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Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
Lv. 4 Rank 1220
June 20, 2012, 6:25 am

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So out of all the kanji you've ever learned what is your favorite and why. I know favorite kanji is a crazy statement. My favorite is the rather simple and unassuming Nan 何. The word is fun to say and the kanji is fun and easy to write.
shairn_dp.jpg shairn
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June 20, 2012, 7:12 am

萌、もちろん!
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
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June 20, 2012, 7:33 am

It's such a good initiative ;)
I always look for topic ideas like this to share with people here but somehow, I don't happen to find some...

Well it's kinda hard to tell actually... The one that came right off into my mind is 前 (Mae, ZEN). I like its form... But there's a lot of kanji I like for their form...
And for some mysterious reason I remeber my being very happy to be able to write and remember the kanji 様 (You, Sama) ^^
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 21, 2012, 4:17 am

Shairn LOL too cute! I like sama as well Med its very beautiful.
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June 21, 2012, 4:52 am

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神 (かみ, God) found it first time on a yu-gi-oh card but who cares ^^'
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June 21, 2012, 5:23 am

LOL I love the word Kami in Japanese, depending on context/kanji it could mean paper, hair, government or God LOL thats quite the variety.
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June 21, 2012, 9:42 pm

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零 (れい, Zero) I like it so much that I even have it as a necklace...
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 21, 2012, 10:58 pm

Omoshiroi Chaossenpai! I wonder why though? Is it the meaning or the strokes? Totemo kirena.
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June 22, 2012, 2:59 am

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My favorite is 志 (will; intention; motive). I am working towards a specific goal and so I need a lot of it. I already had three calligraphy writings of this kanji stuck on the walls of my room and whenever I feel idle I almost always write it unconsciously :)
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 22, 2012, 7:59 am

Kirena Pitfallsenpai! I like that one too, its lovely.
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June 22, 2012, 11:05 am

命 (めい、いのち)Destiny, fate... something we have the most control over in our lives, yet the least.
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 22, 2012, 12:32 pm

beautifully said Mako senpai
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
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June 22, 2012, 11:37 pm

Sou da na ^^
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 23, 2012, 8:15 am

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歌 just learned this one utau, sing. I think its very pretty.
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
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June 23, 2012, 10:43 pm

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And easy to write, I like this one too ^^
It's strange that no one's yet pleading for the Kanji of Love...
Saikou nanoni ^^
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 23, 2012, 11:06 pm

But love is complicated Medyrius senpai HAHAHA
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
Lv. 6 Rank 1
June 23, 2012, 11:10 pm

Lol, Sore mo hontou da ze...
Even the kanji is not easy... Must be a proportion thing or something LOL.
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June 24, 2012, 2:28 pm

The kanji for "Love" is formed by putting a 心 (heart) inside a 受 (acceptance, receive), so basically to "love" is to "accept" the other person's "heart" into you. That's the explanation I read somewhere some time ago :P
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
Lv. 6 Rank 1
June 24, 2012, 8:30 pm

I had made that remark before but it's the first time I hear a clear explanation ^^

That's the most fascinating thing about kanjis... They're made a simplistic way but yet they hold so deep meanings...
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 25, 2012, 1:44 am

Yeah thats really wonderful.
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Lv. 6 Rank 15
June 26, 2012, 1:13 pm

Actually, the kanji for love uses a different element at the bottom than the kanji for acceptance does, so it's not a very reliable way of remembering it.
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 29, 2012, 9:48 am

I know you are all too young and from different countries but this Kanji 答 seriously reminds me of the Amityville House LOL
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
Lv. 6 Rank 1
June 29, 2012, 10:56 am

Tashika ni, it really looks like that ^^
It'd be so cool if all kanjis really looked like the concept they hold...
Just like these ones :
火 (Fire), 森(Forest), 山(Mountain), 川(River), and etc.

Hurrah!! Post reached page 2! ^^
It's the first time it happens in like 3-4 years?
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 29, 2012, 10:56 am

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Ok so how does one take the kanji for stand mix it with the radical for water and get cry 泣???
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 29, 2012, 10:58 am

lol glad your happy Medyrius senpai Ill keep this site exciting yeah lol
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June 29, 2012, 11:10 am

Isn't that the house that was sucked into hell?
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 29, 2012, 11:13 am

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LOL yes its the haunted house from all the movies. The moment I saw that kanji that house came to mind I dont know it just happened.
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
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June 29, 2012, 11:17 am

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Good question indeed! ^^ If they'd mixed the kanji 目 instead it'd make some sense lol
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June 29, 2012, 12:55 pm

The explanation in RTK is that the kanji for "stand" represents a vase when used as an element, so the water represents tears filling up a vase or something along these lines.

