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Post by 魔 on Feb 5, 2014 23:14:36 GMT
What are some that you use? These are some that I know. くも a spider shaped cloud しろ a white castle はち 8 bees in a flowerpot かみ a piece of paper made of hair being worshipped as a god. Shake your ass - Shake ゆらす Fix it now sue - Fix it なおす Heres some mnemonics from a drama
Belial Beguile
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Post by Bokusenou on Feb 6, 2014 3:03:19 GMT
Great thread idea Demonhead! I don't use them as much anymore, but here are some of my old ones:
乱暴(らんぼ) "Rambo" is a "violent" guy in a movie.
貧乏(びんぼう) "Bimbos" are "poor".
最高(さいこう) Psychos think they are the "best".
よだれ Someone sees an attractive person and asks "Yo, 誰(dare)?" while "drooling".
BTW, what drama is that clip from? It looks fun. ^^
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Post by Jembru on Feb 6, 2014 8:18:51 GMT
Haha, @rin: I used basically the exact same mnemonics when learning those words (besides 'drool' because I never learnt that word)!
I love to use mnemonics. When I was at uni, one of the professors in my department (biological sciences), self-published a handbook for students on study methods and exam coping strategies. That book helped me so much and I daresay my interest in study methods was at least in part, sparked by his book. Of course, one of the things he wrote about was mnemonics. They really do work, because they link new information with old and it is believed that our brain's natural way of processing information, is to try to categorise it into 'boxes' (obviously not literally). If you can put something into an existing box, it is easier to recall, than trying to create a whole new box for it (for language vocabulary, its journey doesn't end there, but it's a very good start).
As my Japanese vocabulary is increasing, I tend to link new words with formerly learnt Japanese words instead of English. This happened quite subconsciously, but I think due to it being linked with words your brain already stores as 'not mother-tongue', it probably does make them easier to recall while speaking (this is all my own conjecture mind you). I've noticed Rin's examples had 3 based on English, and one based on Japanese. I'm assuming she'll have learnt 最高 early on, and wonder if the same is true for 貧乏 and 乱暴. I feel a Nobel Prize coming on if she did... ^^
So take 最高, which I said I also remembered by comparing to the English word 'psycho'. Well, I've since linked other words to this word too, but in both cases, I wasn't thinking 'psycho', but '最高' (最後尾:To a Brit, obeying the correct queuing rules is the best, and '再考' it's best to carefully reconsider how you approach, if things aren't going as you'd hoped).
Also, I'm finding kanji too, are like ready-made mnemonic lego blocks, doing the hard part for us. I've said elsewhere on the forum, that I've noticed I'm remembering new vocabulary much faster* since learning kanji, and this may well be exactly why.
I can't think of any of mine off the top of my head, so I'll start keeping a note of them as I come across words I've used them with (I tend to only create mnemonics for words that were leeched by anki these days), then update when I have a decent list. I use a mnemonic for every new kanji I learn though. I'd gladly share, but I seem to recall we already started doing that somewhere (it could have been on the old forum, I'll see if I can dig it up).
*Yet I still seem to remember rude words better than any other. I forgot to take notes when I saw my friends yesterday, so while I was on the bus home, I tried to recall as much of the new vocabulary as I could. The only words I seemed to remember were how to say 'break in a new bed' (in the nudge-nudge wink-wink way), and a slangy word for 'pupic hair' ^^
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Post by Bokusenou on Feb 6, 2014 16:55:12 GMT
Jembru Haha, I learned the reading of the words early on (even よだれ, since 誰 is one of the more common words you hear in Japanese), but not the kanji. Those came later. Notice that all of those mnemonics are based on the readings and have nothing about the kanji in them.
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Post by 魔 on Feb 6, 2014 17:14:34 GMT
BTW, what drama is that clip from? It looks fun. ^^ linkI liked it, I might watch it again sometime without subs. Here's some from the drama. 凍るど cold (こるど) 大馬鹿もん overcome (おおばかもん) There's also カゴ for cargo and 良い子のみ(maybe)for economy. In the background. どれじゃ Treasure 屁、していと hesitate (へ) 不倫せず princess (ふりん) 死んだ古い城 申す mouth
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Post by Bokusenou on Feb 9, 2014 19:54:48 GMT
魔 Thanks! I think I'll try watching it sometime.^^
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Post by Jembru on Oct 2, 2014 17:00:31 GMT
I wonder if you guys could help me out with a word. I realise that a single word shouldn't bother me so much but it is.
Even when a word's meaning isn't obvious to me from the kanji, I can usually make up some weird story to help it stick, but this word just refuses to make sense..
合点 consent
I can kinda see why 合 was chosen, but 点?
This is one of the words I added for writing practice and it just keeps popping up every time and every time I stare blankly back at the screen.. even knowing it can only contain 1st or 2nd grade kanji isn't narrowing it down for me.
Any ideas anyone? I'm kinda hoping that simply making a post about it will help it stick. If so, expect plenty more complaints where this came from. lol
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Post by 魔 on Oct 2, 2014 22:58:22 GMT
合点 also seems to mean the gesture where you hit your palm with your fist when you get an idea. You could use this guy to help remember it. 合 <--- this is the little window 点 <--- the guy diving at it
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Post by Jembru on Oct 3, 2014 19:24:12 GMT
合点 also seems to mean the gesture where you hit your palm with your fist when you get an idea. You could use this guy to help remember it. 合 <--- this is the little window 点 <--- the guy diving at it You mean it means the actual gesture? That's really cool ^^ I saw your reply at work on my phone and genuinely laughed out loud! That was a great mnemonic. It came up again tonight and I remembered it first time! Also, thanks to you, I have realised that the word 'consent' was misleading (I just found the word in a list of examples in one of my kanji books). So I looked it up on kotobank and it seems it is more to do with grasping a concept/realising something. Come to think of it., I guess I could say, Demonheadのおかげで、「合点」の意味は合点がいった!lol ^^
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Post by 魔 on Oct 11, 2014 1:29:14 GMT
Here's an article that was buried beneath the mountain of bookmarks I've accumulated. strange-and-useful-tricks-to-memorize-kanji1. 右 migi、左 hidari- (left and right) – write them on your hands! This may feel ridiculous but it works. You may want to write it on your palm so no one thinks your memory is THAT bad. 2. 北 kita、南 minami、東 higashi、西 nishi (north, south, East, West)/ 上 ue、下 shita, 中 naka (up and down, middle) – Make a compass on your notes. Keep doing it and it will stick. 3. 一、二、三 etc. – count to 10 everywhere, these numbers stick really quickly. You might as well learn 100, 1000 and 10000 while your at it. write dates or make lists. 4. 鼻 hana,舌 shita、耳 mimi、口 kuchi、目 me (nose, tongue ears, mouth, eyes / 唇 kuchibiru, 髪の毛 kaminoke – Draw a face using kanji for corresponding parts. This will look ridiculous but if you enjoy yourself it’s more likely to stick in your head. Be creative. You can draw a tongue inside a mouth or just use the one you are having a hard time remembering. write the pronunciation on the bottom of the paper and test yourself. 5. 手 te 、足 ashi、胸 mune、お腹 onaka, 顔 kao, 膝 hiza, 腕 ude, 首お尻 oshiri (hand, foot/leg, chest, stomach, face, knee, arm, butt) – Same as the above. Some of these are hard and if you can only work in the basics for now that’s fine. studying Japanese has never been more ridiculous. etc
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