Most important kanji readings I have started putting a lot of focus in learning more kanji recently, with hopes of learning over 1000 new ones by the end of April. So far so good, but what I'd like is a link to a list or something that shows which readings are most important to learn for each kanji so I can direct my focus where it matters most. Can anyone provide such a resource?

いなづま vs 電光 While learning more vocabulary I noticed lightning written in both forms. Can someone explain what the difference between 電光 and いなづま is?

Method to learning Japanese.. Hi, I have really been pressing myself on learning Japanese the past 2 months or so and have been having issues keeping focused do to mental learning blocks. Basically, as anyone learning a language knows, vocabulary is a massive task. I'm considering trying a new approach to the vocab and going to learn more about sentence structure, particles, and things like the who, what, when, where, how and whys and try and learn the vocab more in context then really studying them head on. Along with this I will continue learning kanji and their various readings in relation to words. In short, is this a better more logical approach to learning vocabulary over picking a section of words and just learning them?

o, wa, no and the like When speaking in Japanese you often have to use thes o, wa, no, to and some others. Usually I can get it right because I know what sounds right just because I have listened to a lot of Japanese stuff. But I don't know what they actually mean in translation, I can sometimes imply what they are as words like "are" "or" "is" etc Any tips for knowing when to properly use each one? (Rather then me guessing based on what sounds most correct haha)

Employment in Japan.. So, I'm planning to move to Japan in the coming years. I'm saving money now so that when I go I will have something to work with until I'm settled in and can get a job there. My question is, What jobs would be best for an American to be looking for when going to Japan? What about proper procedures to searching for jobs, contacting the people hiring and so on? I'm not going there because I have some specific skills where my services would necessarily be needed there. I'm not moving there because I have to ether. So I'm open to all processes of thought on this, I'd just need a job that's enough to essentially survive on haha.

Tell me about common practice at Japanese temples and shrines.

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