Vocabulary/ヴォキャブラーリ

Hello,

Welcome to the vocabulary page! On this page, I will show some points about vocabulary learning and remembering.

Semantic networking/意味ネットワークしている

Is there a way to find and remember the meanings of words without a dictionary? For some kinds of words there are - and here, I will show you one technique called semantic networking (意味ネットワークしている). In the pictures below, I will show you a very simple example.

Here are five words that are not so related, but have connections if you think about it. Some of the words have more direct connections than others.

Now I found one connection, and made a simple sentence - cats like fish.

Now I found two more connections - cats make good pets, and fish make good pets.

Now I found two more connections to that - people like fish, and people keep pets. 

So we can see the meaning pattern here with these words! 

What connections, and what sentences, can you think of that would help you to remember the meanings of words? Try this with other groups of words! Try with some easy words, then try more with more difficult words. 

I will add more as I go along, so keep checking! 

Image: "Process Word" (courtesy of Stuart Miles)/FreeDigitalPhotos.net