very least laid bare my thought process. If you’re as convinced as I am, let’s get down to brass tacks and talk about a study plan.
This whole post comes with a caveat, of course; This is a system I’ve found that works for me, but it may not necessarily work for you! I set aside a little more than an hour almost every single day to do this, and on the days I can’t find the time to learn new kanji, I still cram in as much review (both Anki and Memrise) as possible.
With the KLC method, you will learn kanji in the context of extensive reading. Be prepared to spend at least half your time on reading exercises. Set your goal as learning to read, not “finishing” the kanji. Start your day’s routine by using the KKLC, the GRS, and the Green Book to review recently learned material.
Begin each day’s study by reviewing the n entries starting 2n and 8n entries before your starting point for the day (where n is the number of kanji you study per day). For example, if you study five entries per day, then n equals 5, 2 n equals 10, and 8 n equals 40. So if today you will study entries 51-55, then you should start by reviewing entries 11-15 and 31-35.
The KLC sequence deliberately groups related kanji together, so that you can attach significance to their contrastive features as you learn them. This saves you from learning kanji in a way that fails once you encounter confusingly similar kanji at a more advanced stage of study. This problem of differentiating similar kanji plagues those who learn kanji in a less comprehensively planned sequence.
As you can see, the Green Book is especially useful for such previewing, as it shows 20 kanji per page. The KLC Wall Chart can be used for the same purpose.
To best take advantage of this KLC feature, you should preview the group of kanji you are about to study before diving in to the individual entries. Don’t bother to read their mnemonic annotations, but do look out for any similarities that you should be paying attention to as you learn. Note, for example, the similarities in the kanji shown in the top row of this page image from the KLC Green Book:
The Kanji Learner’s Course (KLC) series is a complete system for acquiring a native-like understanding of kanji meanings, a vast kanji-based vocabulary, and the capacity to read a diverse range of authentic Japanese texts. Follow the steps listed here to learn kanji, vocabulary, and grammar in the most enjoyable and efficient way—through extensive reading using N+1 comprehensible input (“N+1” means that the material always presents you with a new challenge that is a single step beyond your current level).
An important feature of this course is that the didactic vocabulary of kanji having more than one basic meaning is arranged in the order of those meanings, labeled with a superscript numeral for cross-referencing with the meanings. Take advantage of this feature to reinforce your understanding of the separate meanings and grasp how each one is used.
Kodansha’s widely acclaimed Kanji Learner’s Course (KLC) is a step-by-step guide to mastering all the kanji needed for genuine literacy in Japanese. Together with the KLC Graded Reading Sets, this course forms the most powerful Japanese reading comprehension program available today. Its self-guiding, self-reinforcing curriculum allows you to acquire a native-like understanding of kanji meanings, a vast kanji-based vocabulary, and the capacity to read a diverse range of authentic Japanese texts.
The KLC’s comprehensive kanji learning system also includes the KLC Green Book (a writing practice workbook) and the KLC Wall Chart, a sequential mosaic of all 2,300 KLC characters and 4,400 key example words.
A self-guiding, self-reinforcing curriculum. The course arranges all the information needed to master 2,300 characters into a streamlined, self-guiding, and mnemonically self-reinforcing curriculum.
An unparalleled system of mnemonic aids. Each entry contains an original mnemonic aid that is carefully designed to help learners remember the character’s core meanings. Mnemonic aids pay special attention to helping learners immediately recognize each kanji and distinguish it from similar ones. 4.
Just trying to kill time at work. Looking for an online type course I can do that won’t be too suspicious. Preferably with quizzes cuz I probably won’t be able to take notes at my desk
I started studying in late August last year, so I'm coming on a full year. Since then, I've completed the following:
I found this post on r/EnglishLearning (I'm actually an English native but I sometimes go on there to help others or learn a few things myself) and the post was about a site called freerice.com The site can help teach you about a variety of different things but if you go to the categories section and scroll down, there will be a section for Japanese. The site works by donating 100% of it's ad revenue to the world food program.
Recently I have zero interest in studying, makes me feel tired and unmotivated. I know I want to continue but I feel so sluggish and zero energy. How can I overcome this bump on the road?
I'm not talking about certain words that have a separate grammatical function when written in hiragana, but just regular verbs and adjectives. It honestly gets a little confusing at times. Is there a semantic/grammatical meaning I'm too beginner to understand? Thanks in advance :)
Every once in a while a progress report like these gets posted here. Personally I always find these motivating and interesting, so I decided to post one as well. The added bonus is that I can use you, the community, as an accountability buddy during my journey.