| Lots of us put weeks/months into our projects. As somebody who's definitely had their fair share of "Show HN"s be swallowed into the murky depths, take the "L" and just give it a few weeks before reposting again. Now onto some feedback: **** What I like **** The article is well-written and I really appreciate the candid nature of the journey to see this project through to the finish line. **** What I don't like **** There's literally dozens of JLPT flashcard sets (online and physical). It's a bit hard for me to understand the point of the physical card aspect of this kickstarter. It pushes SRS/Leitner/etc - but I can't even fathom anyone trying to organize and set this up with physical cards. The "no silly mnemonics" feels like a solution in search of a problem. Most of the flashcards that I've used for Chinese and Japanese had no such thing on them. **** Questions **** Did you work with a native Japanese speaker to vet your cards? How can I rely on your expertise as a non-native speaker? Did you major in Japanese? What level of the JLPT have you passed? I see no mention of 部首, are you incorporating radicals into the learning process? **** Constructive **** If it were a work of art, such that I could display the cards decoratively then I think I might be more inclined to invest. For example, if you'd gotten a Japanese calligrapher to do the kanji. |
The mnemonics really were the main feature driving me away from existing resources and to make my own.
On the questions: I am not an expert, but I didn't make anything up. All data is picked from dictionaries like JMDict/jisho.org. The layout and choosing which information to display how I found best was according to my studies.
On 部首: They're highlighted for each Kanji (back side) and annotated on the bottom right in the full form, but there are no individual cards for radicals.
All in all, the deck features and what makes it different is better described by the guide that I link in the post (which, while interesting, is better suited for the audience which cares about Kanji).
The post itself focused on the building and business part which I think is well-suited for the HN crowd.
Anyway, thanks.