I’ve been wanting to play Dragon Quest 5 (PS2) just because and was looking around on internet watching some videos on YouTube. And I thought that when I was kid I spend so much time playing videos games like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, I got most of the basic 漢字 to read (not to write) do you think this approach is valid to Japanese learner as well? Obliviously you need to learn grammar and other basic stuff first but I think it’s good idea to get familiar with bunch of 漢字 to read.
Also thinking to create study group since so many ppl reached out to me last time, it’s free to join only requirement is to be able to read ひらがな and カタカナ, message me if you wanna join or just feel free to reach out to me if you have questions 🙂
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As a Japanese learner, I have found this approach to be valid.
I’ve learned a lot of words and 漢字 from playing Japanese video games!
For me if it’s easy enough to look up and it’s relevant for me to understand the plot I look it up and learn it. I use Google lens
I’d say that there isn’t any wrong way to learn. There are certainly more effective ways, but the biggest problem most people face is not their study method, but motivation to keep at it.
I’m not sure what you are asking exactly but if you are thinking of making an instructional video where you (native speaker) teach us (learners) with my favorite games, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy, uh YEAH
Those are my favorite games so how can I say no?
Anything using the target language in a fun/engaging way is definitely a good thing!!
I was even able to read something as obscure as 春蘭 (しゅんらん) yesterday simply because I’ve been playing Genshin, where one of the newer characters is named 夜蘭 (Yelan, or イェラン)
You can definitely learn kanji from them, the same way you can learn kanji from songs (or any other enjoyable target language input). If you mean as a primary or only method of learning kanji, it seems like it would be pretty ineffective/inefficient.
The only way I could see that being effective is if one chose a simple VN and made an Anki deck with those kanji, and did repetitions alongside or in advance. By a simple VN, I mean something like Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell (which also lets you key toggle btwn JP and EN)
Even then, I don’t think it would be a great method on its own.