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Комментарии • 391

  • @squshi5763
    @squshi5763 4 года назад +386

    Japanese people at their 20's : I need to finish learning kanji...probably later

    • @ashleyh7946
      @ashleyh7946 3 года назад +18

      now I'm 30..lol never to late I guess

    • @narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256
      @narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256 3 года назад +3

      @@ashleyh7946 so you’re Japanese and you’re still learning Kanji? Guess that isn’t enough then huh 🤔

    • @greenlitlleman
      @greenlitlleman 3 года назад +14

      @@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256 There are more than 10k+ Kanji, but most Japanese only know about 3000 of them. Well educated can know 5k+ and only linguists learn more than 10k.

    • @ducklingscap897
      @ducklingscap897 2 года назад +10

      @@greenlitlleman And then there are people on Wanikani who learn about 2000 Kanji in a year. I'll never understand how insane their brains re

    • @greenlitlleman
      @greenlitlleman 2 года назад +6

      @@ducklingscap897 There's nothing insane about it It's a bit more than 5 kanji per day. You just need to not skip any days. You realistically can learn 10-20 kanji per day. Wanikani is one of the slowest methods to learn kanji, but it also teaches you vocab. So it's 2000 kanji and about 6000 words in a year, which is already impressive.

  • @welliguessillbehereforawhi3963
    @welliguessillbehereforawhi3963 4 года назад +354

    this video just made learning japanese 100x easier

    • @kessyokonkwo9337
      @kessyokonkwo9337 4 года назад +8

      So how are you feeling, like are you learning the Kanji better?

    • @taaat9589
      @taaat9589 4 года назад +11

      How's your kanji learning right now did this actually help?

    • @LunaticStruggler
      @LunaticStruggler 2 года назад +2

      @@taaat9589 How's your kanji after 1 year?

    • @taaat9589
      @taaat9589 2 года назад +7

      @@LunaticStruggler I learnt 1788 kanji using the heisig method, it took about 1 year. I stopped reviewing my anki deck on them about 5 months ago and I've basically forgotten all of them. Recalling them takes forever and the stories often don't come back to my head. Reading is fine though, I've basically given up on Japanese because of exams and because there's no point in learning it.

  • @richardpinilla8526
    @richardpinilla8526 4 года назад +91

    I agree. It makes more sense to memorize what you're really gonna use instead of memorizing a million sounds that you probably won't.

  • @ajblank833
    @ajblank833 4 года назад +84

    I just went through the first 180 words and I already leard new stuff.

    • @kimsegiixoxo1123
      @kimsegiixoxo1123 4 года назад +3

      Can you give me tips? I know how to learn the kanji one by one. But I dont understand onyomi. I know what it is but I dont understand sentences and why it changes XD
      So if you have tips please tell me!☺️😅🤭

    • @ajblank833
      @ajblank833 4 года назад +4

      @@kimsegiixoxo1123 well the change is because it's from another language but way it changes is kinda like how you can read lead the way you read lead.
      You just have to learn it through practice and repetition

    • @ajblank833
      @ajblank833 4 года назад +3

      @@kimsegiixoxo1123 we have a Discord server.
      If you wanna join there's 10 more experienced guys there that would be happy to help you

    • @アフィフ
      @アフィフ 4 года назад +1

      @@ajblank833 can i have the server

    • @alewis17
      @alewis17 4 года назад +3

      @@ajblank833 can I get it as well? I'm learning japanese and I've pretty much hit a wall after learning basic grammar that is kanji. Dont know where to start

  • @wajinshu
    @wajinshu 4 года назад +153

    Thank you for this. I will take this advice. Already done with hiragana and katakana in the past two months. Learning vocabulary through anki and memrise. I have been playing katakana war though. The on'yomi and kun'yomi is a pain in the *ss xD

    • @starquake7061
      @starquake7061 3 года назад +4

      When I used to play Naruto years ago I've come across your channel. So since it's a japanese game, one might think that you probably thought about studying japanese. I gotta say I wasn't expecting to see you here.

