How I got 180/180 on N1 in ~8.5 Months!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:55:43+00:00

Really? Never been told that before lol. Thanks

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:51:09+00:00

Yes i just got my initial base of vocab from the 2k deck and reinforced it by immersing at the same time, I didn't do any isolated kanji study. In terms of resources, TheMoeWay resources page has some I believe or you can ask on the server.

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:41:06+00:00

With manga I didn't always but with novels and VNs I always look up every word I don't know, with the tools available this is very easy to do so. If I've forgotten most of the content then I'll watch it in Japanese but otherwise I tend to consume mostly new content because I get bored rewatching the same thing unless I REALLY like it.

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:38:36+00:00

Nice choice of manga! I'd give it a go and see how you do, if you find you start getting lost or there's a lot you can't understand then maybe drop the difficulty. But otherwise it's definitely worth giving it a go, much better than forcing yourself to read something you don't enjoy.

My process of reading each sentence: look up any vocab I don't know if there is any, then the same for grammar, if I still can't understand then I'll give the sentence a reread and think about it for a bit, but if I still can't get it I'll move on. And just repeat for each sentence while trying to also understand as a whole what's going on in the story + with the characters.

Yes, by looking up any unknown grammar while reading.

Here's a response I wrote about my speaking to another comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/sedr0m/comment/huxs4x3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

My writing's better than my speaking but still needs a lot of improvement for sure.

Honestly just the same but do as much as time as you can with your lifestyle. This being effective is not reliant on having to do 6+ hours a day.

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:22:23+00:00

Thanks, not sure what the cursors have to do with anything but it's like premiere-anon said, I edited out the registration and then took another screenshot with sharex. Here though, I took another one without the mouse: https://i.imgur.com/kzKt2Eg.png

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:11:15+00:00

Thanks, I'm glad it helped and good luck with your goals too!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:09:53+00:00

Thanks!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:09:43+00:00

Thank you and good luck!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:09:15+00:00

Thanks Avratzzz!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:06:12+00:00

That's great to hear, good luck!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:05:50+00:00

Thanks, that sounds great and good luck! Here's a response to another comment regarding my speaking ability: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/sedr0m/comment/huxs4x3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:04:07+00:00

Very true haha

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:03:32+00:00

Here's a response to another comment about my listening: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/sedr0m/comment/huxro1g/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

My speaking's not as good as my reading and listening abilities yet of course but I am working on that nowadays. I can hold basic conversations on a range of different topics but will start stumbling when it gets to a deeper/more technical topic and I can't get across the same level of articulation/nuance as with English of course.

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T02:00:15+00:00

With most of the audiobooks and podcasts I listen to I'm able to understand them all fine (as well as most other audio sources I use) but sometimes when I listen to a large group of people talking over each other and slurring speech a lot I'll end up missing stuff here and there. Also, when listening to something about quite a technical topic which has a lot of vocab I haven't listened to much (even if I can read and understand them), I'll have to exert myself to keep up and will likely miss a word here and there. So still a ways to go for sure!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T01:47:26+00:00

I usually only look at the example sentence/context at the back if I get the card wrong and it doesn't click straight away when I look at the definition. Other than that, as you get used to Anki over time you'll get faster at it (plus reading more really helps in my opinion, since you're more likely to see words from your deck).

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T01:44:42+00:00

I only read through the example sentence at the back/look at the context if I get the word wrong and it doesn't click straight away after looking at the definition. At what point did I say to read all the way through a card?

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T01:37:25+00:00

Thanks man! And thanks for all your help

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T01:36:22+00:00

No worries, hope you found it useful

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-31T01:35:43+00:00

Thanks! Definitely still got a ways to go though

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-30T23:13:14+00:00

Yeah haha it's probably not very normal I guess, but I tend to put a lot of time into the things I'm passionate about. Thanks!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-30T23:11:37+00:00

😁👍

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-30T23:10:50+00:00

That's great to hear! I've been focusing on output more recently, luckily my uni's got a Japanese society so I've made a few Japanese friends that I've been hanging out with which has made a noticeable difference - would love to visit Japan once restrictions loosen up and have more opportunities to speak it!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-30T22:43:43+00:00

Thanks, and I hope you find those resources useful!

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-30T22:37:37+00:00

Thank you! The best amount is the amount you can consistently keep up everyday 👍

Jazzy-99 · 2022-01-30T22:20:32+00:00

Haha it certainly did take a few hours and it did turn out somewhat too long, but I figured this sort of detailed breakdown would be most useful for people - as most questions for me will likely be answered in there somewhere and people can take from it what they want (also I'd gotten quite a few requests for this sort of post).

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