These Tools Will Make You BETTER AT READING JAPANESE!

[@TomKilworth]

Great sponsor! I can attest to Satori Reader’s brilliance as it’s responsible for the most progress I’ve made. It’s almost perfect

[@megajunior]

If only Satori Reader had a lifetime subscription option like Wanikani.

[@satorireader]

Hi, Junior. That's something we do consider from time to time. Right now it just takes so much effort to produce new content each week and keep improving the service that we really need the subscription revenue to keep that ball rolling forward. We'll do our best to explore ways to lower the price as we continue to grow the service!

[@ToKiniAndy]

I hear you. Though you could probably go through most of the material in a year or two (same with WaniKani). Lifetime subscriptions are great if you want to take things slow though, so I do understand the feeling.

[@malibiranjohncedricdecano4515]

Yay first sponsorship! Congrats Andy

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you! I'm excited to work with Satori Reader. I'm a huge fan (in case you couldn't tell... haha).

[@satorireader]

We're thrilled to support someone who is doing so much to help people make progress with Japanese!

[@KyushuTrail]

Nice! I really enjoyed reading the Moomin series in Japanese a few years ago. Around elementary school level. Great video and congrats on the first sponsorship!

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you! I remember you mentioning those! That's a good idea too. =)

[@17lordfire]

Hello Andy!! You’re absolutely amazing!!

[@ToKiniAndy]

Haha I don't know about that. But thank you for watching! =)

[@afarchangel]

Great video! I watched your last one and meant to sign up and got distracted. Kinda glad I did; going to sign up now. Hopefully I’ll see you on the stream tomorrow! All the content you’ve put out is super helpful; thanks so much for putting in the effort to help us all!

[@ToKiniAndy]

Yeah, that definitely worked out! I hope that you find it useful, and hope to see you at the stream. Thank you for watching!! =)

[@3bouldersurban653]

Good job! 👍👌🏼. Nice providing the advices ,tools and links.

[@hey-fv2gg]

This video made me a little curious about how hard reading in Japanese is. You often said “it is a little bit challenging for my level”, even when referring to Kiki, and I don’t know if u were being humble or if it really is still challenging? Like, I developed my reading skills in English basically through extensive reading. I never had the patience to look up every single word and I just kept going until I was eventually able to understand it. I know it doesn’t seem the best method, but it did work. I would say that I am around C2 or C1 in English now, I attend an American university and most of what I read is in English, honestly I don’t have much problem to read anything at college level, being it scientific research, philosophy books, poetry etc. Although it is not on par with my native language, it is definitely not too far behind it That being said, I expected that someone with n2 or n1 would be able to do the same in Japanese? Considering that n2 is usually the threshold to get into a Japanese university, I thought that it would allow you to understand native content without major troubles, seeing someone who has a n1 saying that something like Kiki is still challenging (even if a little) is really daunting to me. I can’t even imagine how long it will take before I can enjoy a Japanese book without struggling lmaoo

[@darrylcantre7178]

アンヂイさん、please share with me the graded reader PDF link, please. I'm afraid its not on the description anymore.

[@LittleLessTalentless]

I came here to say this too! I'd love to check it out but the link is broken

[@ToKiniAndy]

Sorry! The link is now updated! www.tokiniandy.com/blog/links-from-5-tools-to-get-better-at-reading-japanese-tokini-andy-video

[@darrylcantre7178]

@@ToKiniAndy ありがとうございます

[@No-U-]

The pdf shown in this video is the one I made and posted on reddit. There is a updated version with more stories on the r/learnjapanese subreddit.

[@emanuelheard3236]

Thank You So Much 😊. I recently finished 壁の穴. So now I’m am reading a lot of news articles and wondering which big article to read next. I am so thankful for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday Discount. I didn’t reach my goal of fluency by the end of the year but I most definitely made exponential progress and I’m pretty confident I can smash the N3 right now. In retrospect tho I would pick up hiragana and katakana with Japanesepod101 and get exposure 3-5 to basic Kanji and radicals a day. Quickly find a teacher and or Japanese friend and talk a lot more. Get the GENKI series watch your channel to cross reference. Once I got through the GENKI series read Satori Reader as much as a teenager checks social media. I would absolutely journal morning and night. And over all just get exposed to Japanese media especially My Hero Academia.

[@satorireader]

Hi, Emanuel. It's great to hear that you're making such progress with your Japanese! It feels amazing when you can see your growth like that, doesn't it? Keep it up!

