How many Kanji do you know?

BamaFan2989 · Nov 5, 2004, 21:56

Hey guys I was wondering how much Kanji you knew.. thanks.

okaeri_man · Nov 5, 2004, 21:58

easily 500+! if i can do it you can do it too!

BamaFan2989 · Nov 5, 2004, 22:13

lol, thanks.

kisu · Nov 6, 2004, 00:37

200-300 I can write myself. But I'm sure I could recognize at least a hundered more.

^^

~Kisu

Maciamo · Nov 6, 2004, 00:38

I have edited your poll a bit, as many people here know more than 500 kanji, I think (then it is "how many" and not "how much").

Elizabeth · Nov 6, 2004, 01:25

Between 1500-2000, if anyone wants to amend my response from the 500 + category.

DoctorP · Nov 6, 2004, 02:23

hmmmm? maybe it should be ammended one more time. I think the first choice should be zero since I am sure that some people do not know any kanji! I myself know only about 150.

MeAndroo · Nov 6, 2004, 02:37

It all depends...can I use my cell phone?

Faustianideals · Nov 6, 2004, 02:39

I know no kanji at the moment.

puKKa · Nov 6, 2004, 07:47

I know a few right now, trying to learn kana first then kanji

Kamisama · Nov 6, 2004, 08:06

Who knows over 2000 kanji?
Does anyone have any good websites that teach kanji and the many sentences it can be related to? Not just words but examples a whole kanji broken down.

I was working on a tutorial I had over 50 lessons.. but i lost them in a virus.

PaulTB · Nov 6, 2004, 09:36

Originally Posted by Kamisama

Who knows over 2000 kanji?

I think the correct spelling is "What bastard knows over 2000 kanji?"

I don't know who you are - but I'm going to be there next year.
覚えておくぞ！

Originally Posted by Kamisama

I was working on a tutorial I had over 50 lessons.. but i lost them in a virus.

Your next lessons will be in Data Recovery, Redudancy in Backup Systems and Virus Protection, will they?

Maciamo · Nov 6, 2004, 11:40

Btw, I voted 1500-2000.

PaulTB · Nov 6, 2004, 12:44

Originally Posted by Maciamo

Btw, I voted 1500-2000.

Hmm, me too.

What this needs is a totally unfair tie-breaker.

What is the full kana version and rough meaning of the following words?

(They are all from my 'nasty vocab' list for moderately common words that I keep forgetting - I got them all wrong last time I tried them and I haven't tried these for at least four or so days.)

頑な
戊戌
緊迫
宣誓
主催
礎
啓蒙
連邦
颯爽と
柑橘類

copy and paste (not quote) the above list and enter your answers - then see my answers and what EDICT said below.

MY ANSWERS: ('hidden' by white text).

頑なかたくな stubborn TICK
戊戌ぼじゅつ 6th of the sexagenary cycle CROSS (35th)
緊迫けんはく tense CROSS (きんぱく
宣誓せんせい oath TICK
主催しゅさい supervisor of meeting CROSS (Organisation, sponsorship)
礎いにしえ foundation, basis CROSS (いしずえ foundation stone
啓蒙けいごう luxury CROSS (けいもう enlightenment)
連邦れんぽう Commonwealth TICK
颯爽とさっそうと Jauntily TICK
柑橘類かんちつるい citrus fruits CROSS (かんきつるい)

4 out of 10. (Not so good)

mad pierrot · Nov 6, 2004, 15:25

not enough! I'm stuck in that kanji "No man's land" between 500 and 1,000. Not enough to read, but more than just a few.

Stutz · Nov 6, 2004, 15:32

Just around 50 at the moment. I hope to be around 200 by the end of the spring semester in May.

Emoni · Nov 6, 2004, 17:05

Good poll. I was curious to the amount of Kanji the posters here knew as well.

Mike Cash · Nov 6, 2004, 22:21

Originally Posted by Maciamo

Btw, I voted 1500-2000.

That's because you're a redneck.

(Oh, wait a minute.....wrong thread. Sorry)

blade_bltz · Nov 7, 2004, 00:12

eh 750 or so. I'm getting lazy >_<

BrennaCeDria · Nov 7, 2004, 01:25

Just under 50. T.T

Buntaro · Nov 7, 2004, 03:18

Hey, how about a poll for how many kanji we have forgotten!!!

PaulTB · Nov 7, 2004, 06:47

Originally Posted by Buntaro

Hey, how about a poll for how many kanji we have forgotten!!!

All of them. Several times.

Luckily I've memorized most of them again at a later point.

serewen · Nov 7, 2004, 13:28

around 2k+

SajberJohan · Nov 8, 2004, 06:12

Well, Iｴm supposed to know like 45 or 60, and although I recognize allmost all of them I only remember how to write like half of them...

Kanji is really bothersome, and sometimes itｴs straight up useless! I mean comeon, if you want to write tabemono itｴs like 10 times more bothersome to replace the "ta" with the kanji than just plain writing "ta" in hiragana. I think whoever made these kanjis up was having a real fun time thinking of how we gaijins would have trouble understanding and learning them (or atleast I have

).

