30 years in Japan - just started WaniKani

[Orava1988]

Logic would suggest you are right to think there is a drop-off in accuracy the more kanji you are forced to remember, I second that statement.

[Joelsie]

Hello! Welcome!

I enjoyed your story I would love to have lived in Japan for 30 years!

My accuracy is usually in the 80’s or 90’s - every now and then (especially if I don’t rush) I’ll earn my 100% accuracy. I cherish these moments I don’t know much Japanese at all. I studied a few chapters of the Genki textbook in a course for six months, but 95% of what I’ve learned in levels 1-5 has been new content.

You’re definitely coming at it from a very different angle though! I wonder if it’s harder to correct ones you have learned that are slightly incorrect (such as 名字), than it is for someone like me who is learning it new? I’m sure there’s an expression like old habits die hard or something.

[JiltedValkyrie]

I’d love to live in Japan for a while. I started learning Japanese in high school at 15. At 35, I decided I was sick of not being fluent and WaniKani was something I stumbled upon whilst using Jisho.org. My accuracy at level 11 is still pretty good. I’m still finding words I already knew from long ago or just from running into the wild either online or what have you.

(Honestly, I don’t think I could date anyone ever again who doesn’t speak Japanese. Thanks, WaniKani!)

[Juichi]

Welcome to Wanikani. I’m glad to hear from someone that isn’t rushing through it. In my case I knew about 300 kanji before starting WK. Earlier on I knew most of the kanji, but sometimes I would make spelling mistakes, give the wrong reading or give an answer that was right, but isn’t the answer they were looking for. For those reasons my percentage correct hasn’t dipped too much since reaching new kanji/vocab. Once I get more deeper into unknown territory I think it will fall, especially if I don’t find time to practice in between. For me I’ve surprisingly stayed in the 90%, but honestly I’m not worried about percentages or comparing myself. It’s about focusing on yourself and doing what you can to the best of your ability.