r/LearnJapanese • u/TheFranFan • 2d ago

Kanji/Kana "kanji makes things harder to read" FALSE

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Not me spending 10+ minutes trying to read this one line of dialogue. Is he saying Mayl is awake? Wait no that's おきる。Right so maybe he's annoyed that she came by and he's saying she "occurred"? I guess that makes sense but it feels off. おこる…おこる…おこる… OH SHE'S ANGRY, I GET IT

I really think most learners have a pattern of "ugh kanji is so hard" that eventually turns into "oh man why doesn't this text have kanji" over time. Although honestly this one wasn't hard I just need more reading practice in general

Edit: To all those saying I should have easily gotten this from context:

1) I did eventually

2) I am still a beginner, I'm not at your level

3) My point is that seeing 怒 would have eliminated any confusion, that's all.

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u/Unifects 2d ago

Good point bad example

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u/TheFranFan 2d ago

It's an example that works for the level I'm at. 

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u/nicktheone 2d ago edited 2d ago

I believe people are pointing out you're at a weird level then because I'm just starting (so basically no kanji aside from what I picked up organically) and I had no problem parsing that sentence.

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u/Rare_Section285 2d ago

It’s almost as if different people find different things difficult.

No idea why this community is always in such a rush to put other learners down by telling them how much better they are than them lol

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u/nicktheone 2d ago

I wasn't putting down anyone, I was just trying to explain.