I’m new to Japanese… I can read Hiragana and Katakana (with trouble, no understanding). Should I start Kanji on WaniKani? I started, but when I got to the vocab, I realized I couldn’t understand any of the context sentences WK gives. Thank you for the help.

Yes. Use WaniKani for Kanji. Use the vocab to reinforce/learn other readings of the kanji. Dont bother with the context sentences until later. The strength of WK (imo) is that it relieves you of any planning to learning Kanji. You just turn it on and do what is in front of you. If youre comple…

I recommend starting with a grammar textbook like Genki or Japanese From Zero. You can start WaniKani to learn kanji at the same time or slightly later if you want.

I’m pretty much in the same boat as you. Newish to Japanese, with just Hiragana/Katakana knowledge, but very little vocab and only some grammar. I started Wanikani about two months ago and I love it. Obviously I’m a n00b too at only level 6, but I don’t see a reason to wait as long as you can rea…

I started using WaniKani after learning Hiragana/Katakana and noticing that it was really difficult to read a sentences without knowing kanji. It kind of breaks up the sentences for you making reading easier. It also adds to your vocab in the process. I think you are making the right choice to start…

Wanikani also has a huge community that can help with figuring out what to do to compliment kanji learning and what to do afterwards. In my opinion, you should try following this Japanese Learning Guide by Tofugu: Learn Japanese: A Ridiculously Detailed Guide . Also Genki is a good idea to start with…

LingoDeer (app) is not a bad place to start with grammar. Vocab is a bit limited but cheaper than Genki, although they work well together.

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