Name: Anonymous 2008-11-23 11:45
Alright, yet another Japanese thread.
I'm doing the whole "All Japanese All the Time" deal and it wants me to start with learning the kanji...I have 500 or so down and I was wondering if it would be better if I just go ahead and learn the hiragana and katakana and that way I can break words down into them, then find what they mean in English, that way I'll have some vocab, and if any kanji are encountered (inevitable), I can learn them as I go...because certainly some kanji are more common-use than others...I can't imagine Japanese people breaking out all 2000 on a daily basis.
I'm doing the whole "All Japanese All the Time" deal and it wants me to start with learning the kanji...I have 500 or so down and I was wondering if it would be better if I just go ahead and learn the hiragana and katakana and that way I can break words down into them, then find what they mean in English, that way I'll have some vocab, and if any kanji are encountered (inevitable), I can learn them as I go...because certainly some kanji are more common-use than others...I can't imagine Japanese people breaking out all 2000 on a daily basis.