    • @Omar-tq7ih
      @Omar-tq7ih 3 года назад

      @@twosixfour ya I did to

    • @sheet3335
      @sheet3335 3 года назад +1

      Hows your progress? I learned kana within few hours and I can write it all pretty fast and read books but i skip kanjis I guess I'm 80% from mastering it only thing is I stutter and not 100% fluent. Kanji is scary to study, theres a lot of ways to study it. I would like to know if this way helped you

    • @narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256
      @narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256 3 года назад +2

      @@sheet3335 same man. I memorized all of Hiragana and Katakana, but Kanji, oh man! ほんもの地獄だ (real hell) 😬. I’m already learning Kanji right now through tan app called Kanji Teacher, but that still doesn’t really help cuz I forget them like 2 seconds later 😭. If there’s a way to learn them and easily memorize them, then I’m down for it. Or else I feel like with whatever’s going on with Kanji, it might end up giving me depression instead

    • @milena3051
      @milena3051 2 года назад

      IK ! It is a pain

  • @johncornell5922
    @johncornell5922 Год назад +3

    What a great video. I recently discovered Quizlet and this stack is exactly what I needed!! ありがとうございます。

  • @Aya_Moon
    @Aya_Moon 2 года назад +4

    This is a lifesaver. I've been scared and confused on how to start learning Kanji. Thank u!

  • @eccentriclizzard2226
    @eccentriclizzard2226 3 года назад +6

    Thanks for the quizlet recommendation. It really helped me a lot using their lists !

  • @steverayner500
    @steverayner500 3 года назад +49

    Interesting video. I think this highlights how everyone is different in their approach to studying, especially Kanji. Quizlet didn't really work for me. I found WaniKani to work best, yes it takes commitment and determination but if you wanna learn Kanji that's what you need. The key is to use what you're learning along the way so as you don't forget it. "If you don't use it you lose it". I link my WaniKani to Satori Reader. Before you know it your reading Japanese Kanji without furigana. WaniKani is also great for vocab, but I also use Memrise specifically for vocab. To help with grammar I'm using Bunpro. I hope this helps someone.

    • @Kinoko44440
      @Kinoko44440 Год назад +1

      It helped me :>

    • @ClulssCrs3310
      @ClulssCrs3310 11 месяцев назад

      Thanks to WaniKani I learned way faster

    • @ClulssCrs3310
      @ClulssCrs3310 11 месяцев назад

      How do you link Satori?

    • @steverayner500
      @steverayner500 11 месяцев назад

      if you click on your name and then preferences. sScroll down to Kanji knowlege and select other. There you can link not only wanikiani but a few other learning recources as well. I did this on pc. Hope this helps.@@ClulssCrs3310

  • @warnerbroken8973
    @warnerbroken8973 3 года назад +29

    Thanks for giving the gravity of learning to vocabulary. As a total kanji freak, I never -not once- bothered with how many ways a kanji can be pronounced (I very soon realize it's an absurd procedure) and I just focused on learning new vocabulary and strive to provide good examples with the words as often as I could. I still have some embarassing gaps in some grammar rules and basic words, because Kanji (I manually write them) took and take tremendous amounts of time. But slowly I begin to realize I internalize new kanji/grammar much faster when kanji are out of the way. Let's keep up the endless climbing y'all.

    • @radekmojzis9829
      @radekmojzis9829 3 года назад +2

      yap, i have the same experience... i can do about 10-15 words a day (1200 in 3 months) but when it comes to kanji, i can memorize only about 3.. hope this gets easier with time, because its really really frustrating... seems like im wasting my time

    • @indonesianaspie5279
      @indonesianaspie5279 Год назад

      What does it mean to be a kanji freak?

  • @yukisjapanesetv8120
    @yukisjapanesetv8120 4 года назад +6

    Quizlet looks so cool! I just knew it for the first time about the website! thank you very much x)

  • @writekanjiwithme1460
    @writekanjiwithme1460 3 года назад +25

    Love the tip about learning vocab first. I find that using collocations when learning vocab is useful and can also be applicable for kanji study.

    • @radekmojzis9829
      @radekmojzis9829 3 года назад +2

      well if you try learning the vocabulary alongside the kanji you will pretty quickly find that its pretty much impossible... for me at least...
      i can do about 20 new words a day with anki (2k words in 3 months)... but i can only do about 3 kanji a day and thats when i already know the words.
      i learned this the hard way :D tryed starting with JLPT5 tango set for Anki... gave up after about a week of not being able to learn anything

    • @anonisnoone6125
      @anonisnoone6125 Год назад

      @@radekmojzis9829 Which anki decks did u use? I'm trying to get into anki myself.

