so how do the kanji tests work on this website. Does it ask only for kunyomi or does it test both… - Feed Post by wahaj

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  Kant_Lernjap

  I think it's on', but I don't care enough about readings to differentiate between the two when I eventually learn them. In any case, isn't it easier to just click the reading the kanji can be read as? I don't think it tries to trick you by asking for on' and giving you kun'.

  October 30, 2014 at 5:29am
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  wahaj

  thanks. That clears things up.

  October 30, 2014 at 5:33am
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  wahaj

  what are the meanings that have a - before them?

  October 30, 2014 at 5:34am
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  Kogarasi

  I does try to trick you by giving some false compounds (including ones where reagings of particular kanjis are correct, but the composition is wrong). 'Kanji' tests are only for reading (both kun and on), for meanings there are 'vocabulary' tests.
  
  Anyway, just try them, why ask for details when you can easily find out for yourself.

  October 30, 2014 at 5:53am
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  wahaj

  thanks for answering. Its just a little confusing seeing katakana used for the on reading but everything is in hiragana in the tests. Anyways I'm trying a new method, if it works well for me I'll share it
  

  October 30, 2014 at 8:17am
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  Kogarasi

  Katakana is used for on-yomi, hiragana for kun-yomi. I think it's quite common to denote "type" of reading like that - on-yomi are [mostly?] derived from Chinese, so there were more foreign than kun-yomi (words native for Japanese at the time kanji were introduced to them).
  
  It doesn't make words made using on-yomi foreign, so hiragana is used for words.

  October 30, 2014 at 4:09pm
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  Kogarasi

  As for learning kanji - if you're serious about them, it may be better to use method that orders them by radicals (components) used instead of groups based on meaning ("body parts", "nature-related").
  My answer to similar question - http://japaneseclass.jp/forum/thread/1203

  October 30, 2014 at 4:15pm
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  wahaj

  I already went over some of Heisig's book but just learning one english word for one kanji didn't seem to keep me that interested. Really, I think the kanji on this website will keep me going longer than any book because I am also learning the pronunciations associated with it. Anyways I am more of a memorizing person rather than someone who would take the time to come with mnemonics. Thanks for answering my question though.

  October 31, 2014 at 3:31am