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Kana Invaders Flash Game

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Jamaipanese

Simple easy to play games are often used to teach languages. I recently discovered an interesting flash game called Kana Invaders that puts an genius twists on the popular Space Invaders game. Instead and shooting invading aliens you can shoot … Continue reading →

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Phonetikana – Katakana Typeface

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Jamaipanese

What do you do when you are a designer and have to make frequent trips to Japan but you are unable to find the time to learn to read or speak the language? Why design a katakana typeface that has … Continue reading →

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NihongoUp – Japanese educational game

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Jamaipanese

My study of the Japanese language is a stop and go process but I have been making a lot of progress lately. On the reading side so far I am confident of my Hiragana and Katakana knowledge and have been … Continue reading →

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Katakana Natto Challenge Lost

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Jamaipanese

I boldly challenged Chris when he jokingly tweeted an open Katakana study challenge on iKnow (now Smart.fm). Unfortunately I came up just short and one of the first things I will have to do when I eventually make it to … Continue reading →

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Jamaipanese in Katakana and Minor Design Tweaks

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Jamaipanese

I am still learning Japanese (slowly) but I am aware that Katakana is used to write foreign words, countries, personal names, scientific names and words used to describe sounds. I have explained before but for those who aren’t aware the … Continue reading →

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Hiragana and Katakana explained

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Jamaipanese

Hiragana and Katakana (together known as “Kana”) are simple, 50 character (4 of which are obsolete so most sources list 46), syllable based writing systems that should be one of the first things that all persons studying Japanese should learn. … Continue reading →

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Katakana Charts – Jamaipanese style ^_^

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Jamaipanese

Hiragana Charts were posted less than two days ago and now it’s time for the Katakana version. Remember don’t worry if yoy don’t know nothing about these weird characters as I will be posting information on them soon. If you … Continue reading →

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