Big Boar Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) I still takes a while to read a Japanese translated words... I want that I instantly know it's character meaning like it's "Re" or "ho" immediately. Some characters I instantly recognized like "ka" Hiragana but only the few characters, most it takes few seconds to recognize each character. Any tips to easily recognized the characters Immediately? Also is kanji should be learn if you want to learn Japanese? Thank you! Im from Philippines by the way. Edited August 2, 2019 by Big Boar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humbby Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 You need to learn kanji to be able to read japanese and yeah ita also the hardest part of japanese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efaardvark Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I'd recommend getting a set of flash cards and just drill. There's apps for the kana and kanji that will help with that. The kana are pretty easy, but the kanji will take quite a while, especially if you want to be able to write it. There's only 40 or so characters each in the katakana and hiragana. There's over 2500 kanji characters, most with multiple "readings". You might want to find some JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) study aids to help tackle the kanji. It groups the kanji into "levels" from most to least used. Level N5 "only" has few hundred kanji in it. That's is considered the minimum level to be proficient in Japanese but is a lot less intimidating than going after all 2500 kanji at once. If you're still interested in pursuing it after getting N5 down then you can go after the higher levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NapHime Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Find associations. I had a tutor who would tell us things like "ku looks like Pacman, and he makes a kukukuku sound". You could probably look online if you struggle with that for any of them, or I have an amazing book which does it for each and every hiragana and katakana called "Japanese HIRAGANA & KATAKAN for Beginners" by Timothy G. Stout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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