About the MochiMochi App - Download link for iOS, Android, or website version: kanji.mochidemy.com/ - Join MochiMochi facebook group: facebook.com/groups/27477... 1:13 Names and Kanji 2:27 Three Writing Systems (Scripts) in Japanese 2:35 When to use Hiragana 3:42 Okurigana 4:57 What is Kanji? When to use Kanji 5:25 On-yomi & Kun-yomi 6:35 When to use Katakana 7:23 Moon + Ocean = Jellyfish? 9:27 Jukujikun 14:25 Visual learner vs Auditory learner 14:55 Spaced Repetition & Mochi Mochi App 17:22 Color Coding Technique 17:32 What is "radical"? (bushu) 21:33 Circle a part 24:05 Should you learn stroke orders? 26:51 For Auditory Learners 29:00 Contextual learning 30:43 Motivation

@christianmoore2956

11 ай бұрын

Misa Ive been a fan of yours for a long time and my name is Christian Moore. But ive always wanted to be able to write it in kanji but didnt know the right characters to use and I didnt know how so I was wondering if you could help me. Know what that name would be in Kanji I would really appreciate it.

@wonokyeop

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your recommendation. It's very useful for me 😍

@user-us4gz9kb8r

11 ай бұрын

thank you for your recommendation, sensei, I love your videos and your channels so much. I hope that you could make more video like this

@user-hi2oq3xu4l

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Misa^^

@KieuNgan-dd5id

11 ай бұрын

thanks so much

I've been watching your videos for over 4 years now. My Japanese still sucks but the amount of things you've taught me through all these years have been priceless. I quit many times, I lost motivation and even felt like giving up, but I never forgot the basics I learned with you, and that's what has always made me return to learn a little more. I just hope you know you're really appreciated by us, your audience. Your hard work and selfless teachings had made a change for many of us, and I admire you for that. みさ先生、教えてくれてありがとうございます

@steviewes8197

11 ай бұрын

Well said! Keep at it. I've been learning for 3 years now with a wonderful iTalki 先生。And Misa has always been my number 1 most inspirational and professional online KZread 先生。I'm sure my interest in 日本語 would have waned and stopped long ago had it not been for her wonderful videos. So, many thanks Misa! I will stick with my adventures in Japanese, despite the fact I'm inevitably about to flump my JLPT N4 exam for the second time this Sunday! 😅🤣 *** Note to self : watch even MORE JapaneseAmmo videos! ***

Good advice. As someone who has studied kanji for years and is still learning I especially agree with the advice to learn them as words and not individually. Trying to individually learn kanji meanings and readings is a quick way to insanity or stroke! Another good video Misa-san.

@uncannyyak1540

10 ай бұрын

I learned them individually with the meaning and one reading. Introducing them and then reviewing the flash cards around 150 at a time you can do 10 reviews or as many as you like the meaning sticks with a extremely small amount of effort you just are able to recall the meaning like magic after some time making it a lot easier to attempt to read new words and understanding them before even learning them making watching KZread a lot more enjoyable because even if you don’t understand the sentence you can still pick out some meaning and it’s more engaging and memorable to study.

@uncannyyak1540

10 ай бұрын

I meant flash cards and spaced repetition and speed reviews to run through a large amount of them quickly and multiple times.

@AidanMcdonald-cf6rv

10 ай бұрын

"Trying to individually learn kanji meanings and readings is a quick way to insanity or stroke!" so true man i was overwhelmed one time i was trying to learn kanji meanings but this helped me so yeah thx Misa-san

@uncannyyak1540

10 ай бұрын

@@AidanMcdonald-cf6rv You learned all meaning and reading plus stokes.

@gezza18

9 ай бұрын

I think everyone even Japanese people are still learning kanji

My favorite part of learning kanji is some of the "Wow!" moments when I realize how a word originating in Japanese that I've already known all my life, is built from kanji that I am learning without realizing the connection right away. Words like "Typhoon", "Emoji", "Kabuki", "Tsunami" etc.

