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*slou?
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*slou?
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Posted:
Heya guys!
For any of you who've studied japanese [or chinese for that matter], i'm sure you've encountered the madness that is kanji.. for those who haven't, kanji are pictorial characters representing words.
the best way i've found to learn these characters is to come up with a creative description of what it looks like, and relate this to the meaning. which means that we can actually make it into a game and help some fellow hoppers learn some difficult characters!
** you don't have to have any knowledge of the language to play - often those who haven't seen the characters before are actually able to be more creative with their interpretations! **
so, the idea is i'll post some characters and see who comes up with the most creative/easy to remember meaning for the kanji pictures!
Heya guys!
For any of you who've studied japanese [or chinese for that matter], i'm sure you've encountered the madness that is kanji.. for those who haven't, kanji are pictorial characters representing words.
the best way i've found to learn these characters is to come up with a creative description of what it looks like, and relate this to the meaning. which means that we can actually make it into a game and help some fellow hoppers learn some difficult characters!
** you don't have to have any knowledge of the language to play - often those who haven't seen the characters before are actually able to be more creative with their interpretations! **
so, the idea is i'll post some characters and see who comes up with the most creative/easy to remember meaning for the kanji pictures!
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*slou?
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*slou?
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okie so first kanji in the game!
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these two kanji are pronounced 'yasai' and together they mean 'vegetables'
okie so first kanji in the game!
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these two kanji are pronounced 'yasai' and together they mean 'vegetables'
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old hand
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OI! do I get royalties for that ^^^ Miss???
Sneaky Kitten
OI! do I get royalties for that ^^^ Miss???
Sneaky Kitten L&L
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*slou?
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*slou?
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yep you do.. miss arnwyn named the kanji game so hence receives royalties.. in form of
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yep you do.. miss arnwyn named the kanji game so hence receives royalties.. in form of
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old hand
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ooooh... Kitten s them's the best. 
ooooh... Kitten
s them's the best. L&L
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hmmmmm thats tough lol..well the top part looks like a guy lookin out his window and the bottom one looks like a crazy scarey scarecrow..so maybe he is looking out his window at the scarecrow in the vegiepatch...... ok...maybe you need something better than that
hmmmmm thats tough lol..well the top part looks like a guy lookin out his window and the bottom one looks like a crazy scarey scarecrow..so maybe he is looking out his window at the scarecrow in the vegiepatch......
ok...maybe you need something better than that hug me!
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ooooh i like this game, its educational!!
ooooh i like this game, its educational!!
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*slou?
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*slou?
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Posted:
lol ezz.. can kiiiiiiiinda see it...
lol ezz.. can kiiiiiiiinda see it...
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the top one is a crododiles head on a pedastall watching tv...
and the bottom one has eyes and he looks quite happy..
the top one is a crododiles head on a pedastall watching tv...
and the bottom one has eyes and he looks quite happy..
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*slou?
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*slou?
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Posted:
hmm not sure about the bottom bit.. i can't see either
ok well heres a slightly easier one:
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this is pronounced 'utsu' [the top part is the kanji, the bottom is the rest of the word 'tsu'], meaning 'to strike' - the japanese equivalent of typing on a keyboard.
hmm not sure about the bottom bit.. i can't see either
ok well heres a slightly easier one:
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this is pronounced 'utsu' [the top part is the kanji, the bottom is the rest of the word 'tsu'], meaning 'to strike' - the japanese equivalent of typing on a keyboard.
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Posted:
Not sure if this'll help, but maybe if it was written in very un-decorative style, it might help? like imagine writing it with either horizontal or vertical lines?
Perhaps remember by number of strokes too?
e.g.
yasai = roughly 10, 11
But mm.. crossed legged guy next to his wife, and a plant (roots, mid bit, bloom..)?
Not sure if this'll help, but maybe if it was written in very un-decorative style, it might help? like imagine writing it with either horizontal or vertical lines?
Perhaps remember by number of strokes too?
e.g.
yasai = roughly 10, 11
But mm.. crossed legged guy next to his wife, and a plant (roots, mid bit, bloom..)?
