Does this course covers kanji?

Jonathan--

Jonathan--

I am only at the beginning of stage 2 in the premium packet so excuse me my ignorence but does this cover kanji? I know you got the one section every grammer lesson for 1 or 2 kanji but it seems so little. Does it get more later on or am i going to need find an other scource for my kanji needs?
2679

2679

once you finish at the writing sections with the hiragana and katakana, the next lessons will start covering Kanji more and more. The premium plus and platinum courses specialize more in kanji than the premium course does. But if you want to take it easy, from the beginning to learn all the necessary compounds and the kanji themselves from easy ones to the more complicated ones, then I really recommend: James Heisig's: Remembering the Kanji (Volume 1 - fifth edition) and the 2nd and 3rd volumes for learning how to read them :). コッド
Jonathan--

Jonathan--

Ah ok, thats understanable. Got all the 3 courses so it should be fine but i prefer to make sure of what i am about to go through rather than being disappointed if i was expecting something that was not in included in the first place :P ありがとうございました
2679

2679

Just don't get it wrong...these courses don't cover up all the necessary kanji, that are used in everyday life (about 2 or 3 thousand of them), but those books that I recommended do :)
Kenthian

Kenthian

yeah I found RTK while looking for kanji learning material and found it on the iPod. In the past 2 weeks I've learned 78 or so, it seems really helpful. Making up stories for each one can also get fun, especially if your learning with a friend.
Pascal-P

Pascal-P

Yeah, definitely use "RTK" if you want a text-book approach that isn't all "write and repeat". However, I'd personally recommend doing the first volume, then reading some japanese materials with furigana, as these will expose you to many more common compounds and readings not covered in either RTK volume 2 or 3. Again, this is just my preferred method of learning. If you prefer a more structured way, go with RTK all the way through. You can always learn the other compounds and readings later. In total, I'd estimate that the 3 courses together probably cover about 200 or so Kanji, as well as a lot of their common compounds.

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