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[yokozuna.html] Home Downloads Purchase Support Company Yokozuna Yokozuna » Screenshots Download Purchase Support Company Yokozuna! The Kanji Learning Program Yokozuna provides efficient kanji learning method which designed to address two of the biggest problems when learning single kanji: memorizing strokes and readings of the characters. Key Features Complete 1,945 Everyday Kanji Kanji Classification Categories Handwriting Recognition Method Writing and Reading Skills Examination Kanji Strokes Animation Multiple User Support Learning Progress Evolution Screenshots | Download | Purchase Better Learning of the Kanji You will easily learn kanji with Yokozuna flashcards enhanced with handwriting facilities. You see kanji image, on'yomi , and kun'yomi readings , meaning , moreover you should correctly input all kanji strokes before you proceed to learn next character. There are tips for you to help you in writing - the stroke starting point, and also kanji stroke animation , which makes you to understand the order of strokes and proportions. These improvements make learning interactive and so the most efficient, relatively to other programs where you just able to read. Remember Writing, Meaning and Readings of the Characters You will remember kanji writing , meaning and readings . Our learning process first introduces kanji picture and explains its meaning. In case with readings it is a bit harder, but there are tests for you to ensure that nothing is missed. Better Examination You are able to check if you are doing right with testing - the very important part of learning. Yokozuna provides both reading and writing testing facilities, first is in the form of quiz, second is writing character you recollect by readings and meaning. All tested characters of category are considered as learnt and form your learning progress. Better Control You will be able to observe characters you have already learned with Yokozuna. Every kanji category has group of the learnt kanji. You also may exclude the characters you have forgotten or arrange small review testing, after what the forgotten characters went back for relearning. In case of category consists of learnt kanji only - Congratulations! Your have reached your goal! Fun Learning kanji with Yokozuna is a great fun, not just a boring drilling like other programs do. Japanese people like writing characters, making them more and more beautiful. There are even competitions in calligraphy. Yokozuna testing is also a great challenge that allows you to pass to higher level of the kanji game. Highlights: Handwriting Writing kanji a lot is the best way to learn them. Yokozuna offers you writing with feedback . It will check each stroke you enter if it is in correct position, if it has correct proportions and comes in correct order, what is rather important in Japanese writing. Correct strokes will be accepted; otherwise you try to enter it again. If it is some explanation needed - you simply take a hint. Kanji Strokes We consider handwriting as a headline technique of learning kanji . Yokozuna can automatically verify strokes you draw and accepts either doesn't accept them until character is finally complete. You will quickly understand and master rules of writing the characters. Kanji Readings A Japanese character may have several pronunciations, which are typically categorized as either on'yomi or kun'yomi (often abbreviated on and kun ). The on'yomi of a kanji (also called its Chinese reading ) is based on the Japanese approximation of the original Chinese pronunciation of the character at the time it was introduced. The kun'yomi of a kanji (also called its Japanese reading , or its native reading ) is a reading based on the pronunciation of a native Japanese word, that closely approximated the meaning of the Chinese character when it was introduced. Yokozuna pays your attention on both kanji readings while learning kanji strokes and provides testing facilities to examine your success. Categories Yokozuna has complete 1,945 jouyou (everyday) kanji divided into official grades as well as other miscellaneous categories such as Animals, Numbers, Body, etc. We recommend learning kanji within categories, because they are ideologically grouped or sorted by difficulty and frequency of use. Concentrating on category will make you feel you are reaching success and help you to overcome the apprehension of the volume of characters. Users Yokozuna supports multiple user accounts. You may switch between them, create new users, delete unnecessary and your progress is in safety. Feel free to let your family and friends to play it on your computer. Copyright © 2004-2005 Rainboo Software. All rights reserved.