# Level 60 Celebration **URL:** https://community.wanikani.com/c/wanikani/level-60-celebration/72.md?page=1 [Latest](https://community.wanikani.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.wanikani.com/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Finally reached it](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finally-reached-it/74059)
**Author:** [@Multani](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Multani)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finally-reached-it/74059 "2026-04-04T04:11:07Z")
After almost 3 years, I finally reached level 60 :tada: When I started learning Japanese, kanji were the part I dreaded the most. They were the reason I didn’t really progress for a while: I wanted to be able to read as… --- ## [Ironwaw joining the club - Only 4240 days - still more to learn](https://community.wanikani.com/t/ironwaw-joining-the-club-only-4240-days-still-more-to-learn/73889)
**Author:** [@ironwaw](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ironwaw)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/ironwaw-joining-the-club-only-4240-days-still-more-to-learn/73889 "2026-03-21T14:06:31Z")
After 4240 days, 3 resets, many breaks, with still 448 items to learn, so many more to guru, to burn, so many reading, listening, speaking, practice and many more to do, it’s L60. Not passing L60 yet, but I’ll just post … --- ## [An Otaku's Japanese beginner journey with Wanikani in 391 Days (・∀・)ノ](https://community.wanikani.com/t/an-otakus-japanese-beginner-journey-with-wanikani-in-391-days-%E3%83%BB%E2%88%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8E/69545)
**Author:** [@adorable](https://community.wanikani.com/u/adorable)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/an-otakus-japanese-beginner-journey-with-wanikani-in-391-days-%E3%83%BB%E2%88%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8E/69545 "2026-03-07T21:46:13Z")
やっとできた！ Hello, this is my first post on the WK forums. I want to share my experience because I liked reading the lvl 60 celebrations from other people when I was just starting out here. It was nice to see what other peo… --- ## [Lvl 60 in 2 years!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/lvl-60-in-2-years/73664)
**Author:** [@sshukul](https://community.wanikani.com/u/sshukul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/lvl-60-in-2-years/73664 "2026-02-28T12:11:56Z")
Finally grinded through it and it feels great! I am finally reading manga and books (even deep Japanese financial and medical topics that interested me) without wondering hmmm would this be faster if I had wanikani’d… --- ## [Five Years (not just a brilliant David Bowie song)](https://community.wanikani.com/t/five-years-not-just-a-brilliant-david-bowie-song/73634)
**Author:** [@SFJerry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/SFJerry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/five-years-not-just-a-brilliant-david-bowie-song/73634 "2026-02-21T02:21:02Z")
Where do I start regarding WaniKani? Oh, Covid-era. About 10 weeks into it, on May 27, 2020. I was (and even more so now) on the older side of life when I began the WK journey, a then young at heart 51 years-old. I h… --- ## [I am ultimate 🐢](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-ultimate-%F0%9F%90%A2/73497)
**Author:** [@pabbles](https://community.wanikani.com/u/pabbles)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-ultimate-%F0%9F%90%A2/73497 "2026-02-19T11:25:55Z")
I hit lvl60 late December, but I was waiting for the to “confirm” it, which just happened. Here is the chart and my proof-of-turtleness :joy: When the Lifetime sale hit back in 2016, I was honest with myself.… --- ## [Finished Wanikani, but the journey continues](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finished-wanikani-but-the-journey-continues/73242)
**Author:** [@InsaneSlightly](https://community.wanikani.com/u/InsaneSlightly)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finished-wanikani-but-the-journey-continues/73242 "2026-02-10T06:50:57Z")
I never thought I would actually reach this point, but after a literal decade, in which I constantly reset my progress every time I fell off, I somehow managed to reach Level 60. When I started Wanikani, I was quite nai… --- ## [From 0 to Reading Everyday: Step by Step and Comprehensive List of Resources](https://community.wanikani.com/t/from-0-to-reading-everyday-step-by-step-and-comprehensive-list-of-resources/66996)
**Author:** [@Akashelia](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Akashelia)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/from-0-to-reading-everyday-step-by-step-and-comprehensive-list-of-resources/66996 "2026-02-05T09:09:21Z")
Level 60!! I almost can’t believe it. I feel like I’m Sisyphus, but I’ve just been told that it’s all over now, I don’t need to push the boulder anymore. :face\_holding\_back\_tears: Reaching level 60 is a very nice oppo… --- ## [Level 60 and N1 Double Milestone Celebration](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-and-n1-double-milestone-celebration/73433)
**Author:** [@monlitt](https://community.wanikani.com/u/monlitt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-and-n1-double-milestone-celebration/73433 "2026-02-04T15:55:08Z")
Marking my 10 year Japanese “study” anniversary, I reached Level 60 on Wanikani and passed JLPT N1 within 24-hours from each other. It’s been a long rollercoaster of a journey, and it’s far from over. In this post I wil… --- ## [I am but a guppy, floundering about on the sand](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-but-a-guppy-floundering-about-on-the-sand/73442)
