Duolingo is pretty good for learning new languages!
I'd say learn kana first (hiragana, katakana) and radicals for kanji, before you start learning actual kanji
Written and spoken are plenty different so i don't have advice on expanding your vocabulary, i just absorbed a lot from anime and wanted to expand on it (but im a lazy ass so it's not working well )
There's no avoiding actual cramming so get out those kana tables and write it all out, it's supposed to be easier if you actually write it all on paper
has mangago eaten a part of my answer
what SunManju said! First learn kana there are many apps for learning kata and hiragana. I would just look at the reviews to see if the app is any good. I've also been using memrise to study
Thank you guys. I really appreciate your advice.
ok mangago DID cut out a part of my answer and i have more to tell (especially about kanji), since i apparently can't link youtube
(i spent a lot of time looking up "how to learn japanese"(￣∇￣") )
If you want to learn to read, avoid romanji. Thats also why you should learn kana first, since kanji are then explained or written out by kana
Furigana are a thing! Basic level japanese texts have the reading of the kanji written out in kana above them!
Learn Kanji in 45 minutes - How to Read and Write Japanese is the name of a video i recommend watching (the channel is also rather nice)
You won't actually learn in 45min, but they explain radicals. There's 270 of them but like 80 are used (in most kanjis). One is in every kanji, or it by itself is a kanji and that's how you search kanji in dictionaries.
Japanese Language Proficiency Test or jlpt levels, basically start from jlpt5, you should be learning kanji the way japanese kids do it, from the easiest and most basic ones, then the more complex ones.
There's a channel on ytube Learning Kanji. A japanese professor writing on a piece of paper. He also gives sentence examples, which is just
Hope im not bothering you lol, i had more time today, and realized theres a lot more i didn't say
good luck studying (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
Thank you so very much. I was really looking for someone, who could explain me in detail just as you did. I really appreciate it. As every hint from someone experienced is always useful. And I am sure all the things you mentioned above, is definitely going to make the process of learning Japanese really easier.
Thanks again
Hey guys!
I want to start learning Japanese, both the language and the kanji (if thats what their written form is called). So, is there anybody here who has done it before (learning Japanese)?
If yes, please assist me with how you did it, which app or which site you used.
I would be really thankful.
Thanks.