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hey, i've got 2 months before i leave for japan...
i know some kana and am still learning fairly rapidly on that front, but i know little to no kanji.
when i look at all the "learn kanji" sort of books, they are divided into different grades. while i'm sure that learning them in that order is best for mastering the written language over time, i doubt it would be most effective for someone just spending a month over there.
question: is learning kanji worthwhile for such a trip, or would that time be better spent augmenting my verbal vocabulary? also, if there are kanji that are essential to my experience... which are the ones i would find the most helpful?
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