Yes, learning Kana and Kanji is very important. You'll learn Kana in less than a week but it takes time to learn Kanji. there are 2136 characters which are high

Yes, learning Kana and Kanji is very important. You'll learn Kana in less than a week but it takes time to learn Kanji. there are 2136 characters which are high school level. I followed this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/languagelearning/comments/6q4h6a/a_year_to_learn_japanese/dkuskc2/ https://www.reddit.com/r/languagelearning/comments/6q4h6a/a_... What I have done so far: 1. one chapter of Genki Elementary I 2. 60 Kanji via memrise and "remember the kanji" 3. Given up on Duolingo till I read Genki 4. Use an app called LingoDeer, it is awesome. 5. Started watching Japanese anime. Haven't understood anything but "thank you" and "good morning" yet.