Be a little more forgiving if I enter kanji reading for vocab?

[MissMisc]

It can be frustrating, especially if you really did know the correct answer, so it’s important to slow down a bit and pay attention to what WK is looking for during reviews

This is addressed in the FAQ as well (last part specifically):

Why am I being marked wrong? Why does it keep shaking? I’m entering the right reading!

There are three types of items on WaniKani: radicals, kanji, and vocabulary.

• Radicals have a blue background and only ask for one thing: their name.
• Kanji have a pink background and ask for their meaning and reading, separately.
• Vocabulary have a purple background and ask for their meaning and reading, separately.

Kanji usually have at least two readings: the on’yomi reading and the kun’yomi reading. Both of them are correct, but we only want the one we taught to you as “the reading.” If you type the kun’yomi reading, but we asked for the other reading, the text box will wiggle and ask you for the on’yomi reading. You won’t be marked wrong, you’ll have a chance to try again. (Try to get it right the next time!)

Vocabulary can only have one correct reading (though there are exceptions). So if you see the purple vocabulary word 女 and type in じょ you will be marked wrong. No wiggle here. Because じょ is not the vocabulary word for a woman. That’s おんな and only おんな. It’s important that you pay close attention to what we’re asking for when you start learning, because that minimizes confusion and mistakes later.

For times like this, it can be useful to have a script installed so that you don’t have to get it wrong (*if you really knew it), such as the Override Script or Double-Check Script, but of course those should be used with caution ^^