The latter. Or skip kanji study and directly learn vocab.
learn to recognise kanji first then learn their meanings in vocab. Studying vocab only without knowing the kanji makes it very overwhelming. Some people use RTK Anki decks, I personally prefer Wanikani, even if it’s slower and costs money. But I use it alongside other SRS Tools so they complement each other well.
Learn alongside vocab. Learning the individual readings of a kanji out of context is going to get confusing quickly. If you have vocabulary to refer to, it’ll smooth things out because it gives you a frame of reference.
For example, learning all the readings for [生](https://jisho.org/search/%E7%94%9F%20%23kanji) out of context is going to make your head spin. Instead, look at the vocabulary that is made up of that kanji, like [生きる](#fg), [生える](#fg), [生む](#fg) and even [生](#fg).
Worst option:Learn Chinese
Seriously though, many pronunciation and meanings of kanji are similar to the Chinese characters they originated from, so learning Chinese to learn kanji can actually be a strange option, but with too much cost.
Depends on if you want to write kanji, I actually recommend you study both at the same time if your goal is learn as much as possible in a short period of time.
Learn Kanji readings through vocabulary.
Look up 生 for a few readings.
Learn alongside vocabulary. It’s how Japanese study. They’ll see each reading in the context of a word/verb. Oh and just start reading as soon as you can. It really helps
Learn kanji with maybe one example for Kunyomi and Onyomi . Usually you’ll be able to read more if you can learn the reading for the common words.
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The latter. Or skip kanji study and directly learn vocab.
learn to recognise kanji first then learn their meanings in vocab. Studying vocab only without knowing the kanji makes it very overwhelming. Some people use RTK Anki decks, I personally prefer Wanikani, even if it’s slower and costs money. But I use it alongside other SRS Tools so they complement each other well.
Check out this video
[https://youtu.be/exkXaVYvb68](https://youtu.be/exkXaVYvb68)
We have this exact thread like once a day
Learn alongside vocab. Learning the individual readings of a kanji out of context is going to get confusing quickly. If you have vocabulary to refer to, it’ll smooth things out because it gives you a frame of reference.
For example, learning all the readings for [生](https://jisho.org/search/%E7%94%9F%20%23kanji) out of context is going to make your head spin. Instead, look at the vocabulary that is made up of that kanji, like [生きる](#fg), [生える](#fg), [生む](#fg) and even [生](#fg).
Worst option:Learn Chinese
Seriously though, many pronunciation and meanings of kanji are similar to the Chinese characters they originated from, so learning Chinese to learn kanji can actually be a strange option, but with too much cost.
Depends on if you want to write kanji, I actually recommend you study both at the same time if your goal is learn as much as possible in a short period of time.
Learn Kanji readings through vocabulary.
Look up 生 for a few readings.
Learn alongside vocabulary. It’s how Japanese study. They’ll see each reading in the context of a word/verb. Oh and just start reading as soon as you can. It really helps
Learn kanji with maybe one example for Kunyomi and Onyomi . Usually you’ll be able to read more if you can learn the reading for the common words.
WaniKani user , currently lvl 50 .
Do both. See what works
https://youtu.be/exkXaVYvb68
words
also please do a search on the feed this is asked several times a day