tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post5789790963071039087..comments2023-08-29T10:06:31.178+01:00Comments on Adventures in Japanese verb conjugation and web development: Romaji is for wimps!Webbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00865334113149480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-54746813024345217782023-08-29T10:06:31.178+01:002023-08-29T10:06:31.178+01:00Hi, I'm Japanese myself, living abroad for a l...Hi, I'm Japanese myself, living abroad for a long time but born and raised in Tokyo.<br />I went to the local private kindergarten, public primary school, and public secondary school, and I've never seen such case of having Romaji for the support of Kana in children's book nor in school text books.<br />I've learnt Romaji in the primary school (I don't remember the grade anymore) before started learning English, I guess to allow kids to be familiar with alphabets using their language before learning the foreign language.<br />Sorry for commenting to the old post, I'm using your Verb Conjugator when I teach Japanese.Nápahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534123966746698696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-56088950547804285642023-08-28T01:15:27.079+01:002023-08-28T01:15:27.079+01:00My First Book of Japanese Words (An ABC Rhyming Bo...My First Book of Japanese Words (An ABC Rhyming Book) has Japanese words written in romaji, kana, and kanji with cultural notes. It's on Amazon.Japan Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121505577859528172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-70033502584987164272023-06-07T13:04:29.170+01:002023-06-07T13:04:29.170+01:00I think you are quite brave defending your positio...I think you are quite brave defending your position of not learning hiragana to the online community of Japanese learners. I can read hiragana easily but I will always be able to read romaji more quickly. Effective communication is the main thing. Let romaji readers have their crutch.C.W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11950182272112721872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-65307647672982422782021-12-23T09:00:51.738+00:002021-12-23T09:00:51.738+00:00Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive learn something ...Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive learn something like this before. So good to find somebody with some unique ideas on this subject. realy thank you for beginning this up. this website is something that is needed on the net, somebody with somewhat originality. helpful job for bringing something new to the internet! <a href="https://japanesefonts.org/" rel="nofollow">click here to download japanese fonts</a><br />abdul quddoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841832833907550885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-57729141360598459982021-05-09T11:43:03.023+01:002021-05-09T11:43:03.023+01:00if you're serious about learning japanese and ...if you're serious about learning japanese and you dont have the luxury of going to japan or knowing/paying for people fluent in it, you'll almost need to learn the kanas and kanji. Why you ask? because there's so many learning resources that rely on it. And like all the fun stuff that'll keep you motivated (video games, manga, books) have it. I guess you could self teach yourself with only romaji but you wouldn't have any workbooks or professional curriculum to help you. You'd basically be self translating stuff all day every day if all you knew was romaji. You can learn the kana in one day if you're determined. Then just review to make it stick. If you're lazy like me just do 5-10 a day, reviewing the previously learned ones.humanbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483227722493422166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-88439831399769937992021-05-09T11:41:32.600+01:002021-05-09T11:41:32.600+01:00if you're serious about learning japanese and ...if you're serious about learning japanese and you dont have the luxury of going to japan or knowing/paying for people fluent in it, you'll almost need to learn the kanas and kanji. Why you ask? because there's so many learning resources that rely on it. And like all the fun stuff that'll keep you motivated (video games, manga, books) have it. I guess you could self teach yourself with only romaji but you wouldn't have any workbooks or professional curriculum to help you. You'd basically be self translating stuff all day every day if all you knew was romaji. You can learn the kana in one day if you're determined. Then just review to make it stick. If you're lazy like me just do 5-10 a day, reviewing the previously learned ones.humanbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483227722493422166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-18273698337754325972020-09-15T20:51:06.050+01:002020-09-15T20:51:06.050+01:00Learning Hiragana and Katakana is not going to hel...Learning Hiragana and Katakana is not going to help you learn to speak Japanese any better than just learning rōmaji.<br /><br />In fact, learning them is only going to slow you down. Why? Because you can't read Japanese text without learning all of the Kanji that you will encounter. So, if you're not going to learn all of the thousands of Kanji you need to read effectively, then there's little point in wasting your time learn learning Hiragana and Katakana.<br /><br />Kanji and Kana are for Japanese literacy, but rōmaji is ALL you need to develop fluency in speaking Japanese, because your primary input method will be listening anyway.<br /><br />The only problem with rōmaji is that it's a foreign system of writing which competes with the native, historic and cultural significant system, so many Japanese despise it. Not because their native system is better or even any good, but just because of their pride in their culture.