Donald
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Donald’s method for learning to read Japanese focuses on forming a direct connection between the shapes of kana and their corresponding sounds, mirroring how native Japanese speakers process their language. Unlike traditional learners who often rely on romaji as an intermediary step, Donald eliminates this inefficiency, aiming to associate each kana shape directly with its sound so that seeing ひ instantly produces the sound “hee” without translation. This approach is rooted in how the human brain links visual and auditory inputs through repetition, with areas like the angular gyrus creating strong neural pathways between shape and sound. Donald may enhance this process by treating shapes as inherently tied to their sounds, almost as if the shape itself “vibrates” the sound it represents, similar to how native readers process their language holistically. To achieve this ability, Donald uses immersive methods such as listening to Japanese while visualizing kana, tracing kana shapes while vocalizing their sounds, and avoiding romaji entirely to overwrite old associations. This process, while challenging, creates a more natural, efficient, and native-like reading ability, allowing kana to feel intuitive rather than foreign.
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