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KanjiADay ♀️ [11521847] [2009-09-06 18:16:36 +0000 UTC] "Learn a new kanji every day!" (Canada)

# Statistics

Favourites: 1; Deviations: 2; Watchers: 163

Watching: 0; Pageviews: 14422; Comments Made: 618; Friends: 0

# Interests

Tools of the Trade: Photoshop, Kanji-A-Day Calendar
Other Interests: Learning Languages

# About me

QUICK LINKS
INDEX | ABOUT ME AND THIS ACCOUNT | FAQ

<- before you tackle kanji, definitely check this club out! Brush up on your grammar and kana or contribute your own educational art!

>>>START HERE <<<
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING TO READ THE 'NOTES' SECTION IN THE ARTISTS DESCRIPTION BELOW THE KANJI, IF THERE IS ONE.

PLEASE Don't be afraid to ask questions, even if I don't know the answer! This is all about learning as a... a super team! ...Or by yourself if you'd rather work at your own pace without my slew of misinformation... *sigh*
Even though I post a kanji every day, don't expect to memorize one a day. Hell, I don't remember half the kanji that I've done here. It's just practice! Work at your own pace! And if you'd like some extra practice with both your art work and your kanji, why not check out my ongoing contest ? And don't think asking me questions is cheating, this is a learning tool! Ask anything!
What if I drew things for you? Would you enter then? Please? No one has entered yet...

Welcome!
Welcome to Kanji A Day, based on Richard S. Keirstead's calendar of the same name! This is a little account I started to accomplish three things:
Bullet; Blue

To help myself learn kanji and practice Japanese
Bullet; Purple

To prove I can follow a schedule and accomplish a goal
Bullet; Green

To fangirl about APH*.
*APH will be mentioned later for those who aren't familliar with it

This later evolved into a fourth reason, which was to help other people learn Japanese. After all, the easiest way to learn something for yourself is to explain it to someone else!
Also, it's part of my subtle quest to educate people a little beyond 'kawaii desu' which I'm sure annoys everyone to no end. You can learn more about me on the above link, or at my main account here: Hapo57 . I am by no means fluent. I'm just a Western Canadian almost done her first year at university. I make lots of mistakes, and thankfully there are some awesome people here to catch the ones they spot. XD

Axis Powers Hetalia
Often shortened to 'APH', Axis Powers Hetalia by Hidekaz Himaruya is a series of webcomics and 5 minute anime episodes about personified countries that has recently gained a lot of popularity between history nerds, fangirls, and critics alike. Though it is by no means accurate or serious, that is probably the charm of the series for most people. It is also loose enough to be able to adapt to any severity the fan artist or writer wishes to convey about history. For my purposes I will simply be using cute, simple, hopefully inoffensive and very poorly drawn illustrations. The learner/viewer/YOU should feel free to draw their own pictures and construct their own sentences in order to personalize their learning. Making connections to your own life and interests is a great way to learn, and essential in learning a language. So you not understanding a picture or sentence or whatever is motivation for you to create your own, see? Haha...
If I were REALLY amazing I'd make pictures in the shape of kanji. There are books out there that do that. XD;

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I'll probably seriously overuse Canada, being Canadian myself. I also tend to drop little cultural tidbits about Canada in my descriptions because I'm patriotic like that. XD

If you're interested in finding out more about the series, send me a note and I'll hook you up with some links.

Current Residence: Alberta, Canada
Favourite cartoon character: Everyone from Axis Powers Hetalia? XD
Personal Quote: Nihongo wo benkyoushimashou!

# Comments

Comments: 123

AvalonMelody [2013-07-07 01:03:46 +0000 UTC]

Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Thank you for this! I'm going to do te same! One Kanji a day! *OratleastthirtybecauseI'msuchalazyarse*

Thank you for helping my self-teaching studies! Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart (TTwTT )

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animeluv44 [2012-07-18 10:17:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank... You... So... Much...
This will really help..
I'ts just so hard to learn Kanji and im so lazy...

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Nanhart [2012-04-27 00:20:48 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday~

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OanaZ [2012-04-26 16:41:07 +0000 UTC]

Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu!
Have your cake and eat it too Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party Party

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SailorRocket [2011-04-21 20:16:49 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work! I had given up on Japanese, and I started looking for tutorials on Spanish, but I found this instead! Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle How weird is that? These all look very helpful! Nod Nod Nod Nod Nod

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KanjiADay In reply to SailorRocket [2011-04-29 19:21:14 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks! I do hope you find it helpful (although it would be cool to learn Spanish too, hahaha.)

