# Kanji writing? **URL:** \ **Category:** WaniKani\ **Created:** [March 28, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234 "2018-03-28T18:14:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tamachinami](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tamachinami/32/170429_2.png) [@tamachinami](https://community.wanikani.com/u/tamachinami)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/1 "2018-03-28T18:14:39Z")
i really like this website, and i hope to learn a lot! does anyone have a reccommendation for what i should use for writing kanji? ---
**Author:** ![rmizuno](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/rmizuno/32/63162_2.png) [@rmizuno](https://community.wanikani.com/u/rmizuno)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/2 "2018-03-28T18:20:32Z")
As you probably read in the FAQ (or Guide?) they don’t feel it’s worth teaching here, however, they do have an article about stroke order: > **[How To Guess A Kanji's Stroke Order](https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/kanji-stroke-order/)** > > So many strokes! How can you every figure out how to write them? It's easier than it looks. EDIT: Also, I recommend this: > [@Printout for kanji study/writing practice using the Iversen Method](https://community.wanikani.com/t/printout-for-kanji-studywriting-practice-using-the-iversen-method/17137): > > EDIT: For clarity, I use this when I do kanji lessons on WaniKani as a way to absorb the lessons. So, I don’t know about the Iversen Method’s history or anything, but I learned about it from this youtube video. [[Level up your vocabulary with the Iversen Method!] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8HuhpsQDrc) Basically, it’s a way of reinforcing something by writing it across the sheet while covering up elements and then repeating that in a cycle. Here’s the printout I created, exclusively for studying individual kanji. EDIT2: I shouldn’t have said “not worth teaching”… but that they feel it’d be better time to spend your time studying other things, like more kanji, or grammar. There are a lot of people who feel that learning to write helps them remember the kanji better though, so if you think it helps I think you should do it! ---
**Author:** ![Ncastaneda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ncastaneda/32/285473_2.png) [@Ncastaneda](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Ncastaneda)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/3 "2018-03-28T18:24:37Z")
I think anything it’s Ok. Whether pen and paper, Anki Decks with writing allowed, Kanji Study App (great app), or Skritter (great but expensive app). But yeah… writing it’s a great resource for when you get to the painful levels and most kanjis look alike 😅 If you’re starting WK, i would suggest get into the habit of writing each kanji when doing new lessons… it will prove a tremendous tool to help retention… as much as mnemonics in the long run. ---
**Author:** ![tamachinami](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tamachinami/32/170429_2.png) [@tamachinami](https://community.wanikani.com/u/tamachinami)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/4 "2018-03-28T18:49:18Z")
ok, thank you both for the help! ---
**Author:** ![VegasVed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/vegasved/32/33664_2.png) [@VegasVed](https://community.wanikani.com/u/VegasVed)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/5 "2018-03-28T18:59:16Z")
Definitely Skritter. ---
**Author:** ![anon18605173](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@anon18605173](https://community.wanikani.com/u/anon18605173)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/6 "2018-03-28T19:11:47Z")
Senpai, did you use writing in your journey? ---
**Author:** ![rmizuno](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/rmizuno/32/63162_2.png) [@rmizuno](https://community.wanikani.com/u/rmizuno)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/7 "2018-03-28T19:16:46Z")
Personally, I did not. I have no problems recognizing kanji, however, if you ask me to write them, I can only really do the simple ones, and the ones in my name. One day, I might spend some time on it, but for now, I’m more than busy enough studying grammar, and trying to develop my speaking/listening skills… ---
**Author:** ![Sharpevil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/sharpevil/32/194185_2.png) [@Sharpevil](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Sharpevil)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/8 "2018-03-29T21:27:49Z")
Personally, I’m doing Genki alongside Wanikani, so I try to learn to write every kanji I know from the Genki vocab words I’ve learned. If I haven’t encountered it in Wanikani, or I don’t know any words from outside of wanikani that use it, I don’t worry about writing the Kanji. I’ve found this to be a good way to learn to write kanji without it becoming overwhelming, since my WK outpaces my Genki pretty heavily. I’m still only in Chapter 8 of Genki I. ---
**Author:** ![Jeehut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/jeehut/32/8176_2.png) [@Jeehut](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Jeehut)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/9 "2018-03-29T21:37:57Z")
Here’s an SRS-based Kanji writing learning method using Anki: [Link to Android-Deck](https://community.wanikani.com/t/version-105-2016-01-31-anki-deck-for-kanji-writing-practice/11840) OR [Link to iOS-Deck](https://community.wanikani.com/t/version-105-2016-01-31-anki-deck-for-kanji-writing-practice/11840/78) It follows the same order as the Kanji on WaniKani, so it’s the best writing supplement I can think of! ---
**Author:** ![Mau214](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@Mau214](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Mau214)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 7:37am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/10 "2018-04-09T07:37:48Z")
I write down the vocab and kanji with the hiragana reading for every review. Like this… 生きる いきる 生 せい Right now I have 7 completed notebooks with 4 columns per page and 24 rows per column, it’s like a trophy I’ll be able to show people later in life when they ask me how I learned japanese. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/kanji-writing/30234/11 "2019-04-09T07:37:51Z")
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