On this website I use called kanshudo I’ve been using flashcards to memorize words but the site also has example sentences. I just remembered you can make flashcards out of these as well. Is there any benefit to making flashcards out of sentences? if so what?
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Memorizing words when used in the context of a sentence in my experience at least has helped me remember them better.
I make word that append with definition and usage sentence flashcards.
Cuz I realized I can remember words but I won’t remember how to put them in context.
It eliminates ambiguity, which can be a big deal considering plenty of words have multiple meanings.
This is often recommended in Japanese learning subs but the SLA research on it is shaky. Dutch SLA researcher Jan-Arjen Mondria notes that learning words in context can help in retaining them but warns that it also “may result in a learner knowing the word only in that context, or worse: not even recognizing the word outside that context”.
The way Japanese sentence construction works is *very* different from English, and there’s also a huge mismatch in what nouns and particles pair up with what verbs. Just studying word meanings isn’t going to help you create a sensible sentence, so yes, it’s hugely beneficial to learn them in context.
I know it’s not exactly the same, but in American spelling bees you can ask for the word in question to be used in a sentence to help give context to what your hearing.
It’s kind of the same with learning a language, where the more ways you can use a word or concept (such as grammar) the quicker it will stick in your brain.