Comments on: Similar Kanji: Eye vs Oneself

By: Morten

Morten — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:37:36 +0000

In that recent movie, Still Walking, I remember a guy squatting down like that to rest once. He bolted back up the moment some other person walked by, though.

By: Morten

Morten — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:34:56 +0000

While I have never had a problem with these exact kanji, I must agree that making up seemingly silly mnemonics does certainly help with kanji I do struggle with.

By: zonjineko

zonjineko — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:03:36 +0000

Thx John – They are actually in my next list of similar kanji to do

By: John

John — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:23:38 +0000

ps: not in that order… Gem & King (that’s the meaning. I didn’t wrote them in order ^_^”)

By: John

John — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:22:44 +0000

Also 玉 and 王 are very similar, but not so common maybe (kings and gems ;D)

By: John

John — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:51:33 +0000

Hi, excuse me, “eye” is “me”, in japanese, right? And “oneself”? Watashi is I… maiserufu? ^_^

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:22:22 +0000

Mnemonics are the way of life

By: zonjineko

zonjineko — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:27:24 +0000

^_^ Glad to be of service….

By: Jessie

Jessie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:52:41 +0000

Thanks. I’ve been reading your blog for a while and I find these “crazy” reminders to be very helpful.