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can anyone advise any good ,free japanese learning apps that people use? would it fairly high level- particularly help with reading newspapers etc..
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bryanc wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:22 am can anyone advise any good ,free japanese learning apps that people use? would it fairly high level- particularly help with reading newspapers etc..
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What level are you starting from?

How's your Kanji?
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pretty fluent -have been here 28yrs and work in a japanese company where noone speaks english.looking for higher level stuff..its really picking up kanji readings etc that may not know when reading newspapers etc..
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Read online with rikai or something similar? Then make a note of unknown vocab, add to a file and use anki or something to drill them?
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You can also use the Camera function in Google Translate on your Smartphone to check the readings and meanings of Kanji in printed media.
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https://zaik.jp/books/472-4

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rikaichan is dead isnt it?
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bryanc wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:52 am rikaichan is dead isnt it?
I use the Rikaikun plugin for Chrome
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RetireJapan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:28 am Read online with rikai or something similar? Then make a note of unknown vocab, add to a file and use anki or something to drill them?
Anki I don't know- how do you see it?
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bryanc wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 1:13 am
RetireJapan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:28 am Read online with rikai or something similar? Then make a note of unknown vocab, add to a file and use anki or something to drill them?
Anki I don't know- how do you see it?
https://apps.ankiweb.net/
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