So I started studying kanji, and as it is fun to learn new characters, I’m starting to realize that my strategy is probably not going to work in the long run. My strategy was to learn the stroke order, write with it a few times, then write every meaning I could think of, or at least three of the important readings, then try to memorize the kanji, this, as I should have expected, didn’t work for two long, after using it for only about 50 kanji, it started to become really difficult to do.
So I know this question has already been answered before, but I would like some more clarification. How should I study kanji effectively? At least the first 500? (Because I know after that it’s best to just pick them up from context instead of continuing to just study them normally from textbooks)
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I have found wanikani to be the best method for me
Just learn words and you’ll learn the kanji contained in those words as and extension of that.
It’s funny that you say ‘the first 500’ because there’s literally [a book for that](https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Kanji-Book-Basic-Vol-1/dp/4893588826) that I always recommend.
Learning kanji through words and compounds gives context and meaning that you don’t get from learning them individually. But if the question is ‘how do I make a start on that’, I recommend getting the book, since it has a lot of in-context examples as well as writing exercises that are *also* in-context.