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We really care about what you, our valued users, thinkβ¦
Posted in: Uncategorized, iTunes App Store by admin on July 12, 2010
…so when we receive a 1-star review on the iTunes App Store (which are rare – thankfully), or any feedback for that matter, we take it to heart and evaluate how we can improve our apps.
However, sometimes we feel that some negative reviews are just plain unfair. Take this review we received today (on US iTunes App Store):
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Do not buy this β
by Yuusuzumi – iStart Japanese! (Lite Version) – Mirai Japanese (Mirai Language Systems) – Version 2.0 – Jul 12, 2010
“This app may seem like it will teach you Japanese, but don’t be fooled. The pronunciations by the so called native Japanese speaker are incorrect and unnatural sounding. Learning to read Japanese through romaji (γγγ) is a terrible way to start out, I agree. There are better apps out there for free that teach you to read hiragana and katakana along with better vocabulary than this. I recommend Human Japanese or Kotoba!, which is a very nice Japanese dictionary.”
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More on our response to this review…
Kanji-of-the-Day: Every= ζ―
Posted in: Kanji by admin on
Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “every” = ζ―.
It has 6 strokes. Watch out for the stroke order!
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common reading of this kanji character is: “MAI” γγγ€γ.
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Kanji-of-the-Day: Now = δ»
Posted in: Kanji by admin on July 11, 2010
Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “now” = δ».
It has 4 strokes. Watch out for the stroke order!
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “KON” γγ³γ³γ and “ima” γγγΎγ.
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Kanji-of-the-Day: Half = ε
Posted in: Kanji by admin on July 10, 2010
Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “half” = ε.
It has 5 strokes. Watch out for the stroke order!
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common reading of this kanji character is: “HAN” γγγ³γ.
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Kanji-of-the-Day: Part = ε
Posted in: Kanji by admin on July 9, 2010
Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “part” = ε.
It has 4 strokes. Watch out for the stroke order!
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “BUN” γγγ³γ , “FUN” γγγ³γ, and “wa” γγγ.
The kanji also has meanings of “minute” (as in 60 seconds), and “to divide” (into parts).
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Kanji-of-the-Day: Interval = ι
Posted in: Kanji by admin on July 8, 2010
Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “interval” = ι.
It has 12 strokes. Watch out for the stroke order!
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “KAN” γγ«γ³γ and “aida” γγγγ γ.
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Kanji-of-the-Day: Time = ζ
Posted in: Kanji by admin on July 7, 2010
Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “time” = ζ.
It has 10 strokes.
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “JI” γγΈγ and “toki” γγ¨γγ(time).
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Kanji-of-the-Day: Week = ι±
Posted in: Kanji by admin on July 6, 2010
Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “week” = ι±.
It has 11 strokes! Watch out for the stroke order!
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common reading of this kanji character is: “SHΕͺ” γγ·γ₯γ¦γ.
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Kanji-of-the-Day: Year = εΉ΄
Posted in: Kanji by admin on July 5, 2010
Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “year” εΉ΄.
It has 6 strokes.
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “NEN” γγγ³γ and “toshi” γγ¨γγ(year).
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Kanji-of-the-Day: Day = ζ₯
Posted in: Kanji by admin on July 4, 2010
Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “day”, or “sun”: ζ₯.
Also, today is Sunday, which in Japanese is “sun day-of-the-week”,
γnichi-yΕbi, ζ₯ζζ₯γ.
It has 4 strokes.
For the more advanced Japanese learners:
The most common readings of this kanji character are: “NICHI” γγγγ and “hi” γγ²γ(day).
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