Chapter 5

Using Flashcards

You can use Dokusha as a study aid with its Flashcard mode. Two separate flashcard lists are maintained: Dictionary Flashcards and Kanji Flashcards.

Dictionary Flashcards

Dictionary flashcards can be created by looking up words with the dictionary, then selecting the Flashcard menu option. When you want to quiz yourself on your flashcard list, use the Tools/Dictionary Quiz menu option from the main reader screen (or write a Z character in the Graffiti area). You will be taken to the Dictionary Quiz screen.

A flashcard is displayed; you should mentally guess its pronunciation and meaning. To check your answer, either press the Info button or the Up hardware button, and you will be taken to the dictionary information for the flashcard. From there, either press the Done button or the Down hardware button to return to the flashcard screen.

To go on to the next flashcard, either tap the displayed flashcard or press the Down hardware button. Flashcards are cycled through at random. You may occasionally get the same flashcard twice in a row; this is normal.

When you feel you have mastered a particular flashcard, it can be deleted by pressing the Delete button.

The Auto button in the lower right corner can be used to turn "Auto Mode" on or off. When selected, flashcards are cycled through at regular intervals without any intervention from you. You can set the amount of time per flashcard in the Preferences.

The available menu options in the Flashcard screen are as follows:

Kanji Flashcards

Kanji flashcards can be created by looking up Kanji characters, then selecting the Flashcard menu option. When you want to quiz yourself on your flashcard list, use the Tools/Kanji Quiz menu option from the main reader screen. You will be taken to the Kanji Quiz screen.

The Kanji Quiz screen is esentially the same as the Dictionary Quiz screen, except that single Kanji characters are displayed. You should look at each presented flashcard, and try to remember the Kanji's meanings, readings, and/or compounds (depending on what you are trying to learn).

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