I'm currently doing a ton of work, and preparing an article for Nerdy Goodness regarding the new The Last Airbender film, but I decided to take a break from everything and review this rather controversial method for learning the Kanji, despite the fact that it's Friday and I should be doing a Friday Review. The method in question, Heisig's infamous Remembering the Kanji Volume 1 . Why? Because, I myself have struggled with Kanji in the past. Heck, I struggle with Kanji in the present! Anyway, I was desperately looking for a method that would help me remember them (you've gotta know 2,000 of the things, you know). Although I learn best by repitition, it just wasn't cutting it. I know a lot of kanji just from regular use, but when I don't write them often enough, I just can't recall them! For me, I think I've found the answer in Heisig's method. In fact, I like it so well, that I'm going from the beginning onward rather than finding the trouble ka...
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