[@emanuelheard3236]

@@satorireader Your app has taken my Japanese to a whole new level I’m extremely excited to see how well I can read after finishing all the articles. I am so grateful for the app👍🏾 Thank you 🙏

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm so happy to hear that you are finding it so useful! 壁の穴 was great, wasn't it! I'm a little sad that it's over now! I think I'm going to read Kona next. =) Here's to our goals in 2021!

[@emanuelheard3236]

@@ToKiniAndy I’m gonna start コナの大冒険 next year late spring so I can continue to part 2 smoothly

[@pavelmartinez4617]

Hello Andy!

[@ToKiniAndy]

Hello Pavel! Thanks for stopping by! =)

[@hussainmavlyanoff9034]

where is the link for PDF?

[@rysandi9289]

no worries: drive.google.com/file/d/1zgLLtceaQTR0hF8KxE2eiCYNkV0eCrZX/view

[@ToKiniAndy]

Sorry! The link is now updated! www.tokiniandy.com/blog/links-from-5-tools-to-get-better-at-reading-japanese-tokini-andy-video

[@No-U-]

The pdf shown in this video is the one I made and posted on reddit. There is a updated version with more stories on the r/learnjapanese subreddit.

[@daily_jham]

i can't find the link for the graded reader pdf 😭

[@rysandi9289]

Here it is: drive.google.com/file/d/1zgLLtceaQTR0hF8KxE2eiCYNkV0eCrZX/view

[@ToKiniAndy]

Sorry! The link is now updated! www.tokiniandy.com/blog/links-from-5-tools-to-get-better-at-reading-japanese-tokini-andy-video

[@No-U-]

The pdf shown in this video is the one I made and posted on reddit. There is a updated version with more stories on the r/learnjapanese subreddit.

[@mr.sushi2221]

its not the best way but I've been getting a lot of exposure watching shows in Japanese with Japanese subtitles. it seems to be helping me.

[@ToKiniAndy]

That helped me a lot as well! Good point. If you go out of your way to try and read the subtitles, it can be great exposure.

[@robertmason9279]

Great video

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you Robert! And thank you for watching! =)

[@g3438-g8i]

When is the Anki tutorial coming out? I really could use your help :D

[@ToKiniAndy]

That one might be a little ways off, but I hope I can make it sometime in the first half of 2021. Sorry for the delay!

[@batgirlp5561]

Where's the link to the PDF???😢

[@ConraDargo]

Isn't it the "Tadoku PDF" available when you click the "All the Links:" in the description?

[@jahayrac8636]

It's like you're in my brain organizing all my thoughts for me 😅 lol I've been thinking about using all these resources (we practically have all the same resources including the Graded Readers! Lol) but I wasn't sure what to utilize first, what to would be the most useful for me and my level, how etc. Because I've gone through Genki 1-2 already I've thought about using the back of them for extensive reading since I have read some of them before and I know they're at a good level for me. But I've also really wanted to get into more intensive reading using my kindle and use your video for getting vocab/ sentence mining jp books. I almost don't care if I struggle reading it there are some books I really wanna read! 😁 but your thoughts on how to get through them without getting to overwhelmed is very helpful and sound advice. I also appreciate the breakdown on how to approach reading and the steps to try to really get the most out of each resource. The fact that you mentioned having a resource for extensive and one intensive helps me to feel like I'm right on track. I've been using one source "intensively" due to interest (a jp text chat visual novel game). It can be challenging to read through and not get far. But in short doses, and being able to bring my questions to my exchange partner, every discovery has been so fun. ^_^ This puts everything into perspective, Andy! Thank you soooo much!

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm so happy to hear that I was able to help organize your thoughts on the matter! I hope that you find all of those tools as useful as I did! Thank you for watching. =)

[@wannaknit]

I'm going to try Satori Reader for three months and see if I use it, it seems good. By the way, I have the first Yatsoba book and couldn't stand it, she just seems like a total brat and her father an incredibly neglectful parent, but I appreciate I am in the minority as everyone seems to love her!

[@satorireader]

Hello, wannaknit. Thank you in advance and please let us know if there's anything we can do that would make Satori Reader a better fit for you. We're working hard to improve it every day.

[@ToKiniAndy]

She's quite normal (as is her dad) for a Japanese kid surprisingly! haha As a kindergarten homeroom teacher for 4 years, it was like reading about all of my kids. But I can absolutely understand how they come off that way! I hope that you find Satori Reader useful! =)

[@onetwo9824]

Andy senpai, hello! Do you think it is worth to learn kanji by breaking them down to pieces? What is your experience with kanji? Really wanna just start writing them down, but it's not that simple if you aren't usually satisfied with the way they looks on paper. And I feel like this is the reason why instead of 20 kanji I can learn 10 at max.

