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Originally Posted by dragonsthree
Thanks, that's a great help. I guess speedanki knows what it's doing, I'll have to use it more.
I actually picked up "Japanese Kanji Power", which seems to be decent for what I need. There wasn't much of a selection in my city (it's pretty small) so it'll have to do. I'll do most of my learning online anyway.
Oh, and I forgot one question. ^^
5. Why do they actually keep using Kanji in their writing system? It seems like one of the most impractical things, considering everything should be able to be represented using their two alphabets. I'll still learn, but it seems like they have an unnecessary hurdle to learning their language, for native citizens as well as anyone learning as a second language.
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Kanji in Context is the best. Period. And it's out of print, so you can't buy it in the store. You've got to get it on Amazon or something like that.
Regarding your last question, you'll find that it's basically impossible to change a writing system without an authoritarian government.