As I am studying the Tango N5 MIA deck and the JLAB beginner’s course, I find myself learning new kanji in sentences.
For Example: そこに大きな円を描いて which means ” Draw a big circle there” there’s already 3 kanji there and I know that 円 (circle) is the target word while the other two kanji are introduced. As I’m learning new cards I feel like I also need to study any new kanji introduced. So for now I’ve created a google doc just learning new kanji plus adding the definition and a sample sentence.
I know the google doc I’ve created is expanding more and more as I’m learning new words. So should I create an anki deck with such words to keep remembering? Or is there a better method for me to sorta retain this new knowledge for me?
I know the drawback would be having a massive anki deck with kanji when there’s already a deck with the kanji retained, hence the Tango and JLAB deck. I hope my you all understand what I mean.
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The example sentences are there to help you memorize the target word, not give you more work to do. You shouldn’t be learning more than what the card is trying to have you memorize. This can lead to taking too long on cards and making Anki harder than it should be. If you want to learn more words, then I say just increase the amount of new cards you see daily. There are people who can do 50 or even 100 new cards per day when they have a proper Anki workflow.
But I do understand wanting to create a place to store new words you find, and in that case most people will create a Mining Anki deck. There are some youtube guides on how to set this up, and I recommend looking up on how to set up your Mining deck with Yomichan, so that you can create new cards at a click of a button. There’s also a way to check for duplicates with other decks so that you don’t have the same word twice.
Learn the other kanji when you learn the word that contains them, on their own cards. The card is quizzing you on whether you know 円、not whether you know 円 *and* 大 *and* 猫. The sentence is just there to give you an example of the word being used in context. Don’t make it harder than it needs to be.