    • @radekmojzis9829
      @radekmojzis9829 Год назад

      ​@@anonisnoone6125 core 2000 (which i would not recommend, takes way too much time), then i got some decks from genki.
      but honestly a custom deck where you put whatever catches your eye is probably your best bet - mine is about 2k words rn.
      ofc any deck that says JLPT (5/4/3) will contain mostly useful words that you will hear everywhere and not too much else.

  • @flashgordon6510
    @flashgordon6510 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for this! I'm a couple of months into WaniKani and really liking it, but I'm definitely going to try the Quizlet flashcards too.

  • @xenaye
    @xenaye 4 года назад +72

    it's actually a useful website
    I did the same thing when i started studying english i remember finding lists in wiki of most used 500, 1000 ... english words and tried to memorize them, and for grammar I used to listen to audios called "Méthode Michel Thomas" and that helped me to learn so fast that within 2 months i started reading and understanding light novels and mangas in english.
    I tried to do the same thing with japanese, using Pimsleur japanese, now i am in the first 2 weeks of the audio series and i learned a lot of words, my plan is to stick to this and once i feel i got a grasp of the language basics then i start learning more vocab mainly reading manga, they use hiragana for everything so it will be easy to read
    And to learn Kanji starting with most used by vocab is an interesting idea that will spare poeple time learning kanji that may never use, unless someone is planning to take JLPT tests and has to learn the required kanji for those tests
    Thank you a lot for sharing

  • @bubblytea1416
    @bubblytea1416 3 года назад +3

    “Learn vocab first”
    *saves video into favorites*
    Be back in a few months

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  3 года назад +1

      Hahahaha you got this! :DD

  • @ashleygreen3933
    @ashleygreen3933 3 года назад +24

    "If you don't know these 1000 words, go and learn them" - yes Senpai, that is what I shall do. But seriously, I came to this video just hoping to pick up some useful information and you provided that ridiculously helpful website - Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

    • @davross569
      @davross569 3 года назад

      how do i just go and "learn 1000 words"? if i go to study them on the website ill be learning 1000 words simultaneously, no? i dont know any of them im just guessing and it moves me on before i can memorise them

    • @jimmyslaughter6262
      @jimmyslaughter6262 3 года назад

      How did your studies go?

  • @mattiecastle7105
    @mattiecastle7105 3 года назад +1

    this motivated me after falling out of study thank you friend 💕

  • @yukikanemoto7759
    @yukikanemoto7759 4 года назад +51

    It's funny how he's using memes lol

  • @DuoLingoJP_098
    @DuoLingoJP_098 3 года назад +2

    Me: I need to learn Kanji
    My Brain: の

  • @nep1062
    @nep1062 3 года назад +11

    I learned hiragana & katakana in under a month, and ever since then I've been completely unmotivated to learn kanji lol

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  3 года назад +1

      Good luck😁

    • @haruki-san5848
      @haruki-san5848 2 года назад +1

      Learn sentences to speak and comprehend japanese. While you do that, learn the kanjis that might appear in the sentences you already know.

  • @Atarashiishinsetsu
    @Atarashiishinsetsu 3 года назад +2

    This video is so underrated

  • @Blue-lc5np
    @Blue-lc5np 4 года назад +4

    Omg, seriously you just saved my life thank you so muchhh

  • @ethereal9216
    @ethereal9216 3 года назад +12

    HEY thank you so much. I do the same thing (learning the most useful words/phrases first) not only for the japanese but also for another languages that I'm learning. Eficiency is the key! 皆さん頑張って!

  • @coder1781
    @coder1781 Год назад

    thanks man i was so worried about that how to learn kanji but now i am crystal clear thanks to you ありがとう ございます

  • @ross1972
    @ross1972 3 года назад +3

    Thank you this is really good advise Iv been trying to learn Kanji for 15 years but without learning in context its easy to get discouraged and forget. Iv decided that every time I start mindlessy scrolling through the news on google on my phone I will try to learn kanji instead and I will start with the first 1000 words. The most impirtant think for beginners to know is there maybe 1000s of words in a language but if you know even 500 of the most often used words you will be able to understand a surprising amount. I know you mention this at the end but its really true.

  • @sabrinashamme9419
    @sabrinashamme9419 3 года назад +2

    Most useful video on RUclips on kanji 💚

  • @matusstiller4219
    @matusstiller4219 4 года назад +66

    Im probably going to rework my learning system. I was gonna learn all 2000 kanji before starting with vocab, but this seems a little more logical

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  4 года назад +10

      Good luck! :D

    • @dimaratosgeorgiadis2672
      @dimaratosgeorgiadis2672 3 года назад +1

      @@GaijinQuest could you tell me how would we write in kanji the phrase: all the trees that bloomed in heaven sent their roots to hell? For an art project.

