Hi guys, Is there anyone who does ‘vocab first’ and if so, how does it help you? I have read about others warning against using the script to put radicals and kanji first because it makes all the vocab pile up - what happens when it’s the other way round ie. vocabulary first - are there any advant…

You can’t unlock the vocabulary for kanji until you guru the kanji and have also learned the radicals. In this case, doing vocabulary lessons first only means those from the previous level. As such, the only disadvantage is indeed letting them build up. They’re there to reinforce learned kanji and a…

[image] espaguete: Does it really mean vocab first, or only vocab based on old kanji before new radicals and kanji appear? By learning vocabulary right after learning the kanji (and not skipping to radicals, more kanji), you’ll learn them closer in time to one another and form a better associ…

[image] Krispy: On the other hand, there are advantages to prioritising reviewing radicals over vocabulary, as I am sure my dear friend @jprspereira is about to tell you. :wink: It wasn’t MUAHAHAHA

TRAITOR! :joy:. But yes I agree with JP, the traditional order is best in the long term.

[image] Krispy: In this case, doing vocabulary lessons first only means those from the previous level. When you level up, there’s a first batch of vocab that’s unlocked with the new kanji and radicals (that belongs to the new level but that depends on previous levels’ kanji). I use the reorde…

Thank you @Krispy , @jprspereira and @dianarz for your informative replies! I think I’ll only use it therefore when levelling up to get the vocab based on the previous level out of the way. @dianarz Can I ask, how did you manage to get to level 39 when only doing 5 kanji a day? Have you done that 5…

[image] espaguete: I was at level 12 but reset at Christmas to level 2 so need a new plan to make it work better this time! Many thanks! Take a look at my guide for WK :grin: [image] My Journey of 368 days (+ The Ultimate Guide for WK open_book ) Level 60 Celebration …

I have just perused your guide @jprspereira very useful - many thanks!

[image] dianarz: (that belongs to the new level but that depends on previous levels’ kanji). Are you sure that’s the case? Before I level up I always have 20-30 words or so from my level that won’t be unlocked until I finish the level or just guru those last kanji, and then I might want to do…

There are some vocab dependent on the kanji yet to guru that unlock when you level up, of course, but every new level also has its own vocab that unlocks immediately after level up (so not unlocked by same level kanji)

Benefits of Doing Vocab before Radicals/Kanji

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Take a look at my guide for WK

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Benefits of Doing Vocab before Radicals/Kanji

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