Hi! I’m just getting started with Japanese. I’ve been through the ひらがな with Heisig’s little book, and I found the method very effective for me so far. Now I’m thinking about a next stage (Maybe Nihongo Lessons, or Human Japanese, or Genki) and I was wondering about continuing Heisig’s “Imaginative memory” thing, but only bringing in Kanji as I need them. I realise that the whole point of RTK is to combine together radicals, so each Kanji has a number of “prerequisites”.
My question is this: Is there a tool into which I can input a Kanji, and it will show me the prerequisite Kanji? A sort of “dependency graph” of Heisig’s method? I could then put all of those into a flashcard system.
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The below are the best sources I know for kanji character breakdowns:
[jpdb](https://jpdb.io/kanji/%E9%A1%9E#a)
[Kanshudo](https://www.kanshudo.com/searchq?q=%E9%A1%9E)
[Kakimashou](https://www.kakimashou.com/dictionary/character/%E9%A1%9E)
You can also take a look at the [Kanji God](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1872210448) Anki add-on, which automates what you are trying to do.