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Ready-made Japanese flashcards versus a deck you build
Prepared cards remove the curriculum job. Custom cards preserve your actual Japanese. Start with the smaller job, and switch only when the library no longer matches what you meet.
7 min readKanji study is a sequence problem
Kanji is less a talent problem than an order problem. Choose a sequence, or choose to learn characters from the words you already read.
7 min readA beginner Japanese path that does not start with Anki
Anki is a powerful memory engine. It is a poor first app if you do not yet know what to put on the cards.
8 min readHow to choose a Japanese resource without collecting twenty apps
Most resource problems are collection problems. Name what is stuck, then add one tool that does that job.
7 min readHow to read Japanese before you feel ready
Waiting until you know enough kanji is how adults never start. Pick a source you can finish, then look up less than you want to.
7 min readWhat SRS is actually for
SRS answers one question: when should this item come back? Everything else is still your job.
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