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reject367 [2011-02-02 19:55:11 +0000 UTC]

this...is...so...COOL!

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KanjiADay In reply to reject367 [2011-02-04 20:06:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! :D (Big Grin) I hope it helps you! Thanks for the watch!
I'll try to get back on a daily schedule soon. OTL

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sailorgemstone In reply to KanjiADay [2011-03-07 07:40:35 +0000 UTC]

DOUBT! D:

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KanjiADay In reply to sailorgemstone [2011-03-11 00:16:11 +0000 UTC]

You think so, eh? Sweating a little...

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sailorgemstone In reply to KanjiADay [2011-03-11 07:05:18 +0000 UTC]

You live!

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KanjiADay In reply to sailorgemstone [2011-03-14 22:07:08 +0000 UTC]

Ah, well, I'm sort of in the process of resurrecting myself. Once I get over this strange craving for brains I should be okay. XD

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sailorgemstone In reply to KanjiADay [2011-03-15 12:24:34 +0000 UTC]

Haha, well that's good :) (Smile) I always write down 4 of these pages into an exsersize book a day so I'm thinking oh noes what if I catch up and there is none :O (Eek)

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KanjiADay In reply to sailorgemstone [2011-03-29 23:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Really? I'm glad that you're finding it useful! :D (Big Grin)
Well, really I only have a month or two to go, so soon there will be none. D:
But I'm going to be continuing to take Japanese next year so hopefully I'll learn a lot more to share with everyone here. XD

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sailorgemstone In reply to KanjiADay [2011-03-30 05:13:27 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, can't wait till you start again :D (Big Grin)

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KanjiADay In reply to sailorgemstone [2011-04-29 19:21:36 +0000 UTC]

My exams finish today so hopefully I can get back to it soon. :D (Big Grin)

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sailorgemstone In reply to KanjiADay [2011-04-30 04:45:45 +0000 UTC]

Hooray! :D (Big Grin) Good luck

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reject367 In reply to KanjiADay [2011-02-04 23:39:53 +0000 UTC]

it definitely will help me, I've been dragging my feet to learn kanji, but now I'm really interested! XD

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aisemicr [2010-09-20 01:18:16 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh I finished the Kanji learning flash! ([link] ) ;____;

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KanjiADay In reply to aisemicr [2011-01-27 03:38:51 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! I love it! :D (Big Grin)

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nordanvind [2010-07-05 22:47:09 +0000 UTC]

finding your gallery just now, i can't help going through all of it instantly hahahahh. love!!
keep up the good work Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada

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KanjiADay In reply to nordanvind [2010-07-06 05:03:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thank you very much! Sweating a little... Blush Blush Blush Blush Blush And thanks for all the faves too! And the watch! :D (Big Grin)
These drawings are all quite rushed and embarassing since I have to do them every day, but my main account's there in my signature if you like. ^_^

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nordanvind In reply to KanjiADay [2010-07-06 06:16:39 +0000 UTC]

it's nothing to be embarrassed over, they're beautiful as they are hahah Deviation love

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Hoshi-Zuuri [2010-06-25 21:04:02 +0000 UTC]

Th-this is amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!
Also, APH FTW!

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KanjiADay In reply to Hoshi-Zuuri [2010-06-26 01:50:18 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! Thanks for the watch! :D (Big Grin)
Please ask questions if any come to mind. I'll do my best to answer them! Sweating a little...

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currybread [2010-06-17 00:20:27 +0000 UTC]

yay! i can have a quick japanese lesson everday!! been looking for something this convenient! i really appreciate u making these!!

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KanjiADay In reply to currybread [2010-06-17 21:22:35 +0000 UTC]

I'm very glad you appreciate it! :D (Big Grin)
Please let me know if you have any questions, I'll do my best!
Thanks for the watch as well!

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Artemisfire [2010-06-02 15:57:07 +0000 UTC]

awesome! i was worried that i would lose all my Japanese over the summer but now i'll learn even more!

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KanjiADay In reply to Artemisfire [2010-06-02 23:37:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
And thank you for the watch! :D (Big Grin)
I might have to go on a bit of a hiatus this summer unfortunately.... but there's almost 300 kanji to study while I'm gone!

And thanks for the watch as well~!

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Artemisfire In reply to KanjiADay [2010-06-03 14:35:39 +0000 UTC]

ah well everyone needs a break sometimes. and you're welcome!