[@ToKiniAndy]

Hi One Two, I think breaking kanji down into pieces is the best way to learn them for sure. I have generally used other tools which do that FOR me (like James Heisig's Remembering the Kanji, or WaniKani). Writing is also a great way to remember them. I always wrote down every new kanji I learned at least 3 or 4 times. And I promise that EVERYONE hates the way their kanji look the first few times... or first 100 or so times. But the more you get used to writing, the better they get. Just like with everything. 10 per day is PLENTY, so I wouldn't worry about pushing it further than that, unless you have a reason that you really need to learn them faster. Better to learn them WELL than FAST.

[@onetwo9824]

@@ToKiniAndy Thank you for your time, sensei.

[@rno5087]

The link to the PDF was not able to find it. Could you help?

[@ToKiniAndy]

Sorry! The link is now updated! www.tokiniandy.com/blog/links-from-5-tools-to-get-better-at-reading-japanese-tokini-andy-video

[@No-U-]

The pdf shown in this video is the one I made and posted on reddit. There is a updated version with more stories on the r/learnjapanese subreddit.

[@akutaen3068]

In your opinion, when should you start Satori Reader? I'm currently working on the first Genki book and I think all of the stories are currently too difficult for me.

[@Wren6991]

Not before finishing Genki 1. It will be difficult in the beginning however long you wait, but that passes after a couple weeks. Some stories are more difficult than others. Akiko's foreign exchange is a good one to start with.

[@ValeriaTiourina]

andy you're the best!!!! I've been following your Genki lessons and was already regretting buying the Genki book itself because your lessons are so much better for me (and I love the conversation bits - I've been using them as "comprehensible input" and trying to guess what it means before you translate it and go through it). I was missing the reading component a lot from the textbook, but now I'm excited to go in the back and find it in the back :o

[@ToKiniAndy]

That's great! I'm happy to hear that I was able to help you find more reading material then!! =) Thank you for watching!

[@GabrieleBoccone]

The link to the graded reader PDF seems to be broken. Is it still available?

[@ToKiniAndy]

Sorry! The link is now updated! www.tokiniandy.com/blog/links-from-5-tools-to-get-better-at-reading-japanese-tokini-andy-video

[@No-U-]

The pdf shown in this video is the one I made and posted on reddit. There is a updated version with more stories on the r/learnjapanese subreddit.

[@ValeriaTiourina]

Also, thanks for the heads up about Satori Reader's discount.... I loooooove reading things that are right around my level and it sounds incredible for that. Also because I'm really lazy to make my own Anki review decks lol. Definitely going to give them a try.

[@ToKiniAndy]

I hope that you find Satori Reader helpful! It's such a great app/website in my opinion. Thank you again for watching! =)

[@aryalaashaya]

Resources link not working. Can you please fix the link?

[@ToKiniAndy]

Sorry! The link is now updated! www.tokiniandy.com/blog/links-from-5-tools-to-get-better-at-reading-japanese-tokini-andy-video

[@No-U-]

The pdf shown in this video is the one I made and posted on reddit. There is a updated version with more stories on the r/learnjapanese subreddit.

[@rno5087]

We are prompted a “page not found” Thanks again

[@ToKiniAndy]

Sorry! The link is now updated! www.tokiniandy.com/blog/links-from-5-tools-to-get-better-at-reading-japanese-tokini-andy-video

[@rno5087]

ありがとうございます

[@OutcastYBJ]

It’s not that I don’t know how to read in Japanese I just read Japanese really slowly i just stopped using rōmaji and it’s a lot harder to read now

[@ZenDragoonYT]

Romaji tends to be a hindrance it seems for learners. Its best to learn the hirigana and katakana. And then drop romaji immediately

[@Haytchatchatcha]

Your link "All the links" is broken, 404

[@ToKiniAndy]

Sorry! The link is now updated! www.tokiniandy.com/blog/links-from-5-tools-to-get-better-at-reading-japanese-tokini-andy-video

[@No-U-]

The pdf shown in this video is the one I made and posted on reddit. There is a updated version with more stories on the r/learnjapanese subreddit.

[@alaharon1233]

The all the links link in the description 404s

[@ToKiniAndy]

Sorry! The link is now updated! www.tokiniandy.com/blog/links-from-5-tools-to-get-better-at-reading-japanese-tokini-andy-video

[@No-U-]

The pdf shown in this video is the one I made and posted on reddit. There is a updated version with more stories on the r/learnjapanese subreddit.