I believe that another very useful way to learn kanji is to read simple texts with furigana, and memorize not single kanjis, but _words._ In the end, we learn kanji to be able to read Japanese. :)

@kylespevak6781

10 ай бұрын

Exactly what helped me 👍

Have been using MochiMochi for 2 years and I love it so so much!!!! I love its cute interface & flashcards. Now I learned more than 3000 words ^^

As a Kanji beginner I just discovered your day 1 to 6 kanji videos from 2 years ago, so happy you're still teaching as you are very good 🙂

I love this girl, it's very easy to learn Japanese with her videos and it's always heartwarming to listen and watch them ゆっくりで

I'm relieved to hear you say that stroke order really doesn't matter depending on goals, like just reading Japanese. I always feared that by writing a Kanji in the wrong way, I was disappointing the spirit of some Japanese ghost-man, but writing a kanji helps me remember the shape itself. Only thing that still gets me is seeing a kanji in the wild and not recognizing it because of the font it is in.

@Pavlinka__

10 ай бұрын

I think that actually knowing the proper stroke order helps with recognizing kanji in different fonts... well, if they're weighted. If it's some weird geometric ones, then that doesn't help lol (I played a game and all the characters were, like, square-y??? big ew!). But for weighted fonts, you can see how the strokes went and if you know the stroke order, you can "translate" it to a normal font, if that makes sense.

I was just done with the Kanji series, then saw the notification from this video. All your videos are really amazing and have helped many people. Thanks for always keeping me motivated and for being amazing! ありがとうございます!

@JapaneseAmmowithMisa

11 ай бұрын

ありがとうございます ;-;

@Shinjuku_Samurai

11 ай бұрын

Yes, your video on kanji is very timely and much appreciated. Thanks Misa sensei! 😊

I wouldn't say stroke order is fun, but I think that for beginners, it does teach how a kanji is structured (especially complex kanji) as usually the stroke order makes you write a kanji component by component. Also, by handwriting a kanji, we pay more attention to the components it is made of. I found it also usually leads to better memorization and regognition when reading. Athough at first stroke order is not intuitive, with some practice, we kind of guess the correct stroke order of most kanjis (we can be wrong sometimes though). 😉😅

@FransceneJK98

Ай бұрын

I think stroke orders are pointless. We live in a digital society and most of us type on a phone or computer day to day. As long as you know what a kanji means and looks like when you type in the word you’re fine. And if you do wanna learn to write kanji, then just write it. My kanji look exactly how they should and I don’t pay attention to everyone try stroke order. As long as the end result is the same, it doesn’t matter. Most people aren’t gonna get into Japanese calligraphy

@JaponaisNaturel

Ай бұрын

@@FransceneJK98 You're right, not everyone will get into Japanese calligraphy, and I'm personally not interested in it. Actually, stroke order wasn't devised solely for calligraphy. In Japan, teachers and calligraphy masters had arguments while trying to establish a correct stroke order, as their perspectives differed. Additionally, the guidance that settled the stroke order and now serves de facto as a norm is relatively new (it was published in 1957). It was intended to provide a step-by-step method for writing kanji and to ensure consistent visual results regardless of who is writing. Does that mean nobody would be able to read what you wrote if you haven't followed the correct stroke order? Of course not! I'm sure you learned at school a way to write every letter of the alphabet that you don't follow anymore (when you have the opportunity to write by hand, that is).Paying attention to the structure of a kanji (following the correct stroke order will generally allow you to do that) while handwriting it both enhances your level of engagement and trains your procedural memory. Also, when I refer to writing by hand, I don't mean writing pages and pages of the same isolated kanji with or without all its various readings. I did this when I started to learn Japanese, and it didn't work for me. What I mean is writing complete words encountered while reading Japanese content, along with their contextual reading and meaning, 2 or 3 times. This way, you will train your brain to recognize and understand these specific words more quickly, enhancing the fluency of your reading. That being said, if you already know all the jōyō kanji and the vocabulary based on these kanji, handwriting for reasons other than enjoyment probably won't improve things significantly.

