The best way to study Japanese on your own

There are many Japanese learners who ask themselves this question: is it really possible to self-study Japanese?, don't worry, you're not alone. I thought it was insane to think that anyone could learn one of the most difficult languages by themselves without any teacher assistance. When I graduated from college, I decided to challenge myself with this tough goal. In the end, I was not THAT proud of passing the Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level N2 after a year devoted to self-studying. The details about that will come later, but I first want to tell you exactly how I learned Japanese all by myself and passed the JLPT N2 with 97 / 180 (99 is the passing mark). Learning 2000 Kanji characters is probably harder than remembering hiragana and katakana charts. As part of my 1-year journal, I decided to temporarily skip learning Kanji for a month since it just gave me headaches. As I thought about it, why don't Japanese people only use hiragana in their writing system like Koreans do? We could save everyone a lot of time and trouble if we did that. It took me a long time to get used to the Kanji, but I eventually came to love it. There is a famous book by Heisig called Remembering the Kanji. All Japanese learners who want to learn Kanji faster and easier will benefit from this book. By creating a story or image for each Kanji, you learn how not to forget them. The book is certainly the best among hundreds of books dedicated to learning Chinese characters, but it's not guaranteed to work for everyone or to make you an expert. This book lacks the character's on and kun readings, which is a slight drawback. It looks like the author is focusing on helping us remember the characters because he knows we can learn to read each character elsewhere. You shouldn't have too much trouble googling the on and kun reading of each character if you're a serious learner. Blog For Pet Lover to learn Kanji is to practice writing as many sentences as possible. Repetition is the key to remembering a word. Your sentences should also be typed to your computer and someone should correct your grammatical errors. Audio, video, and pdf versions of thousands of lessons are available. A better Japanese learning site won't probably be found online. Lessons are divided into four categories: Absolute beginner, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. There are several seasons in each category, each with over 20 lessons. Learn online or offline with the pdf or mp3 files downloaded from the website.