<br /><br />The problem with Kanji is that it's a closed system: you simply can't extend it; it's probably impossible to create new kanji for new words. But this is the 21st century, and new words arrive everyday.<br /><br />Another problem with Kanji is you can't use it as a useful input method for computers and cellphones, and if you're going to be multi-lingual then rōmaji is the best way to go, now and forever because you can easily type in english and Japanese.<br /><br />Avoiding rōmaji simply because someone tells you it's evil without explaining why would be stupid.<br /><br /><br /><br />Proficient Labshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08880973339519763223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-39248445867936410212019-05-25T02:57:24.299+01:002019-05-25T02:57:24.299+01:00It took me about 6 weeks initially for Hirigana an...It took me about 6 weeks initially for Hirigana and Katakana - followed by almost a year of follow on in my SRS system (Anki). I used the Anki deck download form Fluent Forever. It was a bit of a pain, but the characters slowly sank in until they became second nature. If it weren't for an SRS memory system, I don't think I'd ever be able to speak Japanese.Buntonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641069410526648702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-31147408637959252392017-02-15T07:17:48.470+00:002017-02-15T07:17:48.470+00:00I would definitely recommend Dr Moku app for the K...I would definitely recommend Dr Moku app for the Kana. i picked up hiragana in a few hours, and katakana a day. it just sticks in your head so easy with the way they explain it.Luke Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186385432820223897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-52697346516517922562013-05-16T12:47:47.594+01:002013-05-16T12:47:47.594+01:00Pretty great post. I just stumbled upon your blog ...Pretty great post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I've truly loved browsing your blog posts. In any case I will be subscribing for your rss feed and I am hoping you write again very soon! Feel free to visit my blog <br /><a href="http://www.paulmckeown.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Drupal developer London</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16098960360166485276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-67627002167215965822013-04-03T06:37:38.231+01:002013-04-03T06:37:38.231+01:00I will freely admit I am a wimp. . . but I'm a...I will freely admit I am a wimp. . . but I'm a wimp who wants to share Japanese with her daughter and though I can speak it, I cannot write or read either of the Japanese alphabets. . . sooo. . can you recommend any children's books written in Romaji? Or tell me where to find them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484853382651024309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-63811132131794418972012-05-28T12:01:56.436+01:002012-05-28T12:01:56.436+01:00Learning 5 new hiragana a day and continuously rev...Learning 5 new hiragana a day and continuously reviewing the perviously learning characters allows anyone to learn all of the hiragana in less than 2 weeks. But as for romaji, I say it does encourage poor pronunciation at first. But for conjugation and learning purposes, this site is more useful written in romaji.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-89447333892538618002012-05-18T20:55:08.086+01:002012-05-18T20:55:08.086+01:00カタカナ :Pカタカナ :Pjuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879296062345597623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-14680412745632863802012-05-18T20:54:29.643+01:002012-05-18T20:54:29.643+01:00lol it took me a week for ひらがな and かたかなlol it took me a week for ひらがな and かたかなjuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879296062345597623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-8215769505194666802012-03-23T10:50:52.901+00:002012-03-23T10:50:52.901+00:00If Romaji is for wimps, then let us all be wimpy! ...If Romaji is for wimps, then let us all be wimpy! Even if we have never been one before!<br /><br />And thanks for the handy table, it helps me a lot.GiangMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449709683038131779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-63217938619895733692012-01-24T23:44:45.844+00:002012-01-24T23:44:45.844+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.ManeatingCouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862262367758601238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-56374010898171417052012-01-24T23:41:55.217+00:002012-01-24T23:41:55.217+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.ManeatingCouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862262367758601238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249312842711361051.post-9984261327602601292012-01-11T23:41:20.940+00:002012-01-11T23:41:20.940+00:00I learned the hiragana in a year, and through real...I learned the hiragana in a year, and through really really dull and boring memorization games and flashcard practices, i ingrained them into my head, and can pretty much read them on command! Now i'm doing the same for katakana as well as beginner kanji. After I've learned a lot of simple kanji and mastered katakana, i'm going to start with grammar. I think hiragana is important, but without using romanji to learn the sounds they made first, i never could have learned to associate the character with the sound. ALSO- if you have a Mac, setting up the Japanese language is easy.Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546833389624179776noreply@blogger.com