Start with the basics and follow along with the JLPT levels to help give you goals on how many kanji to learn. For example, start with ~100 to satisfy knowing all the Kanji required for the JLPT N5. It covers simple counters, time related kanji, weekdays, seasons, directions, the absolute basics.
Here’s a study list, with the Kanji for the JLPT N5.
If you click on each Kanji, you’ll see the definition as well as the ability to play the strokes so you can see how to write them. Practice your writing. Writing helps invoke better memorization of what you’re trying to learn. I would say, write each kanji 10 times a day. It’ll help invoke muscle memory and you’ll remember faster.
Nihongo Master has the ability to add the kanji you want to practice writing into a practice sheet and then print a helpful sheet out. But you can use any grid paper you want. Just be sure to follow along with the DIRECTION of the strokes and the scale of them. That’s important!
You could learn 10 kanji per day using something like Anki.
And you could try looking for some premade decks or just make one yourself using the Jōyō kanji list.
learning kanjis alone with no sentence is dumb… pls dont do that
I know almost all the single kanjis that are used in JLPT N1. But I don’t think they are useful, unless I also know how to use them in Japanese phrases. I don’t think I can pass JLPT N4 right now, unless I study all the essential grammar and am able to read short passages fast enough, not to mention, not being able to listen to simple sentences that don’t require any Kanji knowledge. If you really want to learn Kanjis with sample sentences, there are a lot of books on Amazon. And here is a sample list of some JLPT Kanjis with pronunciation, phrases and sample sentences. You may want to do a google search on other sources that are similar.
Since I already know many Kanjis, I need to know the pronunciation and usage more than anything else. Kanjis are like Latin roots, knowing individual Kanjis will be good but will not be enough for you to understand Japanese, Mandarin, or Cantonese. Each of these languages use Kanjis very differently.
Learn kanji in *words* and *sentences*, like u/Laitow said. This way you increase your vocabulary, know how to use them in context, and will find them easier to remember than just
What I do is use a sentence anki deck to learn vocab words and get semi familiar with Kanji. I then use the learn Kanji app to reinforce and learn how to write them.
If you can retain it. The answer to this question, only you can discover.
You would be better served learning 10 words a day.
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Start with the basics and follow along with the JLPT levels to help give you goals on how many kanji to learn. For example, start with ~100 to satisfy knowing all the Kanji required for the JLPT N5. It covers simple counters, time related kanji, weekdays, seasons, directions, the absolute basics.
Here’s a study list, with the Kanji for the JLPT N5.
[https://www.nihongomaster.com/lists/view/40/jlpt-n5-study-list?section=kanji](https://www.nihongomaster.com/lists/view/40/jlpt-n5-study-list?section=kanji)
If you click on each Kanji, you’ll see the definition as well as the ability to play the strokes so you can see how to write them. Practice your writing. Writing helps invoke better memorization of what you’re trying to learn. I would say, write each kanji 10 times a day. It’ll help invoke muscle memory and you’ll remember faster.
Nihongo Master has the ability to add the kanji you want to practice writing into a practice sheet and then print a helpful sheet out. But you can use any grid paper you want. Just be sure to follow along with the DIRECTION of the strokes and the scale of them. That’s important!
You could learn 10 kanji per day using something like Anki.
Why the number 1006? Generally, one should aim to learn all 2136 [Jōyō kanji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dy%C5%8D_kanji#:~:text=The%2095%20additional%20characters%20are,%E6%82%A0%20%E7%BE%85%20%E7%AB%9C%20%E6%88%BB%20%E6%9E%A0).
And you could try looking for some premade decks or just make one yourself using the Jōyō kanji list.
learning kanjis alone with no sentence is dumb… pls dont do that
I know almost all the single kanjis that are used in JLPT N1. But I don’t think they are useful, unless I also know how to use them in Japanese phrases. I don’t think I can pass JLPT N4 right now, unless I study all the essential grammar and am able to read short passages fast enough, not to mention, not being able to listen to simple sentences that don’t require any Kanji knowledge. If you really want to learn Kanjis with sample sentences, there are a lot of books on Amazon. And here is a sample list of some JLPT Kanjis with pronunciation, phrases and sample sentences. You may want to do a google search on other sources that are similar.
https://thejapanesepage.com/japanese-kanji/
Since I already know many Kanjis, I need to know the pronunciation and usage more than anything else. Kanjis are like Latin roots, knowing individual Kanjis will be good but will not be enough for you to understand Japanese, Mandarin, or Cantonese. Each of these languages use Kanjis very differently.
Learn kanji in *words* and *sentences*, like u/Laitow said. This way you increase your vocabulary, know how to use them in context, and will find them easier to remember than just
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You should learn at least 11 kanji per day.
Here’s a list: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_j%C5%8Dy%C5%8D_kanji
1006 kanji is not enough.
What I do is use a sentence anki deck to learn vocab words and get semi familiar with Kanji. I then use the learn Kanji app to reinforce and learn how to write them.
If you can retain it. The answer to this question, only you can discover.
You would be better served learning 10 words a day.