Do you manually write Kanji when doing RTK?

5 comments

1. RTK is designed for you to be able to write kanji by hand

   however I feel like most people here use RRTK which is basically you just use it to remember what vague keyword a kanji maps to, e.g. 井->well

   in this case, they give up writing, in order to fast-track reading

   of course you won’t be able to write kanji then, but you might never need to depending on your goals

   note if you live in Japan, they use a lot of forms, so you will need another person with you to help you fill them out, and you won’t be fully independent

   on the other hand if you just want to read books in Japanese or something like that, you don’t need to write things, just learn the stroke order rules so you can use a dictionary

2. RemindMe! 1 week

   Just a beginner that wants to see what others say. Personally I‘m supplementing with Colburn’s kanji study app to make sure I get stroke order right, as I‘m assuming it will be important if I’m ever reading kanji in handwriting, seeing it stylized on movie posters, etc…

3. I did a lot of RTK but then got bored and recently was starting to do this, sit, study one word, listen to the phrase, and write the kanji. I was too wandering if this is the best approach to the RTK

4. As the another comment stated, the OG RTK is designed around and encourages hand writing. Personally when doing RTK, I always write down the Kanji when studying and learning. I feel that writing them down, even if it is just on your palm using your fingers, helps a lot when it comes to remembering the keywords and recognition.

5. I personally always write them down. But it’s a personal choice. Since my goal is to be fully literate I consider writing important. I also feel it helps me remember them better.