April 16 2021 Content Updates

WaniKani Content Updates
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Kanji

沢 (23) - added 況 (25) to visually similar kanji.

危 (16) - added “danger” to allow list.

鮭 (36) - added かい and けい as on’yomi.

絡 (19) - added 格 (14) to visually similar kanji.

Vocab

〜氏 (7) - added “Mr” to allow list.

実 (9) - added み to reading warning list, and “fruit” and “nut” to meaning warning list.

旅 (12) - added “journey” to allow list.

学期 (12) - added “term” to allow list.

地球 (12) - added “globe” to allow list.

全然 (13) - added “totally” to allow list.

笑い (18) - added “laughter,” “smile,” and “a smile” to allow list.

分類 (18) - added “sorting” and “categorisation” to allow list.

人類 (18) - added “human race” and “the human race” to allow list.

乱暴 (19) - added “violent” as primary meaning, updated meaning explanation, and added “rough” to allow list.

余る (20) - added “to remain” to allow list.

手洗い (20) - moved “washing the hands” to allow list and added “washing hands,” “washing one’s hands,” “toilet,” and “loo” to allow list.

手続き (21) - added “process” to meanings and added two context sentences.

垣 (43) - updated meaning explanation and context sentences.

焼き芋 (34) - added “baked sweet potato” as primary meaning and “roasted sweet potato” as alternative meaning, moved “baked potato” and “roasted potato” to allow list, and added “roasted sweet potato” and “roasted potato” to allow list. Updated meaning explanation.

外れる (5) - added “to go out” to the block list.

凡庸 (56) - updated context sentence.

縫製 (56) - updated context sentence.

大尉 (56) - updated context sentence.

権威 (43) - updated context sentence.

威張る (43) - updated context sentence.

傷つく (34) - updated meaning explanation.

傷つける (34) - updated meaning explanation.

撤回 (41) - added “taking back” to meanings, added “withdraw” and “take back” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.

肯定 (51) - added “polite” to block list and added two context sentences.

坊主 (22) - added “shaved head” and “close-cropped hair” to meanings, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.

沈む (43) - updated meaning explanation.

沈める (43) - updated meaning explanation, and changed primary meaning to “to sink something”.

零す (46) - updated meaning explanation, and changed primary meaning to “to spill something”.

煮る (49) - updated meaning explanation, and changed primary meaning to “to boil something”.

市立 (3) - added いちりつ to reading warning list.

預ける (30) - updated meaning and reading explanations.

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Thank you, Jenny

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Yes!! :durtle_noice:

Wow, I learn new stuff even after having burned the item

Thanks for the updates, Jenny! :sparkles:

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Wow :hushed: Thank you for all these synonyms :hugs:

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Thanks for the update, I’m not sure if any of it is content at my level haha but i’ll get there
:durtle_noice:

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Thank you, Jenny!

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Thank you, Jenny!

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Whenever @TofuguJenny posts a content update

WKers:
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Sometimes somebody says “Thanks, Jerry” and I feel special.
Sometimes I’ll post “Thanks, Kumi” because it’s a running joke.

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:smiley: Thanks Jerry! and Jenny and @Kumirei

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thanks for the continuous work you do for us! ^^

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OMG Jenny, I thought your profile avatar was wearing a hat, now I realise it’s just a dinosaur behind them T.T or is a dinosaur hat? I need answers!

:durtle_noice:

Update it is a hat now:

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(Some of us have been drawing each others profile pictures @ekg @Darcinon @ChaosControl so I couldn’t resist hehe).

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Taking to the Content Updates to recruit people to the POLL threads, I see…

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Is it working?

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  • Maybe?

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@WaniMekani thank Jenny

@WaniMekani leechhelp Redglare

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Thank you Jenny! :heart:

I found another one for the block list:
Just did this review, and got it right. Didn’t feel right though, so double checked it:
憶測 I guessed Calculation, checked after; Speculation (and Guess, lol! But it was the Speculation that let Calculation slip)

憶測 - Add Calculation to block for me please?

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Well spotted! It is indeed a dinosaur hat! Courtesy of our lovely artist Aya, a fellow dino enthusiast :t_rex::grin:

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Added calculation to the block list!

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I love how the number of people who work for WK is seemingly endless, when you think you’ve met them all another one springs up
I hope to see Aya on the forums someday

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