I can't remember the character very well,nor how to use the Japanese keyboard, it's really hard and i spend over 15 minutes to memorized 3 characters and forgot it ( ；∀；)
What are you referring to when you say "character". Are you struggling with learning hiragana and katakana? Kanji?
That aside, don't get discouraged! Forgetting is part of the learning process. It's normal that you have to study the same character many times before it manages to properly stick. Just keep working!
For most people, studying Japanese requires the acquisition of several skills that they may never have used before. So it’s normal to get frustrated. Don’t worry. It may take a while, but eventually you’ll hit your stride.
I learned hiragana in a very slow way lol, I would learn only 1 hiragana character every 3 days or every week; my main method was writing them many times while saying them out loud, and once I felt like I had successfully learned that character, I would write down and say out loud all the ones I had learned up until that point (including the new one) and move on to the next character. Also, as an extra tip, don't learn the ones that have ("), they are just voiced versions of the ones that don't have it (except for the ha hi fu he ho column and other small exceptions), if you understand that concept, your journey will be easier. I did the same with katakana but I haven't dove into their different combinations yet (cause they work on a slightly different way and can create more sounds than hiragana) so I can't assure my method would work on learning how to use those symbols, but it will definitely help you to memorize the shapes.
Btw, one learns better by using pen and paper rather than screens, writing hiragana with my finger on my cellphone didn't help at all
It can actually be more effect if you learn for shorter periods of time, especially if your sleep schedule is not very good. The more time you spend trying to memorise vocab, grammar and characters, the less of that information will go into your long term memory (due to overload and information getting scribbled because of the amount), so doing 5 minutes a day instead of 15 may help with remembering things.
Also, in order for things to move into your long term memory you need a healthy amount of sleep, each night. You could also do some research on how to best learn a language in general, there's a lot of tips given by linguistics and psychologists on how to best remember things you've learnt and want to learn.
But the most important thing is repitition, sleep and not overwhelming your brain with information and things to memorise.
As with the name of this app - practice, practice, practice, practice!
If you are starting out with kana, learn hiragana and katakana. Use mnemonics (plenty of resources out there to use) so you can recognize them. Kanji will become easier to read once you have to learn each multiple reading (oh, and there are some kanji used for other readings not always mentioned in dictionaries!). And knowing kana will also reinforce your ability to read vocabulary and over time, some of the kanji readings for them.
I've once struggled with this myself (and it takes me a while to learn it), but with time and patience, I learned my kana through the Learn Japanese to Survive series and also practiced it through apps like Renshuu to reinforce my exposure.
Just take your time. Practice a small amount, like 5 things at a time, and keep at it until you're comfortable.
Essentially take your time, don't move on until you're confident, either one at a time or a few at a time. Also I find some of the mnemonics really helpful (for some sounds there aren't really any good ones though). I'm also only doing one of the alphabets, don't try and do both at the same time
Duolingo is very good for learning hiragana and katakana. Id recommend writing them and repeating the sounds outloud through the whole process especially learning the hiragana and katakana, just being able to sound out the words you dont know will be a satisfying early win for feeling like you are going somewhere. This app is basically just a Japanese dictionary, but it does have audio where a lot don't, but there's no "teaching". That's why no one ever actually answers questions like this. I check back in periodically to this section, because I had the same question. There's no one spot shopping for learning Japanese so you have to really hustle approaching it different ways.
to help use words that are similar that will help one remember like for (katakana)ヨ->yo you could remember yo your E is backwards or (hirigana) ひ-> hi a way to remember is he smiles
As Icepick87 said, mnemonics are great! I learned the hiragana quite quickly thanks to a book with great mnemonics (like か looks like the edge of katana). Same works with kanji.
For some, repetition and/or practical use work well, so if this is for you, you could start with picking short words to write in kana, like your name or favourite animal, for example. If learning by hearing and seeing other explain it, I'm sure there are videos of people explaining their mnemonics for them.
As you start learning, don't forget to use them! I know it's frustrating when you read at a speed of a child who is just learning their ABCs, but you'll get there, I'm sure.
I hope you'll find the best way for you to learn. Good luck in your studies! :D
No one's suggested it yet, so I just want to direct you to Quick Draw under Games in the menu. It's excellent practice for getting used to what the characters look like and associating them with the sounds, and you can customize the difficulty so you don't have to worry about having the characters already memorized while you practice.
