What methods/systems for finding kanji or entering them on a PC tend to be faster than others?


When I see a _kanji_ or a word consisting of multiple _kanji_ somewhere, I
want to enter them into a computer so that I can search for it and translate
it.

Are there any methods or "systems" that allow faster input and search of a
_kanji_? I'm asking about methodology, not any specific tool.

Some sort of auto-complete search, that allows searching for _kanji_ by
splitting them into parts or radicals, or something like the SKIP system,
which I am currently learning how to use.




The easiest way is for you as a non-native to learn how to use SKIP codes and
then use a dictionary that is sorted by SKIP code. <http://www.basic-
japanese.com/Hilfsdateien/skipCode.html>

Even when I went to university in Japan, this was the method they taught non-
natives to use. I do not know if that's how the Japanese learn (I don't think
so), but that's definitely how they taught us non-Japanese.