    • @bcl3341
      @bcl3341 3 года назад +1

      I took your sketch idea, reproduced it multiple times, and have been selling them to tourists in a Chinatown in NYC.

  • @Louisette2510
    @Louisette2510 3 года назад +1

    i learn kanji by this principle although on a different app and my japanese made such a huge leap after just 200 words

  • @nopale6565
    @nopale6565 3 года назад +11

    Time to speedrun kanji for N1 and get those scholarships 🔥

  • @milkos9439
    @milkos9439 2 года назад

    Thank you, I was struggling with kanji and word

  • @lelouchvibritannia4235
    @lelouchvibritannia4235 3 года назад +1

    Thank you! These quizlet sets will be really helpful!

  • @jdz3258
    @jdz3258 4 года назад +6

    Great vid like always love your work

  • @yukikanemoto7759
    @yukikanemoto7759 4 года назад +6

    I totally agree with how you study, love it♥️

  • @bednap922
    @bednap922 3 года назад +1

    If you simply master these 1000 words you will already have an amazing grasp on learning japanese

  • @happychristelle
    @happychristelle 3 года назад +4

    Thanks for the Quizlet! I'm thinking of making these in anki but now that you have provided the 1k kanji/vocab I'll use this instead ☺️

  • @amikawi
    @amikawi 3 года назад +1

    This was very helpful! Thanks!

  • @goodgood6688
    @goodgood6688 4 года назад +5

    Why Japanese Need Kanji especially when making a name tag
    Chinese - Wang Yi Bo - Hanzi : 王一博 (3 spaces)
    Korean - Park Bo Geom - Hanja: 朴寶劍 , Hangul = 박보검 (3 spaces)
    Vietnamese - Nguyen Duc Van - Hantu : 阮德文 - Quoc Ngu = Nguyễn Đức Văn (3 spaces)
    Japanese - Kashiwabara Takashi - Kanji : 柏原崇 - Hiragana = かしわばら たかし (8 spaces)

  • @ducklingscap897
    @ducklingscap897 2 года назад +1

    I use Wanikani to learn Kanji. Its an amazing tool. It also costs a lot but its definitely worth the price in my opinion.

  • @frankycasica6263
    @frankycasica6263 4 года назад +9

    I am now here beacause i just want to read my favorite mangas

  • @renno2679
    @renno2679 3 года назад

    I actually use Quizlet but didn't know about the core 1000. Thanks!

  • @ClulssCrs3310
    @ClulssCrs3310 11 месяцев назад +1

    I love WaniKani and Quizlet. I weaned off Wani so I can go on my own with Quizlet. I actually create my own sets.

  • @pancake_ghosty
    @pancake_ghosty 4 года назад +2

    Great links and info! Thank you 😁

  • @phobics9498
    @phobics9498 2 года назад +1

    I agree, I had been learning kanji for not that long and have been slowly realizing that its not especially useful. I was learning most common pronunciations and meanings but without looking at the examples and remembering them, I still couldnt read or sometimes even understand the words made up from kanji I supposedly knew. So i stopped remembering the pronunciations(they were also a huge hassle so I was kind of looking for an excuse not to) because I figured that hey, I would still have to learn each word to know how its pronounced anyways. And then learning the sole kanji, its pretty hard to make out a compound just from the meaning of the kanjis, they usually make sense but are not things you would think of if you saw them together and so I asked myself, whats even the point in remembering the sole meanings when I still have to learn words(compounds) to actually read. At that point why not just learn the words only? So I started doing something like what you suggested as well as paying more attention to the kanji of the vocab I was learning

  • @michelleallen100
    @michelleallen100 3 года назад

    Excellent advice, thank you!

  • @tanvirkhan7121
    @tanvirkhan7121 3 года назад +6

    Im 4 months into learning Japanese. Really struggling with my kanji. Gonna use this method because it seems reasonable. Let's see how it goes.

