This is very normal – if your problem is that you need to think and push yourself to remember the words, and that recognizing them when you see them comes more naturally than pulling out the words from your brain yourself, then yes, reading will help you so much with this over time and it’s also not at all something to be concerned with. Otherwise if your accuracy is particularly struggling you can try to rethink how you approach remembering them in the first place, though what works for people (mnemonics, or repetition, or whatever) is pretty personal. I do think remembering new Japanese words gets easier over time as well though, once you learn how you best learn and just get a solid base.
It just occurred to me to share this as well – this topic was written as a primer for preparing to join the Absolute Beginner Book Club, but even if you decide not to do that, I think it’s full of great advice on what to aim to know and what to expect early reading to look like –