Hi Guys,

I started using remembering the kanji + the RTK Anki deck, however I find it weird as it gives me the english word and not the kanji, is this going to help me remember the kanji? I'm studying for the JLPT just so you know.

What is the best approach?

Thanks
Simone

The idea with the original approach is to go from keyword to kanji, so it presents you the english keyword, and you test to see whether you can remember how to write the corresponding keyword.

Admittedly some of the keywords fit better than others, and some have required more disambiguation from one another, but I find it helps when possible to tie a japanese word to it as well.

What is your japanese level going into this, and what exactly do you hope to take away? There are some people that have combined learning the kanji in this style with japanese kanji and readings as well.

Most of the Heisig RTK Anki decks are not meant to teach the kanji but to review them once you have learned them. You will need to get the book in order to learn the kanji and familiarize yourself with the method, then you can get the benefit from the Anki decks (or use this very useful website ;-)

Thanks for the replies, I've got the book (and i'll start it today).

I'm a beginner I know how to read and write kana, and I'm studying grammar while improving my vocabulary.

My main goal would be to improve me reading and grammar as I want to go for the JLPT which is mainly focused on reading/grammar (and listening).

Based on this what do you think my method of study should be?