Approach to learning Japanese Hi Everyone, I just began learning some Japanese but I want to know the most effective way in doing it. I pretty much just know the basics but want to become more advanced. I want to get more familiar with Kanji but it''s really tough. For english speakers, there seem to be an extra step in learning kanji, first you learn the kana then you somehow transition that into Kanji. I read somewhere the its better to start with Kanji and know it's basic meaning in my native language which is english. However, the limitation to that is that I will not know how to say it japanese other than knowing the meaning. Any advice? Thanks, Gary