Girl FUCK duolingo. I spent a month learning Kanji on a different app and I'm already way more knowledgeable about Japanese than the dumb ass bird app. Don't regret spending 60€ on unlocking courses either, because I realize I'm actually learning something for ONCE.
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MaruMori is also solid
https://www.wanikani.com/
It 1) gives detailed explanations of the symbols and origins, 2) gives examples and words they're used in and 3) has a great guided course.
But yeah; Love it. I usually take a pen and paper if I can so I can memorize how to write them better, but it works fine without too.
I can’t stand Wanikani. I hate the subscription base and I won’t do another lifetime membership from the creator after he abandoned his first Japanese website that I paid into.
I legit use it just to keep my brain thinking in Japanese every day even when I don't have the energy to study more