How many radicals should I try to remember all of them or select few of them. because I’m having difficulty remembering them what should I do? ( sorry if it sounds like a stupid question)
also what are ways you guys remember radicals when writing
pace yourself. learn as you go. there’s no need to hyperfixate on any one area. pick up a new one or two a week or something as you’re learning vocab and new letters. the “how many” number is going to be different for everyone, and is going to change for yourself over time as well, so just self-evaluate and adjust as needed.
Without trying to be rude, that’s sort of like asking “how many letters of the alphabet should I try to remember”
You have to keep in mind that the radicals are really the only leverage you have to break down more complex characters. The better you know the basic characters, the easier it will be to see how they are combined to create more elaborate characters. Not to mention their obvious use as ‘classifiers’ which give clues to the meaning of the kanji.
Kanji is a system where it really is well worth taking the extra time to develop a solid foundational understanding of the basics, including things like basic strokes and stroke order rules, composition rules, etc. In the long term, the better you understand the rules of the system, the easier you will have it.
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pace yourself. learn as you go. there’s no need to hyperfixate on any one area. pick up a new one or two a week or something as you’re learning vocab and new letters. the “how many” number is going to be different for everyone, and is going to change for yourself over time as well, so just self-evaluate and adjust as needed.
personally speaking, this book helped
[https://www.amazon.com/Kodansha-Kanji-Learners-Course-Step/dp/1568365268/](https://www.amazon.com/Kodansha-Kanji-Learners-Course-Step/dp/1568365268/)
Without trying to be rude, that’s sort of like asking “how many letters of the alphabet should I try to remember”
You have to keep in mind that the radicals are really the only leverage you have to break down more complex characters. The better you know the basic characters, the easier it will be to see how they are combined to create more elaborate characters. Not to mention their obvious use as ‘classifiers’ which give clues to the meaning of the kanji.
Kanji is a system where it really is well worth taking the extra time to develop a solid foundational understanding of the basics, including things like basic strokes and stroke order rules, composition rules, etc. In the long term, the better you understand the rules of the system, the easier you will have it.