Most kanji don't make sense until you've gone deep into their etymology, so you have to come up with your own explanations most of the time.
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 29, 2012, 1:10 pm

thats lovely shairn senpai I nvr would have thought of that
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
Lv. 6 Rank 1
June 29, 2012, 10:22 pm

RTK tte ha nanda?
Really seems worth a look ^^
shairn_dp.jpg shairn
Lv. 6 Rank 15
June 30, 2012, 4:54 am

Remembering the Kanji, a book by James Heisig. He teaches 2042 different kanji by deconstructing them into elements he calls "primitives" (Similar to radicals) to which he assigns meanings. With the meanings of all the primitives inside the kanji, he makes up a story that helps you remember it. Really helpful.
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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June 30, 2012, 4:57 am

Thx Shairn Ill look into that.
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July 1, 2012, 2:26 am

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Aaand... time for my second fav kanji. I've always wished I had an imouto because then I wouldn't be the last child and have to do house chores anymore (this explains why an imouto would make more sense than an otouto :P). Kaa-san also wanted a daughter cuz she only had me and nii-san.
The etymology for this one is quite simple too, just a 女 (woman/girl) and a 末 (last, youngest) put together ^^
shairn_dp.jpg shairn
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July 1, 2012, 3:21 am

Actually, you picked the wrong kanji for the second element. It should be 未(み), pretty much meaning "not yet" for "not yet a woman" ;)
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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July 1, 2012, 3:41 am

I have many 兄弟 (siblings) if thats the right one. They dont make anything easier or better LOL. Shairnsenpai the kanji you posted looks exactly like the one Pitfallsenpai posted is that an accident?
shairn_dp.jpg shairn
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July 1, 2012, 3:58 am

You'll notice the top horizontal stroke on mine is shorter than the one below it, while it is the opposite on the one pitfall posted.
As for 兄弟、I have to point out that it's used for brothers, and for sisters you would use 姉妹(しまい). Not saying you made a mistake, but I think it's useful information :P
Saiya_dp.jpg Saiya
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July 1, 2012, 4:20 am

Thanks, you are very observant, I didnt notice that at all until you pointed it out.
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
Lv. 6 Rank 1
July 1, 2012, 8:50 am

I'm kind of impressed with Shairn's kanji knowledge! Keep it up ;)
Sore ni, I started reading the book you recomended us and I think it's going to be very helpful, thanks! ^^
shairn_dp.jpg shairn
Lv. 6 Rank 15
July 1, 2012, 12:05 pm

Thank you!
It's my pleasure. It takes a while to get through the whole book(took me two months), but it's very well worth it. がんばりましょう!
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Lv. 6 Rank 40
July 1, 2012, 2:04 pm

Oof, my mistake :P Btw sorry for going off-topic but would shairn-senpai have any books on Japanese grammar that you can recommend? Admittedly vocab/kanji is the major part of learning Japanese, but without knowing the structure it's still hard to understand complete sentences in written literature, and JCJP doesn't seem to have a grammar learning feature yet... Thanks in advance ^^
shairn_dp.jpg shairn
Lv. 6 Rank 15
July 1, 2012, 2:15 pm

I haven't tried them personally(though I plan to when I have the money) but I've heard great things about the genki series of textbooks and they seem to be the most recommended. I'm sure it won't be a lot of trouble finding them on the internet, I apologize for not being much of a help but I'm on a mobile at the moment.

(also being called senpai gives me a fuzzy feeling inside \(//∇//)\)
Medyrius_dp.jpg Medyrius
Lv. 6 Rank 1
July 1, 2012, 9:56 pm

Right, genki is excellent. I'd planned to try it this year but didn't have the occasion, lacked some time...

For grammar I'd also suggest Tae Kim's Japanese guide, an online japanese grammar guide I went through last year, very well-suited for beginers and damn helpful ^^
So far it's my only grammar reference...
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July 21, 2012, 3:03 pm

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@shairn
i think you also like this
梓(azusa)
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July 21, 2012, 10:15 pm

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i like this one...namida (tear)
shairn_dp.jpg shairn
Lv. 6 Rank 15
July 22, 2012, 6:42 am

@Animezamurai: Of course, but 唯、澪、律 and 紬 are all just as fine.
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July 22, 2012, 12:32 pm

時 is my favorite kanji to write.

「時」が書いて時私の気持ちは中にファジーと暖かいです。
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July 22, 2012, 1:47 pm

梓-betula grossa 
唯-sole · only
澪-a water-way · a fairway
律-law · regulation · judge · basis
紬-pongee
Rittyan's personality is against her name (´д`ι)....but I love them anyway (≧ω≦)


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