Goal: Learn a few Kanji for vacation to Hong Kong and Japan. Stretch goal: Learn JLPT N5 (About 100 Kanji)

Anki (A SRS (spaced repetition system). Getting started with Anki)

• Hiragana
• Katakana
• Japanese N5 Kanji (Or Japanese::Vocabulary::Kanjis N5)

Joe Strout's learn Kanji by radical first. Joe used Wani Kani which requires pay at level 4, but there's also Kanji Garden.

Joe recommends learning these Core Kanji first: 人 口 丁 可 何 一 儿 目 見 大 刀 月 前 出 手 了 子 日 気 今 土 王 主 生 三 言 力 中 木 本 田 俺 行 上 八 分 入 門 間 立 音 先 ヰ 年 米 来 禾 私 心 思 女 男 下 十 早 夕 名 小 尹 君

Here's a table of radicals to learn (made with the help of a LLM): Japanese Kanji Radicals

Here's a An online JLPT 5 PDF book with handy mnemonics.

• Anki decks
• Wanikani (Up to level 3)
• From Zero lessons (all free)
• Kanshudo (seriously considering paying. Vocab and Kanji decks)
• The iPhone apps:
  • Kana
  • Benkyo

• Tofugu Katakana (lots of mnemonics)
• Tofugu Hiragana (lots of mnemonics, scroll down for “Hiragana Practice #1”)
• Searches
  • Jisho (can do multi-kanji words)
  • Kanshudo (only indiv. kanji; good for radicals and mnemonics)
• Aaron's Recommendations:
  • Useful Japanese Phrases
  • YouTube creator @moshimoshi.yusuke
• Consider YouTube @mochirealjapanese

• Handy overview: r/LearnJapanese Starter's Guide
• I searched Anki JLPT N5 decks, and the above were my favorite.
• White Rabbit flash cards were handy, but no longer available. I'll try Japanese Kanji 1-200: JLPT Beginning Level by by Alexander Kask and Emiko Konomi Ph.D.