# Adding our own vocabulary **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback\ **Created:** [June 13, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/adding-our-own-vocabulary/18423 "2017-06-13T12:17:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rvaca2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/rvaca2/32/38632_2.png) [@rvaca2](https://community.wanikani.com/u/rvaca2)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/adding-our-own-vocabulary/18423/1 "2017-06-13T12:17:31Z")
I’m doing some light reading and coming across new vocabulary. In many cases, the vocabulary uses kanji I already know but the word itself is new to me. Since vocab doesn’t affect the level-up progress anyways, I’d really like the ability to add these words. I know I could find other ways to learn and remember these words but the WaniKani system works so well! ---
**Author:** ![Leebo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/leebo/32/439476_2.png) [@Leebo](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Leebo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/adding-our-own-vocabulary/18423/2 "2017-06-13T12:22:28Z")
Why not use [Houhou](https://community.wanikani.com/t/Houhou-12-Dictionary-and-SRS-application-for-Windows/6733) It’s got WK’s SRS intervals and you can add whatever you want. ---
**Author:** ![Fugdkn](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@Fugdkn](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Fugdkn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/adding-our-own-vocabulary/18423/3 "2017-06-13T13:04:31Z")
> [@Make Wanikani Style Anki Flashcards in One Click (Yomichan)](https://community.wanikani.com/t/Make-Wanikani-Style-Anki-Flashcards-in-One-Click-Yomichan/18373): > > Hey guys, I managed to use Hinekedori’s wanikani anki cards and adjust ever so slightly so that they work with yomichan. This is by no means anything incredible, but I didn’t know how to do this before, so I reckon it could help other people. First off, you need to install yomichan on your browser (I use google chrome, but I am not sure if yomichan is available as an extension on other browsers or not), which I believe is just in the google play store. The website for yomichan is here: [https:/…](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/6gas4v/make\_wanikani\_style\_anki\_flashcards\_in\_one\_click/](https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/6gas4v/make_wanikani_style_anki_flashcards_in_one_click/) This should solve your problem (just follow the steps) + If you know any basic stuff about wanikani, you can change the ‘sentence’ section to a mnemonic for the kanji if you want ---
**Author:** ![vargsvans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/vargsvans/32/6330_2.png) [@vargsvans](https://community.wanikani.com/u/vargsvans)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/adding-our-own-vocabulary/18423/4 "2017-06-13T13:23:45Z")
I second this. Recently burned my first few kanji and vocab in Houhou. Mostly mahjong related. If only Wanikani focused as much on mahjong as it does on baseball. 😅 麻雀 and 雀荘 should be at level 1! Then 国士無双 on level 2-3. ---
**Author:** ![rvaca2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/rvaca2/32/38632_2.png) [@rvaca2](https://community.wanikani.com/u/rvaca2)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/adding-our-own-vocabulary/18423/5 "2017-06-13T16:41:46Z")
Houhou looks great! Unfortunately I am on a Mac and have just wasted the last hour trying to get it to work in Wine unsuccesfully. ---
**Author:** ![polv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/polv/32/572691_2.png) [@polv](https://community.wanikani.com/u/polv)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/adding-our-own-vocabulary/18423/6 "2017-06-13T17:20:34Z")
Any success with Yomichan or Anki? For Anki simulating WaniKani experience, the settings would be - Type-in box `{{type:Field}}` - Steps in minutes: 1 10 240 480 1440 4320 To learn more about Anki+WaniKani, see [https://community.wanikani.com/t/AnkiWaniKani/7636](https://community.wanikani.com/t/AnkiWaniKani/7636), [[Anki Deck Template] WK Anki, Crihak's Flavor](https://community.wanikani.com/t/Anki-Deck-Template-WK-Anki-Crihaks-Flavor/17399) To create a vocabulary deck, I haven’t tried Yomichan, but I use simply [Vocab list (separated by ',') generator -- add reading and meaning](https://community.wanikani.com/t/Vocab-list-separated-by-generator-add-reading-and-meaning/18318) And I can throw a spreadsheet into Anki. To extract vocabularies from a paragraph/website, you might try [WWWJDIC: Text/Word Translation](http://nihongo.monash.edu/cgi-bin/wwwjdic?9T) (WWWJDIC Text glossing). ---
**Author:** ![Matsunaga](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/matsunaga/32/186474_2.png) [@Matsunaga](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Matsunaga)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/adding-our-own-vocabulary/18423/7 "2017-06-13T18:02:35Z")
Oh my God, Houhou is wonderful! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/adding-our-own-vocabulary/18423/8 "2018-06-13T18:12:40Z")
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