Some more about kanji:
Someone already mentioned the kanji one has to long during one's first 6 years in school; but here's a listing of the "jouyou kanji" (daily-use kanji) designated by the government.
These are taught during the course of 9 years in Japanese schools
(a total of 1945 characters)
If you're serious about your study of kanji, you should have a look at this book:
it's an approach to learning the kanji different from the traditional one. I'm using it myself. the book seems to be not so very well-known, which is why i thought I'd make people aware of it.
(if you want to know more about the book, read the introduction and customer reviews at Amazon)
Someone already mentioned the kanji one has to long during one's first 6 years in school; but here's a listing of the "jouyou kanji" (daily-use kanji) designated by the government.
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/jouyoukanji.html
These are taught during the course of 9 years in Japanese schools
(a total of 1945 characters)
If you're serious about your study of kanji, you should have a look at this book:
Amazon.com: Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters Vol. 1 4th Edition (Japanese Edition): 9784889960754: Heisig, James W.: Books
Amazon.com: Remembering the Kanji I: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters Vol. 1 4th Edition (Japanese Edition): 9784889960754: Heisig, James W.: Books
www.amazon.com
it's an approach to learning the kanji different from the traditional one. I'm using it myself. the book seems to be not so very well-known, which is why i thought I'd make people aware of it.
(if you want to know more about the book, read the introduction and customer reviews at Amazon)