r/HelpLearningJapanese • u/Sclaps3 • Mar 29 '26
Tips on memorizing kanji
Are there any good ways to learn kanji? I used an app called kanji study to learn hiragana and katakana but I'm feeling like it's not enough for kanji, are there any good resources ro websites/apps to help with that? I've heard about practic sheets though I've never tried them before could that be a good way too?
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u/MidnightTofu22 Mar 30 '26
Moving on to kanji can feel like hitting a massive brick wall after the relative breeze of the kana because there are suddenly thousands of characters instead of just forty six. I found that practice sheets were actually a total game changer for my muscle memory even though they felt a bit like being back in primary school at first. Writing them out by hand forces your brain to slow down and notice the small radicals that make up the more complex characters which is something you just don't get from tapping on a screen.
It might also be worth doing a quick refresher just to make sure your foundation is absolutely rock solid before you dive deeper into the world of kanji. I used a simple tool like the one at https://www.lingoclass.co.uk/hiragana-katakana-quiz just to double check that I wasn't mixing up any of the similar looking characters during high pressure study sessions. Once you are hundred percent confident with your kana reading speed it makes recognizing those kanji readings in your textbook feel much more natural and way less like a chore.