For the longest time I've wanted to learn Japanese and recently I've actually taken action, but I've been hitting the same dead end over. That is, how you should go about learning Japanese.I have seen people say "Learn the grammar then the Kanji!" and others say "Learn a lot of words & grammar before you even start writing!" but the most confusing was "Just learn it all together" without any stepping stones.
Secondly, on the topic of just leanring Kanji, I've been told many different paths for that also. Some say to learn all the radicals and that stroke count doesn't matter, others say to learn the Japanese radicals before the Kanji. People say to start with the most basic Kanji (Stroke count-wise) then work your way up sense you can already understand more complicated meanings, while others say to learn the most basic Kanji (Meaning-wise) since that's how Japanese kids do it. I just need a path to stick to, and none are really explained, they're just there.
Secondly, on the topic of just leanring Kanji, I've been told many different paths for that also. Some say to learn all the radicals and that stroke count doesn't matter, others say to learn the Japanese radicals before the Kanji. People say to start with the most basic Kanji (Stroke count-wise) then work your way up sense you can already understand more complicated meanings, while others say to learn the most basic Kanji (Meaning-wise) since that's how Japanese kids do it. I just need a path to stick to, and none are really explained, they're just there.
I recommend you do the same.
