Hello :) can I have some advice please I've been learning the N5 Kanji for a month now and i've… - Feed Post by AH_Jonesy

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  bluwy

  Hey there :D
  Try to learn the kanji combinations, instead of learning the kanji alone. That's the best thing you could do. If you can, write down the combinations you keep confusing and add them to a list you made here. Unfortunately it just takes time to get used to it and there are no tricks.T.T

  October 19, 2014 at 9:35pm
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  Dandy

  A lot of it is just the way you learn, a lot of people prefer to use flashcards etc. to help learn the words much more effectively. I like using things that offer radical explanations as well, keep at it and you'll eventually learn exactly what you prefer.
  

  October 19, 2014 at 11:56pm
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  DS25

  For memorizing kanji i think that the flashcards are the best tools. Try to use a program like Anki.
  
  This site is much better for reviewing what you already know.

  October 20, 2014 at 12:51am
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  AH_Jonesy

  Thank you all for the help i will try them all :)
  

  October 20, 2014 at 2:18am
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  mog86uk

  It helps if you can pick up KUN and ON readings as you go while you are learning new vocabulary. Here are some useful tips for this:
  
  ・No KUN readings start with R-row kana (so any readings that do must be ON readings).
  
  ・ON readings are always only either 1 or 2 mora in length (so any that are 3 morae or longer must be KUN readings).
  
  ・ON readings with 2 morae can only end in one of the folloing 7 kana: い, う, き, く, ち, つ, or ん.
  
  ON readings are from Old Chinese pronunciation of kanji. In Chinese each character's reading is a single syllable. However, in Old Chinese the readings can end in not just vowels and ん like nasal sounds, but also -K and -T consonant sounds. This is where the き, く, ち and つ endings are from.
  
  There's other stuff like this which you pick up naturally for spotting whether a reading is likely to be KUN or ON. Along with knowledge of the basic rules about when to use KUN or ON readings, you should be able pick up and match readings to kanji fairly well, just from learning vocabulary. ^^
  http://lingwiki.com/index.php?title=On_vs._Kun_readings

  October 20, 2014 at 9:09am