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by x62Bh7948f 1408 days ago
might be helpful for beginners. after learning Japanese for a while I've developed some "tastes" (I don't know how to put it). reading the sample explanations on your website, writing Japanese vocabulary in romaji feels wrong. I'd go for having it in hiragana for simplicity (bunsetsu jars...) I don't know how useful the -kanji situated in english context- would be. in my experience having the Japanese context is way better to learn kanji, once one has learned enough vocabulary. The kanji origin story (with the proto-kanji, chinese writing, etc) might be better for advanced courses (is it available for all kanji on your book?) I'd try to avoid having native language "crutches" as much as possible.
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I've studied Japanese for 10 years and would never recommend any material that uses romaji. Hiragana takes only a few weeks to get familiar with, and avoids mixing up Japanese pronounciation with English.