Should I use Remembering the Kanji 1
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RtK vol 1 goes through 2042 kanji. You learn to recognize/write them, and associate them with an English keyword. That's it. Learning to use them is completely up to you (unless you do book 2, but most people here don't). [1]
Here's a summary of what you'll find in the books:
- RTK 1 teaches you how to recognize and write all the 2042 general-use kanji by associating it with one unique keyword, which is always one of the meanings of the kanji;
- RTK 2 teaches a systematic way for reading — on-yomi and kun-yomi — what you've studied in RTK 1, using "signal primitives";
- RTK 3 teaches an additional 965 kanji, combining the methods presented in RTK 1 and 2.[2]
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