togil Wrote:But the mistake that you make is to think that no one can remember the kanjis with their radicals without first writing them - and that's simply not true. It may be true for some people, but not for all.
There are those who like using their hands when learning, and there are those who don't... and as there are so many different types of learners, I think it's good to always keep an open mind about learning methods.

I didn't make a mistake here, actually, as I never thought the above area in bold. Regardless of where one's strength lies, engaging all the senses has proven to help when I comes to memory. While not wholly necessary, writing things down, as I said before, can only help. It is for this reason I question why a person would forgo it.

kazelee Wrote:While not wholly necessary, writing things down, as I said before, can only help. It is for this reason I question why a person would forgo it.

Because it's time-consuming.

togil Wrote:

kazelee Wrote:While not wholly necessary, writing things down, as I said before, can only help. It is for this reason I question why a person would forgo it.

Because it's time-consuming.

Eh? Reviews are time consuming, but that's a property of reviewing kanji. Scribbling down the kanji as you review isn't time consuming, because it takes approximately no extra time. (As a handy free bonus, you get to be sure that you weren't fooling yourself about which way the dot went in that kanji and other minor errors of execution.)

Personally, I think being able to actually write without the aid of a computer is kind of handy, and if you want to do that you need some muscle memory so you can actually write the characters as opposed to drawing them (if you see what I mean). Why not acquire it as you go along?

togil Wrote:

kazelee Wrote:While not wholly necessary, writing things down, as I said before, can only help. It is for this reason I question why a person would forgo it.

Because it's time-consuming.

I have to agree with pm215, and I would also like to add.....WHAT!?

This might sound crazy but it takes about as much time to write out a kanji with your hand as to draw it in your head. You might think this absurd until you actually try it. Seriously, get a pen or pencil and try it.

If you don't even draw them out in your head....then.... more power to you.... I guess....

Mind giving the layout of your typical study session?

One hand on the keyboard (or an apple remote like I use) and a pen in the other hand = very fast to write during your reviews.