Why Learning Kanji First Boosted My Japanese Proficiency

In this video, I explain why, as a beginner, I decided to learn kanji before diving into other aspects of the Japanese language. I'll walk you through my methods and why I believe this approach significantly sped up my journey to Japanese fluency.

I also give my take on the book Remembering the Kanji, which helped me recognize and write over 2000 kanji, and share some tips on how to make the most out of it. Although I didn’t mention it in the video, be sure to check out https://kanji.koohii.com/ for the best kanji stories and a great place to study them.

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00:00-01:46 My Motivation
01:47-2:50 About Remembering the Kanji
02:51-04:14 The Outcome (and addressing criticisms)
04:15-05:10 If In a Hurry Take the Long Road
05:11-07:14 Advice