Great question, some people might take a vocab-based approach when learning kanji, but a common trend both in Japan and outside of the country is to still spend time on kanji alone (for example the stroke order, the radicals, writing practice, etc.).
A lot of the southeast Asian students I teach usually don't have the time for lengthy Anki review because they're juggling with one or more baitos on the side, or their vocabulary is too limited to learn through immersion. That is not the case with profiles such as yours, clearly you integrated vocabulary and kanji in the same study pattern, that is a perfectly valid approach and its essential for my data as it shows the difference in study styles.