Smart.fm for the win!

Finally checked out smart.fm (came highly recommended by officemate ^_^). Currently having 5 language goals, with Japanese as the top priority, of course.

Got so hooked on the fun quizzes that I forgot what I was supposed to do for today. I really need to improve on not being distracted from the day’s goals. Tsk tsk.

Anyway, going back to smart.fm, here are the Kanji characters that I’ve missed in the Japanese Core 2000: Step 1 quiz (note to self: review these Kanji as these are Level 4 and I’m supposed to be in Level 3 @_@ ):
kimeru – decide
kangaeru – think
kanjiru – feel/sense
majime – serious
sawai – racket
hiza – knee?
itami
issatsu – 1 book (counter)
ikite iru – living one’s life

ichi nin ichi nin – one by one
ippan deki – general

がんばります！

Japanese Core 2000:Step 1

Interesting links for Japanese learning

An Introduction to Modern Japanese: Volume 1 Grammar Lessons (preview provided by Google books):

http://books.google.com/books?id=Gu3k3eiOXWAC&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&dq=kono+aida+in+a+sentence&source=bl&ots=h9X-rzbU4o&sig=Mk56nlGPRu8SOVJ29j-uDcEzdSA&hl=en&ei=OAhvStvQEdOBkQWcqtnHBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result

Nihongo Day by Day
Nihongo wa muzukashikunai!?

http://nihongo.blogzine.jp/blog/

10 JLPT Level 3 Kanji

Starting from #101 of the Meguro Language Center Kanji JLPT Level 3 List…

１．多
Kunyomi (Japanese reading): oo(i)
Onyomi (Chinese reading): ta
Meaning: many, frequent, much
Example sentence: Ann ni wa suuhai mono ga ooi.
アンには崇拝者が多い。
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ann has many admirers.
Additional vocabulary note: suuhai – admiration, adoration, worship, cult

２．小
Kunyomi (Japanese reading): chii(sai), ko-, o-, sa-
Onyomi (Chinese reading): shou
Meaning: little, small

３．古
Kunyomi (Japanese reading):furu(i), furu-
Onyomi (Chinese reading): ko
Meaning: old (for objects only)

４．新
Common Kunyomi (Japanese reading): atara(shii),
Onyomi (Chinese reading): shin
Meaning: new

[Time to go home. I will add more information during free time]

５．広
hiroi
wide

６．安
yasui
cheap

７．立
tachimasu
stand

８．知
shirimasu
know

９．言
iimasu
say

１０．思
omoimasu
think (as in “I think…”)

１１．歩
arukimasu
walk, counter for steps

１２．走
hashirimasu
run

１３．住
sumimasu (sumu, sunde)
dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Exampe sentence: Kanagawa ni sunde imasu.

１４．空
sora (sky), aku (vacant)

１５．週
shuu (onyomi)
week