a tool for learning Japanese vocabulary
I've made a tool for learning Japanese vocabulary. I'd like to improve upon it and maybe make it public, so I thought I'd share this description.
My little widget has a simply software interface and a small database of (about 1500) terms. The interface simply lists a Japanese term in its native form (be it kanji, katakana, and/or hiragana) and asks you to identify it.
sample quiz
When you make a selection from the list of definitions below, it then tells you whether you've correctly identified the term. Whether you've got it right or not, it shows you the correct definition.
got it wrong!
Note that the thing tells you how many times you've got the definition right. When you've got it right more than twice it no longer shows you an assortment of English terms but asks you instead to identify the Japanese pronunciation.
getting tougher...
This is what it looks like when you've correctly identified a term.
got one right!
Eventually, of course, it's possible to eliminate a term.
getting tougher...
That's basically it. I have the thing record your guesses, obviously, and it also draws the sample definitions randomly to keep the thing interesting. Also for a bit of a challenge it doesn't bring up terms that you've recently been quizzed on (a five minute throttle is used).
Comments? Is thing worth sharing with the world—I could add a user account function so that it can be used by many people....
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