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[Baemono]

I use books to study kanjis, I find them more memorable/memorizable than apps.

I'm currently using this one https://www.amazon.com/Revised-Expanded-So-Matome-Translation-Japanese/dp/486639496X

It gives kanjis with several words where it's being used, and sorted by theme, which is very helpful.

 

[Cfh123]

My Japanese video tutor suggested for Kanji that I try the same workbooks she used as a child to learn Japanese.

I got the Grade 2 book (Kanji Step 9) on Amazon. It is entirely in Japanese. The illustrations are adorable. For each kanji there are several words of vocabulary.

I decided to skip Grade 1 (Kanji Step 10) as it is basically N5 kanji which I know well. Grade 2 is basically N4 level kanji, although with a fair number of kanji not in N4. I'll move onto Grade 3 next, which is presumably N3 kanji.

The books have exercises to do - it is a bit like doing a crossword puzzle.

 

[Tams]

My Japanese video tutor suggested for Kanji that I try the same workbooks she used as a child to learn Japanese.

I got the Grade 2 book (Kanji Step 9) on Amazon. It is entirely in Japanese. The illustrations are adorable. For each kanji there are several words of vocabulary.

I decided to skip Grade 1 (Kanji Step 10) as it is basically N5 kanji which I know well. Grade 2 is basically N4 level kanji, although with a fair number of kanji not in N4. I'll move onto Grade 3 next, which is presumably N3 kanji.

The books have exercises to do - it is a bit like doing a crossword puzzle.

I used to do them with my students when I had time.

They are very good, but are for a domestic and young audience. They presume a conversational level of native Japanese. Plus, Japanese elementary school kids do also rote learn the kanji, write out the sentences in the practice books, write essays, and are exposed to kanji all the time.

It's not that they aren't useful for a non-native adult to learn from, but there are more efficient ways to learn kanji as an adult.

 

[nikolino840]

i'm doing this just for fun with books youtube and copilot.. but is hard to know how's words are written.. for example i hear こはい and not こわい