> but I managed to get to a point where I could use the right one far more often than not based on what just felt right It is the same for kanji for me. I usua

> but I managed to get to a point where I could use the right one far more often than not based on what just felt right It is the same for kanji for me. I usually don't actively know something by seeing it and reaching for it, I just see it enough times that one day I "feel" the answer first. I never go "Oh yes, that's the kanji for cat, this is definitely correct". My brain goes "CAT!", and then I just have to assume this is the kanji for cat. Almost like there's a disconnect between active recall and knowledge stored from repetition.