Bekkichan · Nov 11, 2004, 08:26

I went with 400-499, because in the middle of my next-to-last quarter in college (somewhere between 1/04 and 3/04), I finished the JWL (Japanese: the Written Language) text, which covers 400 kanji. Throughout the next 3 or 4 months I learned some supplementary ones from various sources... and since graduating in June '04 I've been translating some website content every week, as well as regularly chatting with Japanese people via email, forums, and MSN... all of which helped me learn to recognize LOTS more. I wouldn't say I'm over 500 though... mainly because I lost count months ago.

Plus, if we're talking about writing, I probably remember less than half that amount, so... heh.

View Poll Results: How many Kanji do you know?
0-99	111	44.40%
100-199	28	11.20%
200-299	15	6.00%
300-399	14	5.60%
400-499	5	2.00%
500-1000	35	14.00%
1000-1500	14	5.60%
1500-2000	15	6.00%
Over 2000	13	5.20%
Voters: 250. You may not vote on this poll

Nov 5, 2004, 21:56	#1
BamaFan2989 c'est moi. Join Date: Oct 19, 2004 Location: Alabama Age: 20 Posts: 242	How many Kanji do you know? Hey guys I was wondering how much Kanji you knew.. thanks. __________________ BamaFan2989@GMail.com -- please email me sometime (^o^) yum! Last edited by Maciamo; Nov 6, 2004 at 00:39. Reason: grammar

Nov 5, 2004, 21:58	#2
okaeri_man Tadaima! Join Date: Sep 6, 2003 Location: Australia Age: 24 Posts: 379	easily 500+! if i can do it you can do it too! __________________ "The people who vote decide nothing. The people who count the vote decide everything." - Stalin

Nov 6, 2004, 00:37	#4
kisu Regular Member Join Date: May 4, 2003 Location: Russian Canadian Age: 20 Posts: 101	200-300 I can write myself. But I'm sure I could recognize at least a hundered more. ^^ ~Kisu __________________ ~spirited little usagi~

Nov 6, 2004, 00:38	#5
Maciamo Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Jul 17, 2002 Location: Austrasia Posts: 6,647	I have edited your poll a bit, as many people here know more than 500 kanji, I think (then it is "how many" and not "how much"). __________________ Over 100 destinations in the Japan Sightseeing Guide + detailed Tokyo Guide and Kyoto Guide Eupedia : Your Guide to Europe in English Read the "Maciamo FAQ" "What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?", Winston Churchill.

Nov 5, 2004, 22:13	#3
BamaFan2989 c'est moi. Join Date: Oct 19, 2004 Location: Alabama Age: 20 Posts: 242	lol, thanks.

Nov 6, 2004, 01:25	#6
Elizabeth Regular Member Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: アメリカ Posts: 8,509	Between 1500-2000, if anyone wants to amend my response from the 500 + category. __________________ たとえ辛くても、永遠に続く苦しみなどないでしょう。

Nov 6, 2004, 02:23	#7
DoctorP Regular Member Join Date: Jun 3, 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 1,793	hmmmm? maybe it should be ammended one more time. I think the first choice should be zero since I am sure that some people do not know any kanji! I myself know only about 150.

Nov 6, 2004, 02:37	#8
MeAndroo Regular Member Join Date: Jul 29, 2004 Location: Asago-shi, Hyogo-ken Age: 27 Posts: 776	It all depends...can I use my cell phone? __________________ Go Trojans! Fight On!

Nov 6, 2004, 02:39	#9
Faustianideals Comfortably Ignorant Join Date: Jul 15, 2004 Location: Illinois, USA Age: 21 Posts: 762	I know no kanji at the moment.

Nov 6, 2004, 07:47	#10
puKKa ねえーちゃん Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Location: Sweden - Orebro Age: 21 Posts: 210	I know a few right now, trying to learn kana first then kanji __________________ /poke

Nov 6, 2004, 08:06	#11
Kamisama Ooh, i'm a green belt. Join Date: Oct 6, 2004 Location: シカゴ,Illinois Age: 23 Posts: 216	Who knows over 2000 kanji? Does anyone have any good websites that teach kanji and the many sentences it can be related to? Not just words but examples a whole kanji broken down. I was working on a tutorial I had over 50 lessons.. but i lost them in a virus.

Nov 6, 2004, 09:36	#12
PaulTB Manga Psychic Join Date: Jan 22, 2004 Posts: 2,111	Originally Posted by Kamisama Who knows over 2000 kanji? I think the correct spelling is "What bastard knows over 2000 kanji?" I don't know who you are - but I'm going to be there next year. 覚えておくぞ！ Originally Posted by Kamisama I was working on a tutorial I had over 50 lessons.. but i lost them in a virus. Your next lessons will be in Data Recovery, Redudancy in Backup Systems and Virus Protection, will they?

Nov 6, 2004, 11:40	#13
Maciamo Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Jul 17, 2002 Location: Austrasia Posts: 6,647	Btw, I voted 1500-2000.

