What I mean is a Kanji like that's not in Rtk 1 or 3, how many times do you have to see it to just need to look it up?

instantly! i've only done RTK1 but new kanji I encounter from RTK3 I just make up a story there on the spot and SRS the kanji as part of the sentence I read it in and that's my review of it from there on out... I figure why not.

Whenever it's in a word I'll be looking up anyway.

And I look up words whenever I really want to know what they mean

haha it's very random for me.
I had this jar of pickled chilli from thailand sitting on the dinner table every night. It was only a month or so later that I bothered to look up some of the characters on there.

Personally I'm not "bothered" when learning a new kanji, rather I'm happy. However as a rule I add them only when they are included in a sentence I've added to my SRS. Therefore it depends on how I choose the sentences, which is based on the usefulness/interest I have in them.

When I see a kanji I don't know I get all excited, if I don't have my computer with me I'll take a photo of it with my camera or do my best to memorise it on the spot so I can look it up later. This happens maybe once or twice a week and I've already covered both RTK 1 & 3. Most of the new kanji I come across are those which Japanese people admit to not being able to write, but could easily read if they encountered it. 憂鬱 for example.

Instantly, learning rare and unusual kanji is fun and rewarding.

Good question, I don't think I've run into any kanji not in RtK1 or 3.

I always add new kanji to my deck the first time I see them, since I aim to learn as many as possible.

Tobberoth Wrote:Good question, I don't think I've run into any kanji not in RtK1 or 3.

Hehehe how about this one Tobberoth: 誰

Machine_Gun_Cat Wrote:What I mean is a Kanji like that's not in Rtk 1 or 3, how many times do you have to see it to just need to look it up?

Only look it up if you want to. There is never a need.

@bassx

I think 誰 is in RTK3

Tobberoth Wrote:Good question, I don't think I've run into any kanji not in RtK1 or 3.

Are you sure? I've encountered many, and I'm sure you did too. Some common characters that are not in rtk1/3 are:
蟇疇慄蠢檻俯舐軋羞儚籠碌喩踝褪埃呟睨扁鬱攣...
Then there are kanji that appear only in very few words but it may be a good idea to memorize, like:
薔薇、癇癪、揶揄、溌剌...
These are all characters that you're very likely to encounter repeatedly in literature.

I'm gonna make a wild guess that Kanji you'd see Kanken level 1.5 or lower (about 3100 or so kanji) will be seen with some frequency over time.

nac_est Wrote:

Tobberoth Wrote:Good question, I don't think I've run into any kanji not in RtK1 or 3.

Are you sure? I've encountered many, and I'm sure you did too. Some common characters that are not in rtk1/3 are:
蟇疇慄蠢檻俯舐軋羞儚籠碌喩踝褪埃呟睨扁鬱攣...
Then there are kanji that appear only in very few words but it may be a good idea to memorize, like:
薔薇、癇癪、揶揄、溌剌...
These are all characters that you're very likely to encounter repeatedly in literature.

Funny how all those things come up but common things like potato, ant, tiger, panda, cat, whole, ramen, udon, and etc., are written in kana now. I guess the written language was just another casualty of the war.