do i have to learn kanji when studying japanese language?

Answer 1

If you ever hope to be able to read at even a moderate level in the Japanese language, you need to learn at least some kanji.

For example, let's take a simple sentence in only hiragana:

かみです。(Kami desu) This just means - It is "kami"

Awesome....WHICH kami?

Here's what that sentence looks like with various kanjis in place of "kami"

１）紙です　The kanji in this sentence indicates that "it is paper."
２）神です This one means that "it is a god" (never mind that you would probably use a far more polite way of talking if discussing a god).
３）髪です This means that "it is hair."

It's tough learning all those characters, but if you're serious about Japanese, it's a necessity.

Answer 2

not every single kanji, but yes. many kanji are extremely easy like Nihon or the numbers. i think that, as long as the word isn't something that isn't always written in kanji (you dont wanna do something stupid like write Nihon in hiragana) than you really dont have to learn it. i find that the ones you have to learn are really easy though. i hope this helps.

Answer 3

yes, you need to learn it. because kanji is the part of Japanesse language.. If you wanna learn some language, you should learn it's cultures. kanji is the part of Japanesse cultures