This is exactly what I needed right now! I’m taking my Kanji studies much more serious and the difference when to use 音読みと訓読み helped me so much! ありがとうございます

Understanding the basics of kanji is like unlocking a secret code! Radicals and composition play a key role, and this video explains it all with a sprinkle of awesomeness! 🕵‍♂🔍🎩

Japanese has so much more word play due to the complexity of kanji and their radicals, but one of my favorites in English is the word "bed" looking like an actual bed (The b and d look like headboards of a bed)

@doctordestructo3360

Ай бұрын

I am a native English speaker and I have never realized that lol, that's cool

2:21 Tite Kubo, the mangaka for Bleach, actually established in one of the chapters in his series that Ichigo's name means, "the one who protects".

Mochi Mochi is a good and cute app 🤗 . It took me only two weeks to memorize all N5 minna no nihongo vocabulary in the app that I didn't believe I couldn't do before. I knew the app from my classmate and now from you. Thank you for explaining the app, now I truly understand how it works. 👍👍

Hi Misa. All these years that I have been living in Japan I have seen many youtubers instructing people on kanjis what they are how they work etc etc, but you are absolutely the only one that says things as they are. All you say make absolute sense and I cannot fault you in any way. In fact it is more about how sensible you thinking is than anything else. Too many people talking nonsense out there so much so that I am in shock that I agree with everything you say. This actually never happens... 😂 you made my day (in fact not even a good one, thanks for that BTW...)

Thank you, Misa, another excellent video. For many westerners, learning Kanjis can be a big challenge. My study of Japanese has definitely been slowed by the difficulty of learning to read kanji symbols, but videos like yours are a big help.

いつも、沢山の日本語の勉強が助けられるありがとうございます。みさ先生の動画からあたしいっぱい覚えてるんだ。

i love how at the end you emphasize having fun, that's so important ありがとうございます。

This is such a good timing for a video like this! I was only studying verb conjugation/grammar at first before I wanted to start learning kanji. I started learning kanji 2 days ago after feeling comfortable with my grammar so this came out on the perfect time 😊

Thank for being with us after 4 year misa ... If I forget something I just go back to your channel then watch it again and again ... ❤️

I’m glad you’re back after the tough time you seem to have been through! Be Strong! 👍🏽🙏🏼💕

Glad you have uploaded new videos. Love your sense of humor.

ありがとうございます! すごい！Most Japanese language learners struggle with Kanji because of the main point to this video, kanji are better for reading commonly used words like proper nouns but are complicated when used for everyday conversation words.

I really love your content Misa, I intend to learn Japanese and your advice broadens my mind. Thank you Miejie so much.

ミサ先生、教えてくれてありがとうございました！！ It's the first time I write a comment on this channel but I should have done this sooner because god knows how it helped me to get through this difficult journey that is learning japanese. I must admit that I was bit reluctant at first to watch your videos. I found that many teachers out there rely on their image to attract viewers while the content is really not that great. But boy I was dead wrong. Once I watched one of your videos, I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Not only are you gorgeous but you are also amazing at teaching and I've watched all your beginner videos. And I cannot stress this enough but you played a big part in the reason that I still learn Japanese nowadays. I joined a Japanese class last year and the first thing the students told me is that they love your videos. This video is amazing, as well. I believe there might have been a mix up in the kanji 誰 marked as "difficult" but I may be wrong. In any case, I hope life gives you as much as you give to your students. Your faithful viewer,

The Mochi Mochi App is like a friendly kanji mentor, guiding us through the learning process with its awesome features! Can't wait to give it a try! 🌟📚📱

So happy to hear again from you! 久しぶりです!

As ALWAYS an amazing class!!! Thank YOU, Misa! 🙏💜

Thank you for making these. I'm finally in a study abroad program in Japan and your lessons have been of immense help in getting here.

Hello Misa 先生! Nice seeing you again. You answered important questions I had. No need to mention that your video was crucial. Listening to you helps me gain insight into the Japanese language. Even the most excruciating part of this language seems affordable with you. Thank you for everything!

Thank Misa for your experience and positive reviews about the app. We hope your KZread channel would achieve more success with the educational values that you have been bringing to the Japanese learning community 😊

@misakimei7237

11 ай бұрын

like it!

