Is there any easier or helpful way to remember both the meaning of Kanji and words and the pronunciation of them? I'm currently on Genki chapter I and trying to remember the Kanji terms is extremely hard.
Easier than what? Tell us what you’ve tried so far.
Also, can anyone list the kanji in question? I don’t have a copy of the book, but renshuu’s list doesn’t have any kanji until chapter 3.
I’ll assume they are all elementary kanji until someone tells me otherwise. Most people learn the elementary kanji by rote, simply because they are so common. If that’s not working, renshuu has lots of good mnemonics you can use. Let me rephrase that. Renshuu has lots of mnemonics. Some of them might even be good.
Idk about easier or more effective (differs for each person and the best way is to see what works best for you), but I memorize the kanji of words that I come across while immersing. Like I came across: 執拗、執事、執着、執行部 and the kanji 執 just sticks better in my brain instead of trying to memorize it in isolation
This is one of the reasons I love Renshuu — I really appreciate that you can just click on the kanji of the vocab words and also see which vocab words I’ve come across when I look up the kanjI!
There is a pretty powerful concept called a "Memory Palace". Using this you can save meaning and all readings to a place that is in your mind. I highly recommend looking into this for anybody who is struggling with remembering Kanji. You can create memory palaces from real life places you have been to or places you know well and then save information onto them by using a visual mnemonic. That way you will have direct access to your long term memory. This technique honestly changed my life back when I was learning Kanji.
I don't know if I'm allowed to plug websites here so I will just refer you to "Your Complete Guide to Building A Memory Palace". Make sure it's by Graham Best as the other ones are mostly rip-offs.
