Wait! Didn’t I previously say that this is a bad way of studying? Spending hours and hours hunched over at your desk staring at seemingly endless vocabulary lists with only a few words sticking in your head. In other words, it is the way that most language learners typically study. Rote memorization refers to the repeated review of studied material. You’ll have to find a different way to remember this one. It sounds nothing like its English translation (building) or anything that can be associated with a building. The word 建物 (たてもの/ tatemono) is a prime example of this. However, you can’t always use the Japanese pronunciation of a word to associate it with its meaning. I can use this to associate the word with its meaning, watch. When I hear the word 時計 it reminds me of the ticking of a clock.

時計 (とけい/ tokei)is a prime example of this. You can also use onomatopoeias to associate a Japanese word with its meaning. Zoos have exotic animals such as elephants, which is what 象 means. It sounds like the word season, which is pretty close to its meaning, nature.

Sometimes Japanese words sound similar to English words. The way that I have used mnemonics to memorize Japanese vocabulary words is through sound. Mnemonics is a fancy way of saying to memorize through association. And I’m almost positive that you have used this method at some point in your life as well. I have personally used this method to memorize kanji and vocabulary. But it can be used to memorize Japanese vocabulary as well. It is an especially great way to memorize kanji. Just like SRS, mnemonics targets your long-term memory. This is yet another great way to memorize information. However, if you don’t like this method of studying, there are other ways to study. So you don’t have to stress about finding a way to integrate previously studied words into the list of words you’re studying now.

But this method of studying is integrated into Japanese learning apps like Anki. However, despite its pros, some may find this method to be a little lackluster and boring. You could also use this method to memorize kanji too. Just think, if you decide to follow the example you could learn 480 words in a year. You could potentially learn hundreds of Japanese vocabulary words in a short time using SRS. She will still use the same method and she will also periodically incorporate the old vocabulary words, just to be sure that she doesn't forget them.' She decides she wants to learn 40 more new vocabulary words next month. By using this method by the end of the week Alex can easily and correctly remember the 40 vocabulary words. Instead, Alex focuses on the words that she is still having trouble recalling after two weeks and will only periodically look at the other words that she can easily recall. At the end of the next week, she realizes that she can accurately recall half of the words on the list, thus she has decided to temporarily take these words off the list as well. She decided to temporarily take these words off the list, but she will return to them periodically to ensure that she does remember them. After a week Alex notices that she has memorized 8 words pretty well and doesn't feel the need to keep studying them as intensely as she does the other words. So she developed a list of 40 new vocabulary words that she studies vigorously for a week. 'Alex wants to learn 40 new vocabulary words this month. This is because a spaced repetition system targets your long-term memory instead of your short-term memory. History, science, even some math concepts can be learned this way. A spaced repetition system is a good way to learn anything. So here’s a couple of tips to get you on the right path to learning Japanese. Many beginner language learners struggle with finding the right way to study. It only causes more stress once you finally put the notebook and pencil down for a few hours only to realize hours later that you can barely remember anything you just studied.įret not. But this doesn’t seem to get anyone anywhere. Some might fill notebooks with words that they have written down hundreds of times. People spend hours and hours just reading their vocabulary lists over and over again. Although vocabulary can be the more difficult of the two to remember. Vocabulary and grammar are the basis of any language. Instead, let’s focus on learning Japanese vocabulary. Making the challenge of learning Japanese to be even more daunting. But these numbers may still seem to be too high for some. You also only need to know about 5,000 Japanese vocabulary words to be considered fluent as well. Kanji includes over 50,000 different characters, however, you only need to know about 2,000 of them to be considered fluent. For starters, Japanese has three writing systems: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Learning Japanese can be a bit of a challenging endeavor.

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