Learning kanji?

xTIDx said:

I want to start learning kanji but I'm not sure what's the best way to go about it. Any tips?
Also Should I learn the joyo or just learn ones on the JPLT lists?.

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xTIDx said:

I want to start learning kanji but I'm not sure what's the best way to go about it. Any tips?
Also Should I learn the joyo or just learn ones on the JPLT lists?.

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Lacota said:

Do you know Kana?

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xTIDx said:

Yes.

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Lacota said:

You can purchase Grade 1 Kanji work books quite cheaply. I recommend writing them on paper and applying them to sentences you can already form. Don't worry about memorising every single reading for each Kanji. That will come in time, once your vocabulary expands.

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xTIDx said:

So how do I know which readings to learn?

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xTIDx said:

So how do I know which readings to learn?

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mdchachi said:

Best way is to learn words, not isolated kanji. For example learn 木 and 木曜日 and you've learned the two most important readings for 木.

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xTIDx said:

But how will I know the most important readings of new kanji? (Sorry if this is obvious)

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AlsSydney said:

Kanji should be learned in a context. Because there are on and kun reading, and even for each, there could be multiple pronunciations, you will need to learn the words, not the single kanji character. Read this article for some guidance on learning kanji.

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