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I know it's super common to hate kanji or be really intimidated by it (being fair, I was intimidated by it too), but it's honestly been my favourite part of learning japanese!

Maybe the way renshuu uses kanji is just really motivating for me: whenever I learn a new kanji, the furigana gets removed, and I feel like I'm making actual progress. Plus maybe it's just that I enjoy drawing, but visualising the meaning in the kanji has been a really fun visualisation exercise, not to mention it helps me memorise them easier.

Speaking of memorisation: kanji has been so helpful with remembering vocabulary! Maybe I just associate things better with pictures, but there are so many words where I just couldn't remember the pronunciations when written in kana, but am immediately able to remember them after I learn the kanji (this is especially true for verbs).

Anyway, just wanted to share some much needed love for kanji! I totally understand why people are frustrated with it though!

Actually enjoying kanji definitely sets you up for success in the long run.

I've always wondered how much kanji helps with vocab memorisation. My vocab has always been miles ahead of my reading ability, so I pretty much never get to experience what you're describing.

Yay for the Kanji Appreciation Club!

Can't say I've ever had the issue of hating kanji or feeling frustrated with them. I chose to learn Japanese, it's my own goal. If I love Japanese, I love it for what it is. Otherwise, it would be like me saying I love driving a car, but I'm annoyed at all the physical exercise I need to do turning the steering wheel and pushing the pedals.

Kanji have layers upon layers of meaning, and the alienness of having that expressed in a non-phonetical way is so fascinating. I also love the feeling of reading and finding that the information gets conveyed to my brain almost without me knowing how. (Though I'm still a slow reader.)

And yes, call me crazy, but they're fun to draw. Even when I get them wrong. In my formal education, mistakes weren't tolerated. Japanese and kanji in particular have taught me to appreciate mistakes as a form of durable learning, and for that 感謝します。