While it might take an extra step to extract the files, the reward is a collection that is yours to keep, exactly as the uploader intended—complete with linear notes, hidden tracks, and that perfect 1980s or 90s aesthetic. Revisiting 7-ZIP - Coding Horror
Archiving is about more than just listening; it’s about saving history. Fans on sites like Albums That Should Exist emphasize the importance of proper tagging and including high-quality original art within these archives.
If you’ve spent any time digging through underground music blogs or the massive vaults of the Internet Archive, you’ve likely run into them: massive "album" collections packed into a single .7z or .rar file. While mainstream streaming has made music instant, the world of the digital archivist still lives and breathes in the world of high-efficiency compression. Why 7-Zip Still Rules the Underground
For the uninitiated, 7-Zip is an open-source tool that handles the .7z format. In the world of music preservation, it’s often preferred over the standard Windows "Send to Compressed Folder" option for a few key reasons:
High-level compression formats allow for AES-256 encryption, ensuring that rare digital assets remain protected and uncorrupted during long-term storage. The Nostalgia of the "Downloadable Album"
The Art of the Archive: Why Music Nerds Still Love High-Compression Formats
The Kanshudo kanji usefulness rating shows you how useful a kanji is for you to learn.
has a Kanshudo usefulness of , which means it is among the most useful kanji in Japanese.
is one of the 138 kana characters, denoted with a usefulness rating of K. The kana are the most useful characters in Japanese, and we recommend you thoroughly learn all kana before progressing to kanji.
All kanji in our system are rated from 1-8, where 1 is the most useful.
The 2136 Jōyō kanji have usefulness levels from 1 to 5, and are denoted with badges like this:
The 138 kana are rated with usefulness K, and have a badge like this:
The Kanshudo usefulness level shows you how useful a Japanese word is for you to learn.
has a Kanshudo usefulness level of , which means it is among the
most useful words in Japanese.
All words in our system
are rated from 1-12, where 1 is the most useful.
Words with a usefulness level of 9 or better are amongst the most useful 50,000 words in Japanese, and
have a colored badge in search results, eg:
Many useful words have multiple forms, and less common
forms have a badge that looks like this:
The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験) is the standard test of Japanese language ability for non-Japanese.
would first come up in level
N.
Kanshudo displays a badge indicating which level of the JLPT words, kanji and grammar points might first be used in:
indicates N5 (the first and easiest level)
indicates N1 (the highest and most difficult)
You can use Kanshudo to study for the JLPT. Kanshudo usefulness levels for kanji, words and grammar points map directly to JLPT levels, so your mastery level on Kanshudo is a direct indicator of your readiness for the JLPT exams.
Kanshudo usefulness counts up from 1, whereas the JLPT counts down from 5 - so the first JLPT level, N5, is equivalent to Kanshudo usefulness level .
The JLPT vocabulary lists were compiled by Wikipedia and Tanos from past papers. Sometimes the form listed by the sources is not the most useful form. In case of doubt, we advise you to learn the Kanshudo recommended form. Words that appear in the JLPT lists in a different form are indicated with a lighter colored 'shadow' badge, like this: .