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DJMadameNoir [2010-03-28 17:54:31 +0000 UTC]

This is pretty awesome! I am learning Japanese, or trying to at least, and this is a great resource. Plus, I am usually on DeviantArt so I can do two things at once now!
Keep up the great work!

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KanjiADay In reply to DJMadameNoir [2010-03-28 19:06:02 +0000 UTC]

:D (Big Grin) Thank you so much! Blush Blush Blush Blush Blush And thanks for the watch as well! ^^
If you have any questions/corrections, don't hesitate to let me know!

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aisemicr [2010-03-15 00:09:43 +0000 UTC]

I saw a bunch of hatalia cosplayers at the convention. I remember at this other convention I went to there were this two girls with a Lithuania flag screaming, "Lithuania!! Lithuania!!!" And my friend and I didn't get it... We couldn't tell if they were from there or what. XD But when my friend brought those people up at this convention I finally got it.

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KanjiADay In reply to aisemicr [2010-03-15 02:08:44 +0000 UTC]

Teehee. I find that extremely silly since I myself am a Lithuania cosplayer...

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Nopalium [2010-02-28 08:52:32 +0000 UTC]

Hi Again Hapo, thank you for the welcome, i like your Political Piggy Bank.

yes, i have a question i dunno if kanji have the same meaning for chinese characters?

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KanjiADay In reply to Nopalium [2010-02-28 16:24:52 +0000 UTC]

Hi there! And thank you! Blush - :blush:

For the most part I would assume that kanji have roughly the same meaning in both languages, but different pronunciations. I'm not sure how much of a gist a Japanese person would get from trying to read Chinese or vice versa, so I'm really not of any help. XD

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Nopalium In reply to KanjiADay [2010-03-01 04:56:47 +0000 UTC]

Of course you´re really very helpful,aww do not put that blushing emoticon, on the contrary, please forgive if my question was out of topic.

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KanjiADay In reply to Nopalium [2010-03-01 05:32:30 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry about it! It's totally on topic! XD

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TwilitReader [2010-02-15 18:40:58 +0000 UTC]

HAPOPOPOPO HI

TIS A MOLLYYYY WHO HAS FOUND YOU!
AND WILL DO HER BEST TO LEARN JAPANESE... HOPEFULLY!

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KanjiADay In reply to TwilitReader [2010-02-16 04:55:54 +0000 UTC]

HI THERE MOLLY I'M IN ALFRED'S HOUSE He's chillin in my hotel eating food totally.
GANBATTE KUDASAI! *borrowing computer without Japanese installed rrr* Please ask questions if you have any. XD

I saw them February Announcements *Japan wasn't annnounced and now I'm nervouss* and omg my pictures were so embarassingggg
TELL EVERYONE MY NUFOUNVUT VALENTINES THING IS REALLY HORRIBLE AND SKETCHY AND IT'LL TAKE ME A FEW MORE DAYS TO CLEAN THEM UP. D: I'M SORRYYYYYY

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TwilitReader In reply to KanjiADay [2010-02-17 03:41:26 +0000 UTC]

I'mma fail so hard... D:

TIS OKAYYYYYYY <3

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aisemicr [2010-02-13 02:14:15 +0000 UTC]

Oh, Canada~

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phiia [2010-02-03 17:25:10 +0000 UTC]

You're handwriting is funny (cute) xD

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KanjiADay In reply to phiia [2010-02-04 02:43:58 +0000 UTC]

Haha- thank you! Sweating a little... - ^^; If I concentrated really hard I might be able to write neater... or if I was using a pencil instead. XD

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aisemicr [2010-02-02 03:45:15 +0000 UTC]

I've gotten so behind in the kanji. XD I really need to catch up... this weekend.

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KanjiADay In reply to aisemicr [2010-02-02 06:16:40 +0000 UTC]

Go for it! I believe in you!!
がんばって　ください！！

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aisemicr In reply to KanjiADay [2010-02-02 22:07:19 +0000 UTC]

Yes! Thanks for the inspiration! ^^

I definitely want to get caught up soon so I'll just have to make sure to work on it this weekend...

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aisemicr [2010-01-24 03:49:49 +0000 UTC]

You should aim at doing all of the 1945 joyo kanji. *shifty eyes*

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KanjiADay In reply to aisemicr [2010-01-24 04:04:10 +0000 UTC]

S-so many! X_x;;
Well, it would give me something to do once the year is over I suppose. XD

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aisemicr In reply to KanjiADay [2010-01-24 23:46:12 +0000 UTC]

Yeah! ^. ^

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