Mods: Not a translation request
I apologize in advance if my question is bizarre. I'm just interested to hear about proficient Japanese readers and/or natives and how you process Kanji.
Do you analyze the radicals?
Do you just take in the general shape of the character?
Do you take clues from the surrounding characters/context?
Do you read the pronunciation in your head, and then map it to the word + meaning?
Do you cycle through the possible readings?
Do you just go straight for the meaning?
As I learn, I realize I'm doing any of those, or even a combination of those.
But I didn't know if there was an "efficient" and therefore "correct" way to process them, especially as one advances to more complex characters.
by phyzoeee