    • @matusmagyar5282
      @matusmagyar5282 2 года назад

      @@drawingparallels hopefully oyu made progress chief

    • @marxyy
      @marxyy 10 месяцев назад

      @@matusmagyar5282how much progress did you make

  • @letsart6434
    @letsart6434 3 года назад +3

    I know at some point I'm going to have to step up my studying, but for now duo Lingo is doing a great job of teaching me vocab and kanji. I know I couldn't sit and write a lot of what I know tho. But I did recognize a lot of the kanji on the lists you showed! Like 家 and 行く and 仕事

  • @andregoepfert2745
    @andregoepfert2745 4 года назад +1

    Thank you! Never heard of Quizlet before, super helpful - will try to integrate this into my studies! :)

  • @michelebusselen5446
    @michelebusselen5446 3 года назад

    Thanks for this interesting info. I will make good use of it.

  • @Sky4Jus
    @Sky4Jus 4 года назад +7

    "They are for free of course"; Quizlet - "Buy a plan to unlock more sets"

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  4 года назад +3

      I've been using quizlet for years and it's always been free :o

    • @Sky4Jus
      @Sky4Jus 4 года назад +1

      @@GaijinQuest I came here today, I could only use 1/5 of the resources, If I wanted more cards to be shown, I have to buy ranks

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  4 года назад +1

      Thats weird.. I didn't know. Maybe that's something new. Check out Anki, you can find premade decks with the same words online for anki which is 100% free 😁

    • @Sky4Jus
      @Sky4Jus 4 года назад +2

      @@GaijinQuest Yeah, I am currently using it

  • @darkreaper4990
    @darkreaper4990 2 года назад +1

    to take it a step further, I go to twitter and type in the vocabs in Japanese to find interesting posts posted by Japanese people. It feels very immersive to me and is fun too. You get to know some more about their culture as an added bonus. BUT it requires time investment. I wish I did this in college days.

  • @drg9522
    @drg9522 4 года назад +19

    "in English you don't need to think of the reading, you just need to look for the word"
    Also English :
    Tough
    Through
    Trousers
    (I guess it seems just so obvious for native speakers that you guys can't really get how hard it gets for non native speakers)

    • @Shun8734
      @Shun8734 3 года назад +3

      if you think about it, it works the same way as in japanese (just not on the same difficulty scale ofc)
      natives know the words and their pronunciation before learning how to write them, so when you learn the spelling instead of reading it letter by letter we just recognize the words as a whole
      that's why sometimes natives won't remember how to spell a word if you ask them on the spot, but they will always recognize that word when reading it
      just like kanji in japanese

  • @drakesmith471
    @drakesmith471 4 года назад +52

    I was just going through all the grade one Kanji and I was virtually sitting there thinking to myself, well geez, learning 訓読み vs 音読み is going to be a pain. I then thought to myself, maybe I should just learn them in common vocabulary words they’re used in. I watched your video now, a few hours after thinking that and I am so glad I was thinking along the right path. I have a question too, but first it will need a bit of context. Now I have some friends who have an interest in Japanese, and some who don’t, and I have tried convincing both sides to take it up with me. The ones who have interest are too lax to actually stick to any regimen and the others who aren’t find it too daunting to ever think of saying yes. How would you say is a good way to sidestep the problem created by this situation? I guess I mean to say, do you know anyway I could communicate with others or do you have any methods for maybe convincing some friends?

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  4 года назад +10

      Glad you found this video then! :D Maybe getting them into anime might be helpful. Think of an anime you really like (or a manga) and hype it up to your friends and if they watch it they might want to watch more. Liking anime might help to increase their interest in japan and also japanese :D There are many different ways to find people to talk to online, a few of the top of my head are apps like tandem or hellotalk :) they are specifically made for people to practice languages

    • @drakesmith471
      @drakesmith471 4 года назад +4

      @@GaijinQuest hehehe, well funny thing... I have some friends who are anime fans and they have been some of the more lax ones and it is a bit disappointing. I actually don't watch Anime, haven't exactly had the best opportunities too, so I actually gained an interest in Japanese a different way. I have been a fan of nintendo games all my life (though I own an XBox now, a tad ironic or contradictory i guess) and I have been exposed in a few other ways and I have for a long time had Japanese as a language on my bucket list. I actually got the first urge to want to learn it from an album called "Insatiable High" and from 80s Japanese City Pop. I would try to persuade them with the medium I know, that being music, but I haven't had great luck trying to get others to like some of my tastes, somewhat to my chagrin. I will try anime though as you said, and I will definitely look into the two resources you offered me, thank you.

  • @kyungsoossimp8350
    @kyungsoossimp8350 2 года назад

    Bless your heart, this will save me soooo much time

  • @吴轩-l9z
    @吴轩-l9z 4 года назад +4

    Kanji makes Japanese so much more elegant and readable, and also easier to learn once you know the meaning of all 漢字. In contrast, Korean writing looks like a child’s doodle, while Koreans aren’t able to read their own history books.

