Yeah, fair, I wouldnāt rate myself an absolute beginner - but thereās a reason all the book clubs I participate in are the beginner ones Given the relative ease I had with ꄵäø»å¤«é once I got my head around the kansai-ben though, I think I might try my hand at an intermediate book club next.
Keep in mind what you see me produce on here is what I produce with copious amounts of Google and dictionaries, and what I respond to I usually read with the help of Yomichan. What I can do on my feet is a fair bit less. Which is fine, Iām still learning, but it might skew peopleās perception.
Barely. Some Duolingo and what little Iād gleaned from anime - so I knew most hiragana and some katakana, and maybe a dozen words and three particles
Pretty much, but most of my Japanese I didnāt learn from WaniKani. Thatās one of the reasons Iām āstuckā at level 17 - I switched focus to grammar and vocab first to get more of a foundation, then started consuming content (VTubers, general YouTube, Twitter, manga, that sort of thing, as well as participating on the forums). The first bit was a very important bit of foundation, the latter is what taught me the most.
I could do with a lot more kanji knowledge though. And more vocab and grammar, but Iām slowly picking that up as I read stuff.
Thatās the best way to do it. Youāre not gonna spend two full seconds thinking about every word while reading or listening, so if you can use the SRS to get to a point where your immediate thought is the right one, youāre in a good place.
*gestures vaguely at Leebo*
*points vigorously at Jonapedia*
Anyone judging on WK level is in for a treat and a half
Iāve actually found kanji to be useful in listening. Hearing the readings for kanji I know can help me figure things out, especially in context. But the benefit is much, much smaller than in reading and writing, absolutely.
Just use Torii if thatās what works for you. An SRS is an SRS is an SRSā¦ for the most part. The important part is youāre learning vocab, which system you use for that is irrelevant.