I finished memorizing all Katakana and Hiragana, what’s my next step?

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1. focus on grammar, then vocabulary. learning kanji just on their own doesn’t do much because different words can use different readings for the same kanji. by learning the grammar (especially particles) it’ll be easier to take sentences apart and figure out what’s being said. its good to learn the radicals kanji are made of though to make it easier to look up words.

2. Learn Grammer, speaking, listening, vocabulary and kanji at the same time, little by little.

   It’s hard to memorize kanji without context. And same for Grammer. Learning kanji can help you understand new words by just looking at the kanji combination.

3. From this point instead of going straight to kanji I’d advise learning some basic vocabulary alongside grammar. There’s plenty of content in the internet for beginners, wether it be a YouTube video about the 100 most common words in Japanese, or an anki beginners flashcard deck. But don’t be fooled it’s pretty likely that you’ll encounter many kanjis in vocab, so learn the basic mechanics of kanji and you’re ready to go.

   As for grammar I used to watch YouTube videos at first since they include all from the meaning to a few examples in context, some even show the meaning of words you may not know at that level.

4. Spend some time reading the various guides and resources on the About tab of this sub. There are a lot of different methods to learn Japanese, and getting a feel for what quality resources are out there will help you gravitate towards what will work for you.

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6. Step 2: Learn Japanese

7. You can find a genki 1 pdf if you google it. I believe its edition 2. Genki 2 is also available (3rd edition).

   I am starting to learn as well. I would check your local library for books! I am going to use whatever I find in the library and the recommendations online.