Writing & Language
The First Hundred Kanji and Why Those
Not the school order and not the JLPT order. Which kanji repay learning first, how the readings work, and what to do with characters you only read.
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stroke order
Writing & Language
What Breaks When You Write Kanji Out of Order
Handwriting recognition, dictionary lookup and legible fast writing all depend on stroke order. Where it matters and where nobody will ever know.