  • @深沢恵叶-e3z
    @深沢恵叶-e3z 4 года назад +4

    you got this
    好きこそ物の上手なれ

    • @horseconfused
      @horseconfused 4 года назад

      I only know 14 Hiragana so all I got from here was な、の and that’s it... help T-T

    • @深沢恵叶-e3z
      @深沢恵叶-e3z 4 года назад

      @@horseconfused I'm Japanese.
      Now I studying kanji. We got this
      Because love Japan

  • @TravelingWithKiwi
    @TravelingWithKiwi 3 года назад

    In my opinion, nowadays doing flashcard routine is incomplete without applying SRS system

  • @8dpopintown307
    @8dpopintown307 4 года назад +3

    Actually i know vocabulary with Hiragana & i can speak Japanese on basic level
    But the Kanjis i know i used same method without knowing , i texted japanese people so i needed everyday kanji .Now i can recognise them .

  • @fayzasanaa1668
    @fayzasanaa1668 3 года назад

    thanks for your tips!!

  • @cameronburnett9679
    @cameronburnett9679 4 года назад +2

    I did MattVsJapan's lazy kanji 1000 anki deck. It's been a few weeks since finishing it and it's already made remembering kanji words a lot easier through pneumonics. Words like 歯医者 (はいしゃ - dentist) I can read easily because I already associate those kanji with teeth, doctor, and someone. It helps remember how to say it because I know は is tooth and いしゃ is doctor, however if I was just reading hiragana it might not click that easily that は is actually referring to teeth, if that makes sense. The deck doesn't cover the whole RTK book but it covers all the radicals I think. Any kanji not covered you can typically invent your own pneumonics using the parts you already know. The downside is that completing the deck is hard work because it's so boring. You have to be quite dedicated.

  • @angeljaimes9703
    @angeljaimes9703 2 года назад +1

    I am patient so for me I like WaniKani. I do some extra vocab on the side but not much. My thinking is the extra work upfront for kanji will help me speed through vocab as I wouldn't be getting stuck often on the kanji

  • @sithumdilanga650
    @sithumdilanga650 2 года назад

    Thanks man that website is very useful

  • @Caduceus444
    @Caduceus444 Месяц назад

    1:32
    Hot take: Taito isn't that hard.
    84 strokes, sure, but if you learn the kanji of clouds (On: UN, Kun: KUMO) and dragon (On: RYUU, Kun: TATSU), than you can just write them 3 times each and there you go.
    I know it's not in everyday use currently, but I wonder how might have it looked in script back when it was still in use.

  • @EliteArka
    @EliteArka 4 года назад +26

    so as a beginner, i should learn at first vocab, and than kanji only kunyomi versions ? what about onyomi ? should i ignore them at this moment?

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  4 года назад +14

      You can actually ignore if it's onyomi or kunyomi and just learn all the words with kanji, because then you don't have to think about all the other readings of the particular kanji, but you can think and read in words. You can read what you can speak and vice verca :)

    • @엘비라-j9i
      @엘비라-j9i 4 года назад +1

      @@GaijinQuest You may not see this, but do you mean to just ignore onyomi and kunyomi all together? and go on ahead and learn vocabulary and kanji with words?

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  4 года назад +4

      @@엘비라-j9i yup, that is my approach. Of course this is just a fast way to get started with kanji and being able to read and understand many of them quickly. knowing kun and onyomi is important in the long term :)

    • @엘비라-j9i
      @엘비라-j9i 4 года назад

      @@GaijinQuest ありがとうございます!(*^ω^*)

  • @keilovesu784
    @keilovesu784 2 года назад +1

    Even me, a Japanese native speaker still struggling sometimes on kanji😆

  • @tydoworld4904
    @tydoworld4904 3 года назад +1

    頑張ってください皆さん!

  • @mars2387
    @mars2387 3 года назад +2

    kanji is fun since ive learned mandarin at school before and im chinese but idk where to start since i cant find any free good sources to learn from

  • @dauntlessbonita9747
    @dauntlessbonita9747 2 года назад

    Thanks for the recommendation

  • @ffelegal
    @ffelegal 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the tip! New subscriber!

  • @davicpetrovski155
    @davicpetrovski155 8 месяцев назад +1

    thanks!

