I started studying japanase recently, and need somewhat quick improvement of my conversational and reading/writting abilities. Im taking the lingq lessons but don’t have a clue on how to learn kanji. I know something short of 300 by now and would like to know the best way study them while I learn the spoken language.
I would study them just the way you study any other new words with a couple of special provisions.
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in addition to noting the meanings and pronunciations, you practice writing them out as you encounter them. Consult the online kanji tips to write them in correct way.
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Record all the new kanji in one place, like a notebook or flashcard system so you can review the recent additions periodically.
In the long run, I think it makes a huge difference whether you can hand-write them comfortably or not. If you can, it will accelerate your learning speed because it becomes more and more part of yourself just like for the native speakers. If you simply stop after memorizing their shapes and meanings, you are kind of limiting yourself from the outset. Try to aim high by taking on the writing challenge.
Thank you for your attention.
A fellow LingQ user Pauler shared this site with me: https://kanjiportraits.wordpress.com/
I noticed from their YouTube videos they also have: http://www.visualkanji.com/
Domo arigatou gozaimashita! ^_~ 谢谢你 ！；－）
Thanks for sharing that site. I must remember to leave YouTube a little more often and go through their videos.
Ah, yeah, no doubt! 
Actually, she is really great, in that she does not try to deivse any of a silly mnemonic or whatever for kanji or hanzi memorization; she explores and explains the REAL origin and a historic meaning for each of them, which provides a legit permanent memory retention! =))
Joyo kanji are way less numerous that Pu Tong Hua hanzi, anyways! Besides, all of them are written in traditional script only!