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(Re)Learning Japanese (reading only)

Name: INVISIBLE SKY MAGICIAN !lnkYxlAbaw 2007-03-17 8:29 ID:VrLd4FqS

Well I decided I'm going to (re)learn Japanese. However, I only want to be able to read and understand Japanese, I have no current need for writing or speaking Japanese (no doubt I'll still learn it on the way). Reason? Manga, TV and movie subtitles, and video games, mostly for reading. in before "WEEABOO", my automated response to that: "Fuck off."

Current proficiency:

Can read & write Hiragana 100%.
Can read & write Katakana 100%, and decent enough at translating it.
CANNOT read & write Kanji at all, outside of numbers.
Is aware of the difficulty of Japanese grammar, levels of politeness, particles etc... but does not know much about it.

Anyone have any decent Japanese-learning links or download resources (textbooks, audiobooks etc)?

I'm currently going through my old high school textbooks and a Genki Vol.1 e-book. I need a decent hardcopy Japanese dictionary though, know a good one?.

Thanks.

Name: Anonymous 2007-03-23 0:16 ID:tJTZpqI0

A goal must be defined.  The last few posts are mixing many goals:  speaking to native speakers, watching movies, reading books.  These are all separate.  I now make the point that should be obvious:  that learning to read a foreign language does not require travel to the country of origin.  Unless you somehow cannot access that country's reading materials, which is certainly not true for Japan!
>>46 I'm sorry that looking up kanji bothers you so much.  But you can stick to manga that have furigana over the kanji...

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