@paithoon5506

11 ай бұрын

love your app

@adelineprasawat

11 ай бұрын

love Mochi

@thoale4590

11 ай бұрын

I like Mochi

@BinhLam-cc6vx

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Mochi

Many thanks, Misa-san! I really needed this!

Good to see you making videos on the channel, Misa!

damn im blown away, sounds like you have an aussie accent when speaking english then when you speak japanese it sounds so pure and natural.

I've always struggled with Kanji. When I lived in Japan for about a year I learned somewhat well how to make myself understood while speaking. Generally I'd just go out to a bar or a Izakaya, get hammered and talk to the owner. That part was easy. But having to sit down and memorize thousands of Kanji is just something that my ADHD riddled brain is always going to struggle with. Hopefully once I get my ADHD medicine it will get easier, but you never know.

Just been to Japan for a month, your complete beginner's video helped me a great deal. Thanks and looking forward to more great contents. (obviously I need to catch up with your lessons over the past few years first)

I started learning Japanese a couple weeks ago and you've been incredibly helpful along the way, 10/10 content.

お帰りみさ先生。 教えてくれてありがとうございます。✌️

Love to see a new lesson from you, you are my favourite japanese teacher (:

YAY!! Welcome back (five months ago 🙃 - I blame my tardiness on the YT algorithm). Anyway. looking forward to your pithy, witty, and highly useful videos! 😀

I love your style, Misa. Your video always keep me motivated to learn Japanese

The introduction was rather surreal!

Yesterday I was thinking about watch any of your videos just to take my grammar's studies back! And such in good timing you released a new video! You ain't got no idea how much your channel helped me through the pandemic

Tons of useful information in here, thank you sensei !

Words of wisdom! 💛 I learned the stroke order because (I found that fun and) it helped me remember long kanji.

wow. by far the best and more interesting Japanese "lesson" I've seen so far. Thank you 🙏

Misa I love you! Yay love to see you back in videos and love your KZreads. Thanks love you

Thank you for recommending the Mochi Mochi app! It seems very helpful in my studies.

I've been watching your videos and it is helping me learn kanji. Your explanation is really good and comprehensive. Thanks!

The way that I learned black 黒 kuro is 里 looks like a window and windowsill and the four lines beneath is the same radical as fire 火 so think of a fire burning beneath a window and burning the windowsill BLACK with soot and ash.

おかえりなさい。レッスンをありがとうございますみさせんせい。実は今日本にいます。I've been trying really hard to use what I've learned. I think your lessons helped 👍.

MochiMochi is a lovely app!! highly recommend for thoose who're busy but want to learn Japanese fast

I appreciate you so much, for you are teaching so nicely.

Helpful, thanks a lot! I learnt hiragana and katakana with help of your lessons, and now it's time for kanji ;)

Just wow! That was such a helpful video! I just subscribed, thank you so much!

This video came right on time for me, thanks 🙏🏽

It's good to see you upload a lesson again, Misa-Sensei.

After 3-months using Mochi mochi, I'm happy to say that it's a amazing app that helped me a lottt in memorizing Kanji and vocab. Thank you again for sharing this app.

thanks for making this super interesting.

Thank you, watched this video againn

本当にありがとうございます

Very good video,thank you for mochimochi app

Very helpful Misa! Thanks!

Im back and ready to study!

This video was awesome! Thanks Misa! :)

Im learning from an app and from misa the beautiful teacher美しい先生, and i will totally relearn Japanese, hopefully in just 1 month😂, i am learning for about 2 or more hours everyday thanks to japanese ammo with Misa being the best teacher 🫶🏻 👍🏻 ❤❤❤

So helpful, thank you Misa sann

these colors are aesthetically pleasing

Glad to see you again!

The video is so detailed 😊 thank you for explaining everything related Kanji. I'm learning Kanji & this video is so helpfull

Thanks a lot😊

Thanks so much for all the information it's really helpful and interesting

Thank you so much Misa sensei for all the helpful tips and encouragement! Indeed, learning a language can be a challenging process, but is also a very rewarding experience. 👍😃

Sensei Misa, thank you for another wonderful teaching. :)

いつもありがとうございます

Love your hair color ❤️ btw thanks I’m learning Japanese to travel some day to japan

動画を作ってくれてありがとうございます、美沙先生!