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old hand
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Posted:
The first one is a little tricky miss kitten... but the bottom part kinda looks like a head of broccoli, maybe if you squint a bit...
The second one looks like someones shocked face, like another person is about to 'strike' them...
The first one is a little tricky miss kitten... but the bottom part kinda looks like a head of broccoli, maybe if you squint a bit...
The second one looks like someones shocked face, like another person is about to 'strike' them...
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Posted:
Yasai is 21 strokes, Utsu is only 6
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For utsu I'd say it looks like a person sitting at a desk, and then the second symbol is just the character tsu so thats where my brain goes next... not *as* useful, I admit!
Not that either of these were Kanji I knew, so... yay for this game
I still don't know yasai tho. Thats gonna take some memorizing....
Yasai is 21 strokes, Utsu is only 6
. For utsu I'd say it looks like a person sitting at a desk, and then the second symbol is just the character tsu so thats where my brain goes next... not *as* useful, I admit!
Not that either of these were Kanji I knew, so... yay for this game
I still don't know yasai tho. Thats gonna take some memorizing....
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its a face that has just be STRUCK in the stomach
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hmm not sure about the bottom bit.. i can't see either
ok well heres a slightly easier one:
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this is pronounced 'utsu' [the top part is the kanji, the bottom is the rest of the word 'tsu'], meaning 'to strike' - the japanese equivalent of typing on a keyboard.
its a face that has just be STRUCK in the stomach
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Posted:
Utsu.. small t, big T. Smaller t's got a 'strike' through it. To strike. T for tap. like tappity tap a keyboard.
The su bit.. doesn't want to be struck... which is why it's cowering.
Utsu.. small t, big T. Smaller t's got a 'strike' through it. To strike. T for tap. like tappity tap a keyboard.
The su bit.. doesn't want to be struck... which is why it's cowering.
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Ry... that is un-decorative.
Aren't you supposed to be Asian?
Written by: Ry
Not sure if this'll help, but maybe if it was written in very un-decorative style...
Ry... that is un-decorative.
Aren't you supposed to be Asian?
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ooh! love the game lou!!!!
ooh! love the game lou!!!!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Gromit's Humble Squire
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Posted:
Sar.. you're Caucasian.. give us little bit of Finnish and Welsh while you're here won't you?
Actually, have a think about it, and when you've thought about it, don't get back to me.
Decorative as in how serifs apply to text etc..
Sar.. you're Caucasian.. give us little bit of Finnish and Welsh while you're here won't you?
Actually, have a think about it, and when you've thought about it, don't get back to me.
Decorative as in how serifs apply to text etc..
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Posted:
they're not in decorative style. they're just basicaly written kanji.
and i've finished my assignment! WOOOO!!!
they're not in decorative style. they're just basicaly written kanji.
and i've finished my assignment! WOOOO!!!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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*slou?
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ooh nice one.. tappity tap. i like the progression
Written by: Ry
Utsu.. small t, big T. Smaller t's got a 'strike' through it. To strike. T for tap. like tappity tap a keyboard.
The su bit.. doesn't want to be struck... which is why it's cowering.
ooh nice one.. tappity tap. i like the progression
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*slou?
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congrats on the assignment miss rouge!!
ok well the next one i couldn't find the kanji alone.. so here is..
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which is the big one at the top.. (with the stroke order beneath), pronounced 'sugiru', meaning 'time passes' eg. 2 O'clock has already passed..
congrats on the assignment miss rouge!!
ok well the next one i couldn't find the kanji alone.. so here is..
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which is the big one at the top.. (with the stroke order beneath), pronounced 'sugiru', meaning 'time passes' eg. 2 O'clock has already passed..
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we are totally doing different kanji! lol! i havent seen these before!
we are totally doing different kanji! lol! i havent seen these before!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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gah. My mandarin's disgustingly lousy, but I'll tell you for a fact that's more decorative than it needs to look, or looks when you write it out with a ballpoint pen.
