iKnow is going down... and Kanji Grade 2

I need to get on iKnow more... It's supposed to go down for a while for renovation around Wednesday.

I haven't got too much done today.

You'd think I would, as it's Sunday, but I really haven't been up to anything, really.
It's falling back and I've been doing more of photoshop.

I'll get practice in, though. I can't stop just because I have less interest than usual.

I think I'll work on finishing up the Grade 2 jouyou kanji.
There's 160 of them, as opposed to the 80 I listed (in The First 80 Kanji)

I think I have like, 75% of them or somewhere about there to where I recognize them. I need to get to work in that area, though. That way I can move on to better things.

I might list them in a few days... and add the post to my Japanese Resource site.

It takes time to put such an enormous list together, though. I have to have the kanji, kana/romaji, onyomi and kunyomi together in a chart I code myself... it's rather tedious.

I also need to sit down to paper an pen and draw the kanji over and over. That should help my ability to recognize and/or reproduce them considerably.

Japanese Resource

I have a new blog I'm using as a website for teaching/learning Japanese. I am planning on making it an excellent place full of well-sorted and organized information.

The layout is and will be nothing like a blog - far less so than this one. I hope to build it up over the next few weeks, and I'll start communicating with the rest of the 日本語+English community. I might even look into making money with Google advertising, if it goes anywhere.

It's up and active if you want to look at it...
Japanese Resource

Today at iKnow I came across these :
来年 - rainen - next year
バラ(bara) - rose
レベル(reberu) - level

Along with the usual new:
肩 - kata - shoulder
飲む - nomu - to drink (already knew this)
寝る - neru - to sleep/go to sleep
消す - kesu - to turn off/switch off
元気 - genki - healthy/energetic (common word - knew this)
負ける - makeru - to lose (a game)

Finally! I've been waiting for "to sleep" forever! I've covered "wake up", "get up", "morning", but no evening words!?! And now I have it.

今私は寝る。
I am able to sleep now.

電気を消してください。(ください/kudasai means please)
please turn the light out.

元気/Genki is used all the time...

Genki desu ka?
How are you?(lit. are you well?)

Genki (desu).
(I'm) fine.