**Author:** [@edwadl](https://community.wanikani.com/u/edwadl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-but-a-guppy-floundering-about-on-the-sand/73442 "2026-02-02T19:53:04Z")
Hello! Oh boy where do I start…:backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: :backhand\_index\_pointing\_left: I’m Edwad and I’ve just reached level 60! When I first joined, I didn’t know if I’d ever make it. Now that we’re here, I’m bo… --- ## [1405 days and counting](https://community.wanikani.com/t/1405-days-and-counting/73328)
**Author:** [@Maericke](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Maericke)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/1405-days-and-counting/73328 "2026-01-28T00:16:20Z")
I think I only have half a dozen replies and 0 posts in the forum, but might as well celebrate this. I’m old, I’m tired, work got in a way a bunch of times, but I managed to finish a part of something I started a … --- ## [Level 60 — どこまでもいこう](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-%E2%80%94-%E3%81%A9%E3%81%93%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82%E3%81%84%E3%81%93%E3%81%86/61838)
**Author:** [@fallynleaf](https://community.wanikani.com/u/fallynleaf)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-%E2%80%94-%E3%81%A9%E3%81%93%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82%E3%81%84%E3%81%93%E3%81%86/61838 "2026-01-27T01:38:58Z")
やったー！ Learning Japanese is maybe the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Not because the language is inherently difficult (it’s not), but because it takes a whole lot of time and effort to get anywhere with it, and you hav… --- ## [✨ Level 60 and Beyond ✨](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-and-beyond/73278)
**Author:** [@maurice620](https://community.wanikani.com/u/maurice620)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-and-beyond/73278 "2026-01-18T16:41:17Z")
I also posted this on my study blog here, but this will be more focused on my study habits! :fireworks: :partying\_face: :clinking\_glasses:I made it to level 60 this week, on Thursday!:fireworks: :partying\_face: … --- ## [Level 60 after five and a half years](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-after-five-and-a-half-years/73271)
**Author:** [@kylejelyk](https://community.wanikani.com/u/kylejelyk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-after-five-and-a-half-years/73271 "2026-01-17T15:27:35Z")
Slow and steady. :slight\_smile: I’m proud that I technically never missed a day of study (even if it was just doing one review to keep my streak going)! In hindsight I probably did not use Wanikani as efficiently as I … --- ## [Took almost four years, but I did it!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/took-almost-four-years-but-i-did-it/73073)
**Author:** [@Turaiel](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Turaiel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/took-almost-four-years-but-i-did-it/73073 "2026-01-07T21:07:54Z")
My goal was to complete level 60 by the end of this year and by golly I did it. Just this hour I guru’d the last item in the level. If my dashboard pane is to be believed, It took me just half a month shy of four years,… --- ## [Level 60 after almost 7 years ~ Staying the course](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-after-almost-7-years-staying-the-course/72908)
**Author:** [@Lednip12](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Lednip12)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-after-almost-7-years-staying-the-course/72908 "2026-01-07T01:38:40Z")
Throughout the years of doing Wanikani I always found reading these level 60 posts motivating, so I’m happy I can finally write me own! Its crazy to think I’ve been using Wanikani for almost 7 years. I quit or lost moti… --- ## [Still Can't Believe It](https://community.wanikani.com/t/still-cant-believe-it/72799)
**Author:** [@finetoothcomb](https://community.wanikani.com/u/finetoothcomb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/still-cant-believe-it/72799 "2026-01-02T02:59:50Z")
Background: I remember the end of 7th grade in 2004. I remember getting a D in that Spanish class. I knew some people had a knack for languages, but I wasn’t one of them. The next decade I decided to learn German. I di… --- ## [Level 60 - Late post from a forum lurker](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-late-post-from-a-forum-lurker/73064)
**Author:** [@dayvann](https://community.wanikani.com/u/dayvann)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-late-post-from-a-forum-lurker/73064 "2026-01-01T08:44:44Z")
I did it :tada: I reached level 60 on January 14th 2025. For so long it felt like such a distant goal and now almost a whole year has passed. My account is from 2013 and the furthest I got was level 11 until I gave up’ … --- ## [Somehow, I made it](https://community.wanikani.com/t/somehow-i-made-it/72928)
**Author:** [@kotatsu](https://community.wanikani.com/u/kotatsu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/somehow-i-made-it/72928 "2026-01-01T04:28:50Z")
I started WK on a bit of a whim. I was stumbled across a random video of Tim Rogers of Kotaku fame playing Chrono Trigger, the legendary SNES RPG. It was in Japanese, and he was playing it with a colleague, who mentioned… --- ## [Level 60 - 4 years, 11 months and 7 days!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-4-years-11-months-and-7-days/72987)
