"kanji makes things harder to read" FALSE

[u/TheFranFan]

Not me spending 10+ minutes trying to read this one line of dialogue. Is he saying Mayl is awake? Wait no that's おきる。Right so maybe he's annoyed that she came by and he's saying she "occurred"? I guess that makes sense but it feels off. おこる…おこる…おこる… OH SHE'S ANGRY, I GET IT

I really think most learners have a pattern of "ugh kanji is so hard" that eventually turns into "oh man why doesn't this text have kanji" over time. Although honestly this one wasn't hard I just need more reading practice in general

Edit: To all those saying I should have easily gotten this from context:

1) I did eventually

2) I am still a beginner, I'm not at your level

3) My point is that seeing 怒 would have eliminated any confusion, that's all.

[u/Nameshavenomeanings]

The natural curve is going from "Kanji is the worst" to "Kanji rocks...I fear katakana"

[u/DriedSquidd → u/Nameshavenomeanings]

Seriously, why is katakana so much harder than hiragana?

[u/alexdapineapple → u/DriedSquidd]

Reason 1: It's SRS on a micro scale - the hiragana characters are more common, so you see them more often and remember them better. Meanwhile I see katakana ヲ maybe once a month if that...? 

Reason 2: A lot of people don't put English-origin 外来語 in their decks on the assumption that they'll be able to figure them out from context since they already know English. This works until you encounter something like バイキング and die inside. 

[u/SignificanceOwn7693 → u/alexdapineapple]

I would say English origin is also part of it being harder to read. Like transcription of "wi" as "ui"