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Originally Posted by Khengi
These are all the readings of the single Kanji 明.
あ.かり あか.るい あか.るむ あか.らむ あき.らか あ.ける -あ.け あ.く あ.くる あ.かす
あきら あけ あす きら け さや さやか とし はる み め
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The only readings you've posted there are
あ
あか
あき
あきら
あけ
あす
きら
け
さや
さやか
とし
はる
み
め
And of those, it's cheating to include name readings. So really, you're left with あ、あか、あき、あきら、あけ、and that's it. The あす reading is when you combine it with 日, so it's not really あす but あ.
In any case, that's still just one kanji. Most kanji have one or two Sinojaponic readings and one or two Japonic readings at most. Many don't have a single Japonic reading.
Edit I see we agree, though, so never mind
Also, for SardO, you realize everyone will be in the same boat as you, right? It's not like you're the only one who will have a hard time. I hardly ever studied in my Japanese class and I never go anything other than an A. It's not like you're expected to gain fluency in a year!
Also, you'll never, ever have a better chance to learn a language once you graduate from university. As you get older, learning languages becomes even more difficult, not only from a time standpoint, but because your brain settles in and cannot learn new languages nearly as well. In fact, college age really is too old, but 18-19 is still early enough for some people to get enough to keep the window of opportunity open.
Learning a second language at 25 or older means you'll likely never succeed unless you're one of the very lucky ones. Or if you move abroad for a long time.