  • @letsart6434
    @letsart6434 3 года назад

    So true. That makes so much sense. Why waste time, energy, and space in your brain remembering kanji you don't need to use yet just because it's simpler.

  • @seanashley1873
    @seanashley1873 3 года назад

    it feels so easy now wtf
    this video might be a therapy session aswell XD

  • @xzzxzz5068
    @xzzxzz5068 4 года назад +6

    Did you study japanese on your own? Due to the covid-19, we are getting enough time for learning japanese. And did you download any apps or join any websites for learning Japanese?

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  4 года назад +1

      I did yes :) I tried out a lot, but for me it's always been better to just learn through immersing myself in the language. I've used quizlet for most of my vocab learning

  • @japanesesmiles8515
    @japanesesmiles8515 4 года назад +1

    Great video!😊🇯🇵🌸

  • @giobalansag298
    @giobalansag298 Год назад

    Thanks Bro. This Helps alot Doumo Arigatou

  • @diobrando760
    @diobrando760 4 года назад +1

    Thank you this video really helped me^^

  • @IsanSamaa
    @IsanSamaa 3 года назад +3

    I think the best way of learning kanji individually would be the RRTK deck on anki but I don't think you should prioritize it, simply doing it while also learning words is good enough since you can learn 25-30 individual kanji a day since the way they teach you the kanji is very smart.
    I do think that you should be learning words too, maybe with a JLPT N5 Tango deck, that way you can learn grammar as well as words. I didn't do this when I started but now that I'm N4 level after around 4ish months, I look back and wish I did RRTK eailer that way I wouldn't have to worry about it now and would have an eaiser time remembering words since I know the kanji better.

  • @rokucon4218
    @rokucon4218 2 года назад +1

    this two-layer approach looks good.
    it's like if you tried to make the 1000 vocab (JP1K) refold deck more accessible i.e. more engaging. this method would obviously increase the time you would need to study just for 1000 words but it seems like it would pay off.
    still... any anki version of this you know of?

  • @meimymei1956
    @meimymei1956 4 года назад +1

    Thanks to you .. now I will "play" with the Quizlet.. I didn't know that. My moto is.." 日本語を話せなくても死ぬことはない" Of course I have used dictionary...lol.. Keep uploading videos! どうもありがとう!!!

  • @suzettesvlog577
    @suzettesvlog577 3 года назад

    Thank you for this info, it`s helpful.

  • @namviper1937
    @namviper1937 3 года назад

    This was so helpfull. Thank you very much!

  • @Nsix4
    @Nsix4 3 года назад +1

    I'm currently doing a course that teaches you spoken Japanese. I've in the past learned Hiragana and Katakana but never really got passed that. I was just sitting here thinking "When should I learn Kanji?" looked it up on RUclips and here I am. I think I'll take your advice (After I relearn Hiragana and Katakana) and just do this daily too. Though it might be kinda weird to know words I've learned from Kanji study without knowing how to put them into a sentence, but I'll learn. Thanks for the Video!

    • @G8tb
      @G8tb 2 года назад +1

      So after a year, how is your kanji

    • @Nsix4
      @Nsix4 2 года назад

      @@G8tb well, I gave up on learning Japanese twice last year. I currently don't have plans to start again.

    • @G8tb
      @G8tb 2 года назад +1

      @@Nsix4 I see, do you think you're gonna learn any other languages? I'm currently learning Japanese I know 20+ kanji so far.

    • @Nsix4
      @Nsix4 2 года назад

      @@G8tb great work! That's some fine progress!
      As for learning another language: I got decently far in German, where I could understand some sentences and can speak a little bit, so maybe German. And if I ever get super motivated I might start Japanese again, but learning a language is a hard thing to do, and on top of that, Japanese is in the hardest tier for English speakers to learn.

    • @G8tb
      @G8tb 2 года назад +1

      @@Nsix4 good job! can I ask why you wanted to learn German?
      I am also struggling to find motivation with kanji

  • @桐山霊
    @桐山霊 3 года назад

    Quizlet also have a mobile app btw. ☺️

  • @noelleduba2451
    @noelleduba2451 4 года назад +5

    Commented this on another video, but it is also applicable here! "I found a super helpful app! It is called, "Write it! Japanese" and is super helpful for learning kana and hiragana! (Especially for kinesthetic learner's 😌)"

  • @ShinzoX90
    @ShinzoX90 2 года назад +2

    Learn vocab first, so when youre fluent in 2.5 years you can wish you had started learning 1-2 kanji a day for the past 2.5 years

  • @iyariximenauribe6797
    @iyariximenauribe6797 4 года назад +2

    Its easy to be a beginner, I got stuck when I started to learn words/kanjis for "departure" "rooftop" "guarantor". I mean, they are important words, but I just won't use it on my everyday life!

