>>702088>Should I focus EXCLUSIVELY on learning kanjiimo, no. You should focus on learning words, and you will naturally learn the kanji as you do so.
> or should I integrate kanji memorization with grammar and sentence structure learning?Again, I don't think that's a good approach. Learn kanji+vocabulary together, and learn grammar+sentence structure together. These two things should be studied in parallel. Learning Japanese is all about getting on the grind and staying on the grind with the intention of never stopping. You want to work as hard as you can to get to the point where studying is fun as quickly as possible. There are a solid 4 months of hard work that must be put in before you can even really enjoy the most basic, simple media. The reason 99% of people fail to learn Japanese is because they can't make it through this period without getting discouraged or burning out. It is the ultimate pleb filter.
t. passed N1 in December 2018, started studying in August 2016.
>>702186>t. endless N4-kunBut I agree
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>>704870I agree with most of what this anon says about study materials and methods, but his numbers about how long it takes are absolutely bullshit. I could hold most conversations after a year and a half, and was certainly fluent after 2 years. I estimate I put in between 2.5 and 4 hours of study a day, and I did so while working on my degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I'm about to graduate now. Maybe it takes longer for brainlets and that's where the state department gets their numbers, but the idea of 6 years to fluency is absolutely ridiculous as far as I'm concerned.
