Pros
- Learners who want a complete meaning-first pass
- People who will use Kanji Koohii or Anki beside the book
- Students okay delaying readings
Cons
- You need readings and vocab now
- WaniKani already owns the sequence
- You will not finish the stories
Remembering the Kanji (Heisig) teaches characters as meaning-and-writing first. Readings come later, on purpose.
Who it fits
It fits adults who will finish the stories and add readings from real Japanese.
Limits
It is not WaniKani. Running both is two sequences. Kanji Koohii exists to support this method, not to replace a reading habit.
Sources checked
- Remembering the Kanji 1 at University of Hawaii Press official publisher · Official publisher description for authorship, edition, and the meaning-and-writing-first imaginative-memory method.
- Kanji Koohii RTK community official product · Official product page used for the public description, platform, and current offering.