I find fun to learn Japanese. It's the fourth language I study, and so far it's been both different and intuitive, but I fear the moment where I need to go deeper into kanji, given the limitations you mention.

It's also a slower process than learning any major language, as it took us a few weeks to get to review their letters. Its been fulfilling so far, but I don't know how invested one can be once you reach a certain point of increased complexity.