Transitioning to Japanese kanji from Chinese


I can read Japanese kanji just fine (being able to read/write Chinese
already). However, I can't seem to remember the pronunciation as the Chinese
reading gets in the way. For example, my mind repeatedly reads 食物 as "shi wu"
and not _shokumotsu_. Are there any ways of memorizing the correct readings
other than simply rote memorization? (To make matters worse I also know
Cantonese, so I struggle between 時間 being read as "shi jian", "shi gan", and
"jikan"). Anyone been able to overcome this? It's a bit of a roadblock in me
learning to read Japanese out loud, especially learning new Japanese terms to
speak.




If you're familiar with the Japanese spoken language, one approach you can
take is to **rectify each kanji you read with a familiar word that it appears
in.**

For example, if you see the kanji 手 and you naturally want to pronounce it
"zu" instead of "te," recall that you know that same kanji from the word 手紙,
in which it is pronounced "te."

