本 counter for games?

Japanese
#1

So I got my new tablet (which is awesome btw and is doing wonders for reading motivation). Came across this in the second chapter of Harry Potter 1「ゲーム十六本」-

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I immediately read it as a counter, but then I second guessed myself because games aren’t cylinders?? It mentioned a computer right before it so I would’ve accepted a 枚 counter for a disc but …So I yomichand it came up with more counter options that I didn’t know existed yet. Is it classifying games under tv shows, etc, here?

Side note, should I make a bunfire category thread for future questions as I stumble through HP?

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#2

Going to drop this article here, which goes over some of the common uses of the counter 本. In the case of HP, it looks like software is typically counted using 本.

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#3

You are reading the Harry Potter novel in Japanese? Me too. About to start stumbling through chapter 2.

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#4

Can I ask you about your reading setup? I want to read more on my iPad, but I don’t would like to be able to get the english dictionary definition by highlighting, like with Satori Reader and Todaii. What app are you using? (I guess your screenshot was taken from the computer)

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#5

Sorry I can’t help you much, I’m an Android user. The screenshot is from my Galaxy tablet running jidoujisho with yomichan dictionaries. I just tap a word and it auto pulls up whatever dictionary/s I have it set to

A quick look around online and this seems to be similar to it but ios Immersion Reader - E-Reader & Dictionary App - Japanese - Natively Forums
I’ve also heard of 10ten for iOS dictionary use but can’t speak for it. Hope one of these or something else you find works out for you so you can start enjoying reading more

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#6

Thanks for this :sparkles:

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#7

Ayyyyyyyy book club buddies 〜⁠(⁠꒪⁠꒳⁠꒪⁠)⁠〜 just hit ch2 yesterday, it’s made me laugh a couple times already. Are you adding vocab to Anki or just reading through for enjoyment?

#8

I use the 10ten Reader app mentioned above, but I haven’t used the other one, so I can’t comment as to which one is better. That said, I have no complaints about 10ten, except perhaps if you want to create flash cards, which I’m not sure it can do. I don’t really care for that functionality.

Here’s the link:

One thing I really like about it is that it has tabs for the Kanji used in the word, if any, and it also has a tab for names that use the highlighted Kanji. Most importantly, the definitions are spot on!

Once you install it, click the icon next to the refresh page one. It’s the icon with the shape of a puzzle piece, which serves to manage any installed extensions. Click on it and enable 10ten Reader. Now you can start highlighting words and getting their definitions.

HTH!

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#9

I’m reading in dead tree format.

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#10

I’m the lone Japanese learner who does not use Anki. I didn’t mine ch1, but plan to be more systematic.

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#11

Thanks for the tip! I downloaded it and will check it out!

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#12

Do you mind sharing what you mean when you say more systematic? I was using Anki for ch 1 but only got about halfway through the chapter, ignoring it for several months. I set up Anki to be really easy in the way it can mine from the book, but just the thought of having to do it made me not want to read. Picked it back up again without Anki and I’m enjoying it so much more. I have thought about keeping a physical notebook nearby just to jot down the words, no def, or maybe the sentence. So that I put a little more thought into encountering them. Hoping they might stick a lil longer.

I might Anki words on the second bout can’t say, but for now it was killing my motivation which I found to be very important for my first novel

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#13

Yes. Jotting interesting new words and constructions when I notice them, but not beating myself up about it is my plan.

It’s hard enough without creating something like Anki cards, and the implicit obligation to review them someday.

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