Nov 6, 2004, 12:44	#14
PaulTB Manga Psychic Join Date: Jan 22, 2004 Posts: 2,111	Originally Posted by Maciamo Btw, I voted 1500-2000. Hmm, me too. What this needs is a totally unfair tie-breaker. What is the full kana version and rough meaning of the following words? (They are all from my 'nasty vocab' list for moderately common words that I keep forgetting - I got them all wrong last time I tried them and I haven't tried these for at least four or so days.) 頑な戊戌緊迫宣誓主催礎啓蒙連邦颯爽と柑橘類 copy and paste (not quote) the above list and enter your answers - then see my answers and what EDICT said below. MY ANSWERS: ('hidden' by white text). 頑なかたくな stubborn TICK 戊戌ぼじゅつ 6th of the sexagenary cycle CROSS (35th) 緊迫けんはく tense CROSS (きんぱく宣誓せんせい oath TICK 主催しゅさい supervisor of meeting CROSS (Organisation, sponsorship) 礎いにしえ foundation, basis CROSS (いしずえ foundation stone 啓蒙けいごう luxury CROSS (けいもう enlightenment) 連邦れんぽう Commonwealth TICK 颯爽とさっそうと Jauntily TICK 柑橘類かんちつるい citrus fruits CROSS (かんきつるい) 4 out of 10. (Not so good)

Nov 6, 2004, 15:25	#15
mad pierrot I jump to conclusions Join Date: Nov 22, 2003 Location: The world via Chi-town Age: 28 Posts: 1,333	not enough! I'm stuck in that kanji "No man's land" between 500 and 1,000. Not enough to read, but more than just a few.

Nov 6, 2004, 15:32	#16
Stutz Regular Member Join Date: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Michigan. Town's too small to name. Posts: 74	Just around 50 at the moment. I hope to be around 200 by the end of the spring semester in May.

Nov 6, 2004, 17:05	#17
Emoni The sinister Dr. Quake! Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Tokyo Age: 29 Posts: 1,359	Good poll. I was curious to the amount of Kanji the posters here knew as well. __________________ -Emoni "Been there, done that, came back, going again."

Nov 6, 2004, 22:21	#18
Mike Cash Delusions of Adequacy Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: Japan Posts: 5,417	Originally Posted by Maciamo Btw, I voted 1500-2000. That's because you're a redneck. (Oh, wait a minute.....wrong thread. Sorry) __________________ Kiva: Loans That Change Lives

Nov 7, 2004, 00:12	#19
blade_bltz 天才じゃん！ Join Date: Aug 11, 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 133	eh 750 or so. I'm getting lazy >_<

Nov 7, 2004, 01:25	#20
BrennaCeDria Lovely Angel Join Date: May 5, 2004 Location: Savannah, GA Age: 26 Posts: 218	Just under 50. T.T

Nov 7, 2004, 03:18	#21
Buntaro 運動不足 Join Date: Dec 27, 2003 Location: Westmorland, California, USA Posts: 802	Hey, how about a poll for how many kanji we have forgotten!!! __________________ Tada yori, takai mono wa nai. "There is no such thing as a free lunch."

Nov 7, 2004, 06:47	#22
PaulTB Manga Psychic Join Date: Jan 22, 2004 Posts: 2,111	Originally Posted by Buntaro Hey, how about a poll for how many kanji we have forgotten!!! All of them. Several times. Luckily I've memorized most of them again at a later point.

Nov 7, 2004, 13:28	#23
serewen 太陽は沈まない ! Join Date: Sep 5, 2003 Location: Malaysia Age: 25 Posts: 165	around 2k+ __________________ Kimi ga dai suki desu

Nov 8, 2004, 06:12	#24
SajberJohan Regular Member Join Date: Oct 21, 2004 Location: Sweden/Malm� (Malmoe) Age: 25 Posts: 43	Well, Iｴm supposed to know like 45 or 60, and although I recognize allmost all of them I only remember how to write like half of them... Kanji is really bothersome, and sometimes itｴs straight up useless! I mean comeon, if you want to write tabemono itｴs like 10 times more bothersome to replace the "ta" with the kanji than just plain writing "ta" in hiragana. I think whoever made these kanjis up was having a real fun time thinking of how we gaijins would have trouble understanding and learning them (or atleast I have ). __________________ Iｴm going to Japan! Weee ^_^ Engrish rocks btw! (keep it up japanese people ^^)

Nov 11, 2004, 08:26	#25
Bekkichan Transloter! Join Date: Jul 14, 2004 Location: Ohio Age: 27 Posts: 44	I went with 400-499, because in the middle of my next-to-last quarter in college (somewhere between 1/04 and 3/04), I finished the JWL (Japanese: the Written Language) text, which covers 400 kanji. Throughout the next 3 or 4 months I learned some supplementary ones from various sources... and since graduating in June '04 I've been translating some website content every week, as well as regularly chatting with Japanese people via email, forums, and MSN... all of which helped me learn to recognize LOTS more. I wouldn't say I'm over 500 though... mainly because I lost count months ago. Plus, if we're talking about writing, I probably remember less than half that amount, so... heh. __________________ キラキラ！

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