I know some very basic phrases and now I'm expanding my vocabulary. Now I'm thinking if at this very beginner stage should I learn how to write them and if I should know how to write kanjis later them later then when?
Edit: Thanks for all the replies!!! I read all of your comments and I think the best for me is to learn how to write them while I learn the kanji. it just feels more complete and suits me better. Either way I'm in no hurry, I took like 9 months to learn kana lol.
by Tortoise516
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It depends on what you want to achieve. Some people are fluent and never learn how to write kanji, just how to recognize them.
I believe learning how to write kanji from the beginning can be useful IF you’re learning vocabulary side by side with them.
There’s no specific time you “should” do it. Some people never learn to write them at all.
If you for sure want to learn to and have the time, writing kanji as you’re learning them can pull double duty as a memorization aid and writing practice. But you can do it whenever.
there’s no reason to wait if you’re interested, writing reinforces memorization and reading, so it definitely helps. it’s up to you if you want to spend some portion of your study time on that, and if so how much. i love writing, personally.
That’s the first thing I did, and I continue to do it, while I do other things, like reading, grammar, etc.
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I’ve been learning to write kanji since I started. It helps me to remember them and makes it a lot easier to look unknown kanji by drawing them into my phone.