  • @SiberianSoldier
    @SiberianSoldier 3 года назад

    Here's a question: Do you know why the same word in both hiragana and kanji mean two different things? For example, the verb "Many, a lot of' is written as 'Ooi' in Hiragana and 多い in Kanji.
    'Ooi' means 'Dude' or 'Hey' or 'canopy' apparently, lol. Is this a reason why it would be a terrible idea to NOT use kanji when you write, due to things becoming very unclear? Is it also why they say that these represent sounds or something like that, and shouldn't really be used if the Kanji is available?

  • @sogeking935
    @sogeking935 4 года назад +2

    Great video
    Comment for the algorithm

  • @galinaatanasova1779
    @galinaatanasova1779 3 года назад +1

    I applied for japanology in uni, starting end of sept and i only know hiragana, we have to learn 250 kanji per semester and im terrified xD thank u for the useful tips!

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  3 года назад +1

      jesus, thats a lot of kanji :o but it sounds awesome to study Japanology. I wish u much luck. Hope you also have time to learn other stuff besides kanji😂

    • @galinaatanasova1779
      @galinaatanasova1779 3 года назад +1

      @@GaijinQuest much appreciated! Theres quite some stuff apart from learning the language and hopefully i manage to balance it 🙏

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  3 года назад +1

      The most important thing is to have fun while studying 😁 Wish u the best

    • @Daviddaze
      @Daviddaze 2 года назад

      Jesus speaks alot of kanji? Praise God!

  • @kaze3240
    @kaze3240 3 года назад +1

    My problem is I might be able to read and recognize them but I can't write them.

  • @lopez4978
    @lopez4978 4 года назад +7

    Quick question, do I learn these 1000 words/kanji first and then learn the other kanji? I'm not sure if I should learn all the radicals and then do this or not.

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  4 года назад +2

      Depends haha, for doing this, you dont need radicals. This is just a really good way to learn the kanji as you go, when you learn a new word, you learn the new kanjis with it and thus can read every word you know. If you really want to concentrate on kanji study without the 'practical' aspect then radicals can help with other study methods like heisig etc :)

  • @kucingizuru
    @kucingizuru 3 года назад

    Thanks for the info

  • @henryjones8636
    @henryjones8636 3 года назад +3

    My problem is that so many kanji look so similar to each other

  • @dr.hananahmed2743
    @dr.hananahmed2743 4 года назад +3

    This is really helpfull thank you, ♥️

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  4 года назад +2

      my pleasure😁 thanks for watching!

  • @ralphbathan2206
    @ralphbathan2206 3 года назад +1

    I've memorized Hiragana and Katakana in 9 days, but this kanji is very hard. I'm focused on sentence construction and grammar, particles, te form, ta form, i-adj/verb, na-verb/adj, etc. because I think it would be easy for me to learn the kanji if i know the context of the sentence.

  • @vxcx1869
    @vxcx1869 3 года назад +2

    So we don't have to go learn the Onyumi and Kunyumi for EACH kanji , we can just adopt this method and learn the kanjis direct while learning vocabulary, right ? 😳

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  3 года назад +1

      yes. Thats how I do it :)

    • @vxcx1869
      @vxcx1869 3 года назад

      @@GaijinQuest olala thank you 😍😍

  • @Veectory
    @Veectory 3 года назад

    nice advice

  • @wenomechainasuma9813
    @wenomechainasuma9813 3 года назад +1

    I have an idea! I will buy a special kanji notebook and whenever I see a new kanji, I'll write it down. And every night I will recheck it and revise it. How's that?

    • @GaijinQuest
      @GaijinQuest  3 года назад

      That's definitely a good idea :D

  • @Remoerbeck
    @Remoerbeck 3 года назад

    Thank you very much!

  • @MyFilmex
    @MyFilmex 3 года назад

    Why to learn kanji if you are a tourist? I think the most important thing is to be able to comunicate with them. It would be different if you live there of course.

  • @joannachulek
    @joannachulek Год назад

    Does anyone know how to write in Japanese in Quizlet? I can only do the multiple choice type of questions and I'd like to be able to write the answers in hiragana 😊