There is a defined order to learn the kanjis. A kanji is studied as an association of parts, each one having its own meaning. . A "story" is imagined, as a mnemotechnic device, to associate all these parts together. After a kanji was learned, it can also be used as a constituent to learn other kanjis.
The book is divided in 3 parts. Part 1 and 2 contains pre-defined stories, last part doesn't. The reader is in charge to create them. To me, this step is very important to accomplish bigger tasks in the future, for example associating kanjis together to create words.
But for the moment, let's focus on the kanjis!
The method focuses only on the meaning and the writings. It shows great result in learning kanjis very quickly. Some people were able to memorize all the 2042 kanjis in only 3 months (while it takes years with the traditional method).
Ok, so let's take the bet! Am I able to learn all these kanjis in only 3 months?
I started this method about one month ago. To this day, I was able to learn 551 kanjis. That means I still have 1491 to learn :-) Let's say, I want to know all of them for the first of March. I have 52 days left which means about 29 kanjis per day.
How am I studying right now?
- I try to learn a little more than 29 kanjis per day. This little extra can help me to take a break if I am busy or simply if I don't feel like learning.
- I use an iOS application called Kanji LS. With this application, I am able to create kanjis sets and to test my memory (both meaning AND writing)
- Learning new kanji is good unless you don't forget all that you previously learned. I revise my kanji daily. Due to the large amount to learn, some organizing is mandatory (Leitner system)
And last but not least... I will log my progress on a daily basis!