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Discussion The Japanese Study Thread

Niffer

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Hey Saithan!

If you want to improve your vocabulary I highly recommend Memrise.com, it's a website/app that's basically a flashcard program with the flashcard decks made by you and other people. And it uses gamification to help you study so it's fun! I still study new vocabulary and kanji, you can never stop really. (I find it helps to aim for a JLPT level, even if you're not going to take the test). Don't forget grammar as well as kanji/vocab ;)

But if you want to get stuck into your seinen manga right away then I suggest getting an app on your phone that lets you draw the kanji into a JP <-> EN dictionary. I always use mine when translating seinen manga or novels. Making a note of vocabulary that comes up and then studying it helps too ^^ You find yourself getting more knowledgeable on the manga world and vocabulary used in it, meaning later chapters are faster to translate (in theory haha).

Hope that was helpful!
 

Saithan

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heh, already got the apps for studying and such. But I have to admit that reading and watching (or rather listening) to japanese is what I make do with. At least I don't get too rusty this way.

Thanks for the advice though I'll try to brush up for JPLT 4-3.
 
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