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Ease of Use It is very straightforward. Content There are 30 practice tests that are supposed to be 10 min each. There are 2 3min mini practice tests between every 5 regular tests. Structure 1st part - choose word hiragana for from the kanji.2nd part - choose the right kanji for the hiragana.3rd part -… Continue reading 日本語パワードリルN2 文字 / 語彙 (Nihongo Power Drill N2 Vocabulary) Textbook Review
I know many people use these vocabulary books already, but if you don’t know about them, then this is for you. They have N4-N5, N2, and N1 versions as well. Ease of Use: Easy. It comes with a red sheet to cover the terms, but personally I don’t really use it because I remember faster… Continue reading N3単語2000 Book Review (2000 Essential Vocabulary for the JLPT N3)
Ease of Use: easy, pretty self-explanatory. Content: Very difficult IF you forget vocab/kanji easily, but a good way to test your vocab knowledge. Structure: It is broken into 30 tests/units and a two page 3 min review on katakana, keigo, idioms, set phrases, etc. after every 5 units. For each test: *Part 1: guess the… Continue reading Nihongo Power Drill: N3 Moji / Goi (日本語パワードリル: N3 文字 / 語彙) Textbook Review
*Learn vocab by subject To be honest, this is my biggest tip. There’s a memory technique called memory place where you associate physical objects with words (𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘌𝘋 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦.) But for me that’s just too random, but learning vocab in groups by… Continue reading Memorizing Japanese Vocabulary Tips
Intermediate or advanced-level learners may know this already, but this is useful for everyone. TRY to remember vocab in short phrases rather than standalone words. Certain objects will always have a certain verb that goes along with it. It also helps to remember the particle associated with the verb, since (を) is not always used.… Continue reading Speaking and Writing Tip: Remember Phrases Along with the Vocabulary
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