Japanese Complete
Learning and science
language learning textbook
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How HN took it
6 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 19 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Idea: 3 for, 5 againstDocs: 1 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good physical book design and layout
From 2 comments
I like the format and colors in your book. Well done! I believe this would have been helpful to me at the beginning of my Japanese studies. I do have some questions, if you don't…
innocentoldguy on HNI've studied out of most of the well-known Japanese textbooks, and yours looks really promising. You've even added a new learning mechanic with the English paragraph containing…
drconti on HN
Kanji embedded in English sentences is an interesting idea
From 2 comments
Kanji embedded into English sentences is an interesting idea.
iandanforth on HNI've studied out of most of the well-known Japanese textbooks, and yours looks really promising. You've even added a new learning mechanic with the English paragraph containing…
drconti on HN
Objections
Content is heavy on kanji, light on vocabulary and examples, and not beginner-friendly
From 1 comment
First of all, congrats on launching a product. Without having ordered the book, here are my comments on your website: The signup page asks me to enter an email address, and says…
teraflop on HN
No author credentials shown
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First of all, congrats on launching a product. Without having ordered the book, here are my comments on your website: The signup page asks me to enter an email address, and says…
teraflop on HN
Signup email verification does not work
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First of all, congrats on launching a product. Without having ordered the book, here are my comments on your website: The signup page asks me to enter an email address, and says…
teraflop on HN
Prices not listed on the site
From 1 comment
Between your book and your course on your website, I must say I'm pretty disappointed that no prices are listed anywhere unless you go to a stripe checkout page.
xingped on HN
Requests
Comparison with Genki
From 2 comments
Looks very nice! I'd be interested to read a comparison to GENKI, maybe someone will make a review later.
haunter on HNWhat are (better) differences between this book and Genki that you all consciously made?
chimineycricket on HN
Clarify whether audio content exists
From 1 comment
I can't tell from the linked page whether there's associated audio content, is there?
commandlinefan on HN
Questions
Is there audio content?
From 1 comment
I can't tell from the linked page whether there's associated audio content, is there?
commandlinefan on HN
What are the methodological innovations and are they research-backed?
From 2 comments
You mention about innovations. As a Japanese major who studied a lot second language acquisition and did some empirical language learning research for my masters, I'm interested…
GolDDranks on HNThis looks very interesting. Can you give a brief overview of the fundamental shifts in methodology that underlie your novel method, and justifications for why these are likely…
CiceroCiceronis on HN
How does it differ from Genki?
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What are (better) differences between this book and Genki that you all consciously made?
chimineycricket on HN
Alternatives named
Minna no Nihongo
From 2 comments
I started studying Japanese in 2020 with 「みんなの日本語」(Minna no Nihongo). The book is entirely in Japanese and only assumes that you can read hiragana/katakana and have access to a…
elldoubleyew on HN>I started studying Japanese [...] assumes that you can read hiragana/katakana Can you explain how this works? This sounds like you were familiar with Japanese, not "started…
ziddoap on HN
Genki
From 2 comments
First of all, congrats on launching a product. Without having ordered the book, here are my comments on your website: The signup page asks me to enter an email address, and says…
teraflop on HNLooks very nice! I'd be interested to read a comparison to GENKI, maybe someone will make a review later.
haunter on HN
Wanikani
From 1 comment
Only with Kanji. Many share the same meaning, and onyomi reading often sounds a little bit like modern mandarin, but the kunyomi readings are exclusively Japanese and you'll have…
elldoubleyew on HN
Pimsleur
From 1 comment
One can learn the kana in a few weeks to a month, depending on how diligently one studies. It's akin to learning a new alphabet (although with quite a few more characters), but…
dymk on HN