Great and inspiring video, thank you :)

Great video! :)

Thank you Misa sensei, your words are very encouraging ❤

I always come back to this video and start here whenever I want to revise kanji.

Very useful and interesting! :)

Thank you

Thank you misa

Thank you, Misa!

About the stroke order: I'm a visual learner but I also like the muscle memory approach. Studies have shown that you internalize things better when you write them out so for me it's absolutely essential to "draw" the kanji. That way I can also get better by doing mistakes, which encourages and motivates me to improve my skills and learn more. This is a great explanation, I learned a lot because you explained the diffrent approaches very simple and understandable, thanks so much!

wow😲thank you so much Misa sensei, btw your hair looks so beautiful

This lesson is wonderful! You clarified many doubts I used to have ❤❤❤ PS. "Yes I had to suffer like you are suffering right now" 😂 I died 😂

Just found this video and its an instant sub from me. This was very helpful to prepare my approach to kanji soon. Thank you very much! q.q I will definately follow more in the future as i keep on my journey of learning japanese

useful tips.👍👍👍

I guess I’m a language nerd because I found all the stuff I don’t need to know really interesting. Thanks for explaining all that stuff! Good video

i never came across something so brilliant sophisticated and un logical like the Japanese writing system

Glad to see you are doing well.

this video is amazing. Thank you. I was so scared of earning kanji. Tried so much. Now I am looking forwrd to it

I tried memorizing N5 kanjis for several months and maybe memorized 15 or 20 (and then forgot). Then I understood that I'm not a very visual guy. Memorizing squiggles is not my strength. Writing them down 10 times in a row - I will probably hurt someone near me. I tried Heisig Remembering the Kanji book, where the author groups the kanjis by radicals and other pieces. He also suggests using mnemonics and mini-stories for the pieces of kanjis which is amazing for auditory learners. With this approach I learned the meanings and writings (NOT readings!!) of 1000 kanjis in 4 months, because each subsequent kanji reinforced the kanjis I learned before. I know that a lot of people finish Heisig's book (2300 kanjis) in 3 months, which is completely insane. Instead of memorizing squiggles, i memorize stories, and it seems to work really well for me (about 93% recall). Occasionally I stop adding kanjis in Heisig order and add some N5, N4, N3 kanjis, so that it's easier to follow subtitles in TV shows. Then I return to Heisig's order because this way the remembering process is so much faster. The readings? I don't care about the readings, they come from words. The readings of the kanjis is such a big mess that it's pointless to try to memorize them in isolation. Try Heisig's book if you feel that repetitively writing kanjis down does not work for you. If your imagination works well, you will learn kanji in 3 months.

@matzekatze7500

11 ай бұрын

I think Heisig is kinda bad acually but if it helped you then that's good🙃

@ganqqwerty

11 ай бұрын

@@matzekatze7500 it may be relatively bad if you have good visual memory and can learn faster without mnemonics. That's certainly not my case. Without Heisig, I would still be stressed out about the N5 kanjis and mix up "tree", "person" and "big" :D

@ganqqwerty

11 ай бұрын

@@matzekatze7500 what is your experience with Heisig, what drawbacks did you notice?

@matzekatze7500

11 ай бұрын

@@ganqqwerty I personally just don't like the concept of learnign mnemocis that oftentimes have nothing to do with the actual meaning of the Kanji. I rather just learn words.

@ganqqwerty

11 ай бұрын

@@matzekatze7500 well, you're saying that because you're capable of doing that in a reasonable time without getting pissed off. If I see a word that consists of two or more kanji I don't know, there is no way I learn it without some mnemonic tricks... well maybe I will learn it, but it will take too much time and I will end up hating everybody.

Thanks

It's good to see you again. I missed you, Misa. I hope I can find the appropriate books to learn all three types of writing in Japanese.

Okaeri! Thank you for the lesson 😊