Talk:Japanese/Kanji/Lesson 3

Completeness
Although the kanji for father and mother both included kata (方), the character was not offered in this lesson. I feel this is important, particularly because kata only differs from man (万) by one stroke, and the two can be easily confused.

Additionally the word "omoya" (母家) involves the use of a ten-stroke character that for beginners will be difficult to write and retain.

Last, the vocabulary offered in the examples isn't anything I've heard actually come up in conversation. Its usability in practical situations is remote. I find that for kanji lessons to be useful, the lesson should be based on building vocabulary, and should incorporate combinations of basic kanji that can be rearranged and used together, in the way that "fubo" (父母) was.

However, the animations are excellent writing guides, and the overall presentation is clear and easy to read. Likewise, the presentation of the numbers in these first three lessons is straightforward and handy.

Secretlibby (discuss • contribs) 16:36, 18 May 2012 (UTC) secretlibby