**Author:** [@Saty4353](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Saty4353)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-4-years-11-months-and-7-days/72987 "2025-12-26T19:09:25Z")
Hello, Everyone!! Today I finally reached level 60! It took me 4 years, 11 months and 7 days (see the timeline and currency status figures above), but I’m very happy that I can now read Japanese newspapers and novels… --- ## [Finally finished WaniKani!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finally-finished-wanikani/72827)
**Author:** [@Mprose](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Mprose)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finally-finished-wanikani/72827 "2025-12-12T06:09:21Z")
Took 2 years! --- ## [A short level 60 celebration](https://community.wanikani.com/t/a-short-level-60-celebration/72754)
**Author:** [@VincyJPlearner](https://community.wanikani.com/u/VincyJPlearner)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/a-short-level-60-celebration/72754 "2025-12-08T21:43:02Z")
After consistently grinding for 4 years, I got to level 60 on exactly December 1st (a few days ago). It honestly feels amazing and I may buy a Christmas cake to celebrate on C Day. I got a B1 level pass in N2 last Decemb… --- ## [Finally Made it to Level 60!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finally-made-it-to-level-60/72728)
**Author:** [@jpresent](https://community.wanikani.com/u/jpresent)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finally-made-it-to-level-60/72728 "2025-12-02T23:47:48Z")
Hey everyone! Just wanted to share this accomplishment with people who could appreciate it. Overall, it took me just over 3.5 years to make it all the way to guru’ing all the kanji in WK. Just in time for my 27th birthda… --- ## [Reflections on 55 weeks to lvl60](https://community.wanikani.com/t/reflections-on-55-weeks-to-lvl60/72062)
**Author:** [@alexphrodisiac](https://community.wanikani.com/u/alexphrodisiac)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/reflections-on-55-weeks-to-lvl60/72062 "2025-11-28T22:03:39Z")
I decided to take on learning Japanese as a significant hobby starting in the late summer of 2024 due to having a fairly significant gap between jobs. I found myself with lot of free time that I wanted to fill with somet… --- ## [A certain Bidoof's level 120](https://community.wanikani.com/t/a-certain-bidoofs-level-120/72409)
**Author:** [@GolyBidoof](https://community.wanikani.com/u/GolyBidoof)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/a-certain-bidoofs-level-120/72409 "2025-11-28T21:58:54Z")
Sorry for being sentimental ^^ I don’t know this person anymore. They used to be me a few years ago, but checking this email, I had zero memories of the actual contents of the email. I knew she did it, I remember the … --- ## [I just reached level 60 after almost 2 years!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-just-reached-level-60-after-almost-2-years/72649)
**Author:** [@m0g](https://community.wanikani.com/u/m0g)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-just-reached-level-60-after-almost-2-years/72649 "2025-11-27T16:50:01Z")
Hey there fellow crabigator worshippers, I just wanted to share that I finally reached level 60! I had been going roughly as fast as possible for the majority of my time, and was mostly very successful with this. Ho… --- ## [I reached level 60 after 5 years!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-reached-level-60-after-5-years/72686)
**Author:** [@Drabble](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Drabble)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-reached-level-60-after-5-years/72686 "2025-11-27T14:42:54Z")
Hello everyone! First time poster here. I just wanted to make a post here as I would sometimes check this forum out for encouragement or just to see what people are thinking and feeling. After about 5 years I have final… --- ## [First Post Kinda Nervous \ Level 60 Celebration](https://community.wanikani.com/t/first-post-kinda-nervous-owo-level-60-celebration/72233)
**Author:** [@LetterJay](https://community.wanikani.com/u/LetterJay)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/first-post-kinda-nervous-owo-level-60-celebration/72233 "2025-11-07T18:25:16Z")
The Long Awaited Level 60 Celebration Post I am not really an online forum person, but reaching level 60 on WaniKani does not feel real until it is memorialized with a post, so here it goes… My Journey A little under … --- ## [PHEW! Hard to believe it, but it happened!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/phew-hard-to-believe-it-but-it-happened/66874)
**Author:** [@trunklayer](https://community.wanikani.com/u/trunklayer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/phew-hard-to-believe-it-but-it-happened/66874 "2025-10-18T20:34:23Z")
And so, I’ve finally reached it! And what a journey this has been… I joined in early 2016 and hoped to finish somewhere in 2017… But what I failed to take into account was just what a clumsy cat I am! So, with on… --- ## [Level 60, doing master's in Japan on MEXT, failed N1 last year](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-doing-masters-in-japan-on-mext-failed-n1-last-year/71755)
**Author:** [@Aknur](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Aknur)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-doing-masters-in-japan-on-mext-failed-n1-last-year/71755 "2025-09-25T15:15:26Z")
I finally reached level 60!!! I still have some vocab lessons, so not done with everything yet though. I’m also doing my master’s in Japan by MEXT, which was my dream :star\_struck: I took N1 last year but failed by 3 p… [Previous page](https://community.wanikani.com/c/wanikani/level-60-celebration/72.md) [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/c/wanikani/level-60-celebration/72.md?page=2)