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they're not in decorative style. they're just basicaly written kanji.
and i've finished my assignment! WOOOO!!!
gah. My mandarin's disgustingly lousy, but I'll tell you for a fact that's more decorative than it needs to look, or looks when you write it out with a ballpoint pen.
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Time is passing (on a boat). The left and bottom thing is the boat.. the thing on the boat is a clock on a table. Timecheck 3.30. Threethirtyitis.. like the ad.
Also, if you forget how to draw the boat, the left bit looks like a 3.
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ok well the next one i couldn't find the kanji alone.. so here is..
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which is the big one at the top.. (with the stroke order beneath), pronounced 'sugiru', meaning 'time passes' eg. 2 O'clock has already passed..
Time is passing (on a boat). The left and bottom thing is the boat.. the thing on the boat is a clock on a table. Timecheck 3.30. Threethirtyitis..
like the ad. Also, if you forget how to draw the boat, the left bit looks like a 3.
Joel: Insane!!
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Oracle,that has too many strokes for me to even look it up in my kanji dictionary!!
Ry, my mandarin is sh!t'ouse
but i find that's interesting because i generally find typed characters to be LESS fancy! because they are minus the little "brush strokes" that we were always told to imitate in highschool (when we werent allowed to write in ballpoint pen and had to write in pencil!)
Oracle,that has too many strokes for me to even look it up in my kanji dictionary!!
Ry, my mandarin is sh!t'ouse
but i find that's interesting because i generally find typed characters to be LESS fancy! because they are minus the little "brush strokes" that we were always told to imitate in highschool (when we werent allowed to write in ballpoint pen and had to write in pencil!)
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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*slou?
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holy crap joel that's insane... nup must be chinese.. doesn't exist in mine either [does this count as studying?]
ry.. clock..table..boat.. 3.30.. approved you're good at this!
ok keeping in with the boat theme...next one is...
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pronounced 'fune' - meaning 'ship'
holy crap joel that's insane... nup must be chinese.. doesn't exist in mine either [does this count as studying?
]ry.. clock..table..boat.. 3.30.. approved
you're good at this!ok keeping in with the boat theme...next one is...
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pronounced 'fune' - meaning 'ship'
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Hey, that's a cool game! Kinda reminds me of the Heisig book ^_~
Gotta love those Kanji #-/
To "fune":
I think the left part looks a lot like a rigging and the right part like a man climbing it (upside down?????) okay. so that's probably not helpful... :/
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Hey, that's a cool game! Kinda reminds me of the Heisig book ^_~
Gotta love those Kanji #-/
To "fune":
I think the left part looks a lot like a rigging and the right part like a man climbing it (upside down?????) okay. so that's probably not helpful... :/
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"Time passes like ships in the night"
"Time passes like ships in the night"
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fune..
left part is a sail and a mast. The (almost) horizontal line is the boom. The two dashes on the 'sail' are the wind pushing the sail.
I imagine the top stroke as either the outline of another sail, or sunshine. Former's better I think.
Thing on the right is a a face going ahhh. Happy to have a breeze.
fune..
left part is a sail and a mast. The (almost) horizontal line is the boom. The two dashes on the 'sail' are the wind pushing the sail.
I imagine the top stroke as either the outline of another sail, or sunshine. Former's better I think.
Thing on the right is a a face going ahhh. Happy to have a breeze.
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yeah, but if you have it any less decorative than that, you can't see which direction the strokes go in properly and i can still read the letters of finish or welsh if it has serifs on it even if i don't know what it means *blows raspberry*
and yes lou, i think you'd be right in saying that insane one's chinese... i've seen it before, i can't for the life of me tell you what it is though.
EDITED_BY: FoxInDocs (1149326659)
yeah, but if you have it any less decorative than that, you can't see which direction the strokes go in properly
and i can still read the letters of finish or welsh if it has serifs on it even if i don't know what it means *blows raspberry*and yes lou, i think you'd be right in saying that insane one's chinese... i've seen it before, i can't for the life of me tell you what it is though.
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