Reading Japanese
To get better at reading Japanese, I am reading more. Current method:
On macOS: Vivaldi + reading material + Yomichan -> Anki
Note: This page is mainly a succinct note-to-self. Not all of it will make sense to others.
1. Find stuff to read
Short stories and books:
- https://kakuyomu.jp ネット小説
- For other similar sites, see the sites used by https://github.com/whiteleaf7/narou
- https://tss.asenheim.org 古いノベルゲーム
- https://yonde.itazuraneko.org/index.html
- https://itazuranekoyomi.neocities.org/library/shousetu/shouall
News articles:
Restaurant menus:
Online supermarkets:
2. Look up new words with Yomichan
Press Command.
You can search unknown words in definitions too.
See my Yomichan post for more details about how I use it.
Examples of how it looks like on various websites from above:
3. Quickly create new Anki notes with Yomichan
Press Command + E.
See my Anki post for details about how this is set up.