# Extracting current WK status to anki **URL:** \ **Category:** Requesting Help\ **Created:** [December 6, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636 "2019-12-06T07:50:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elAmericano](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@elAmericano](https://community.wanikani.com/u/elAmericano)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/1 "2019-12-06T07:50:21Z")
Hi, After 15 levels of WK I’ve came to conclusion that selection of words that beginners go through each level is so ridiculous and I’ve never seen worse designed app to learn. Does someone know if there’s an option to extract current account status (learn items/reviews) to anki or something? I would like to continue learning there. ---
**Author:** ![Omun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/omun/32/457654_2.png) [@Omun](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Omun)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 8:09am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/2 "2019-12-06T08:09:12Z")
Nope. Since then anyone can buy one months sub, take some time to extract everything to Anki, and then won’t bother paying WK for the large amount of work and man-hours they put in. If you dislike WK, why not go for one of the many other Anki decks, then? 🙂 Just go through a 10K. WK uses vocab to reinforce the kanji that you learn, they never claimed to be a vocab site. It’s a kanji site. ---
**Author:** ![Arzar33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/arzar33/32/257062_2.png) [@Arzar33](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Arzar33)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 8:24am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/3 "2019-12-06T08:24:39Z")
> [@Omun](#): > > WK uses vocab to reinforce the kanji that you learn, they never claimed to be a vocab site. It’s a kanji site. Even if it’s true, I don’t think there is a single vocab taught in the first 15 levels that is not marked “common” on jisho, so it’s a bit puzzling why people would think that the word selection is that ridiculous. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![staubhold](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/staubhold/32/252349_2.png) [@staubhold](https://community.wanikani.com/u/staubhold)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/4 "2019-12-06T08:29:14Z")
Here is a list of all Anki Kanji decks with rating: [https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/kanji](https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/kanji) Just pick one that fits your goal and then use the “suspend card” feature for all kanji that you encounter that you already know. For what it’s worth: I previously did the all in one Kanji deck in Anki and I got through the first 1000 Kanji, after which I realized that I still wasn’t able to really read anything and I was constantly mixing up the readings and it all seems like such a waste of time in hindsight. However being level 20 in Wanikani has allowed me to read **so much** Japanese text that I see here on a day to day basis, I can only recommend anyone to stick with it. I actually found out about about wanikani by an expat I met at a festival who gave me a glowing recommendation and by now I have to agree. ---
**Author:** ![Loglog74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/loglog74/32/255056_2.png) [@Loglog74](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Loglog74)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/5 "2019-12-06T09:20:14Z")
If the selection of words is so bad, why do you want to extract them into Anki ? Might as well go with a “good” anki deck from the start and stop the bad bad wanikani ---
**Author:** ![Dwarsen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dwarsen/32/6467_2.png) [@Dwarsen](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Dwarsen)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/7 "2019-12-06T10:01:13Z")
Now now, don’t make people yell about 里心 again… ---
**Author:** ![jneapan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/jneapan/32/3868_2.png) [@jneapan](https://community.wanikani.com/u/jneapan)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/8 "2019-12-06T10:03:38Z")
There’s already a lot of shared Anki decks with vocab, some of them are very fancy. If you think it’s better than WK, nothing’s stopping you from using them. I was doing the iKnow program, that has six thousand words, with context sentences and full professional audio, that’s also an option. ---
**Author:** ![timh](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@timh](https://community.wanikani.com/u/timh)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/9 "2019-12-06T10:08:10Z")
Someone did it: > [@Export Wanikani SRS progress to Anki \[Guide\]](https://community.wanikani.com/t/export-wanikani-srs-progress-to-anki-guide/33530): > > Hello, I want to share a bit of how I exported my Wanikani progress to Anki. Why Anki? Well, it’s fast and it works offline on my iPhone, no typing and no loading time. I can use it while I’m waiting in line in McDonalds, while walking to groceries, etc. Prerequisite Some knowledge on JavaScript, SQL (SQLite). Having localhost server. Having SQLite browser, I use this software [https://sqlitebrowser.org/](https://sqlitebrowser.org/). Notice Please test the result in a sandbox Anki profile to make sure that everything… …not exactly a one click export, but might be worth a try. I’d be interested to know how you get on! ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/10 "2019-12-06T11:50:07Z")
> [@elAmericano](#): > > I’ve never seen worse designed app Funny, that’s how I’d describe Anki. ---
**Author:** ![anon9242278](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@anon9242278](https://community.wanikani.com/u/anon9242278)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/11 "2019-12-06T11:54:33Z")
> [@seanblue](#): > > > [@elAmericano](#): > > > > I’ve never seen worse designed app > > Funny, that’s how I’d describe Anki. ✊ bruh ---
**Author:** ![Belthazar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/belthazar/32/4469_2.png) [@Belthazar](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Belthazar)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/12 "2019-12-06T12:23:02Z")
Just to be clear, by the way, the purpose of WaniKani is to teach the kanji only. The vocabulary is taught purely as an aid to remembering the kanji readings. ---
**Author:** ![OmukaiAndi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/omukaiandi/32/221256_2.png) [@OmukaiAndi](https://community.wanikani.com/u/OmukaiAndi)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/13 "2019-12-06T14:40:56Z")
or 役場, lol ---
**Author:** ![Dwarsen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/dwarsen/32/6467_2.png) [@Dwarsen](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Dwarsen)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/14 "2019-12-06T17:51:04Z")
I know right? Why doesn’t WK teach me more useful words, like 中出し or 割れ目?! (ok I’ll stop) ---
**Author:** ![OmukaiAndi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/omukaiandi/32/221256_2.png) [@OmukaiAndi](https://community.wanikani.com/u/OmukaiAndi)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/15 "2019-12-06T22:23:45Z")
> [@Dwarsen](#): > > 中出し maybe because that’s going in the realm of survival japanese, and people could mix it up with a program for tourists 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ctmf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/ctmf/32/183394_2.png) [@ctmf](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ctmf)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/16 "2019-12-07T03:05:54Z")
This kind of reminds me of the guy who didn’t like that wanikani taught the word 入れる because he never puts things in other things. Which @Dwarsen made me recall because it took all my will power not to make a “that’s what she said” joke. ---
**Author:** ![elAmericano](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@elAmericano](https://community.wanikani.com/u/elAmericano)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 7:21am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/17 "2019-12-10T07:21:11Z")
Lol. Go please check these “Only common words in 15 levels” before you say something stupid like you did. I stopped thinking word selection is ridiculous now I think your comment is. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![elAmericano](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@elAmericano](https://community.wanikani.com/u/elAmericano)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/18 "2019-12-10T07:22:58Z")
Ok didn’t know that to be honest. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![elAmericano](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@elAmericano](https://community.wanikani.com/u/elAmericano)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/19 "2019-12-10T07:23:20Z")
Very helpful answer you can be proud of yourself. ---
**Author:** ![elAmericano](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@elAmericano](https://community.wanikani.com/u/elAmericano)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/20 "2019-12-10T07:24:20Z")
I explained it in my post but good to know that you cannot even read lol. ---
**Author:** ![morteASD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/morteasd/32/43138_2.png) [@morteASD](https://community.wanikani.com/u/morteASD)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636/21 "2019-12-10T07:32:48Z")
Or you can’t write because I don’t get it either. Maybe try being a bit less condescending. [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/extracting-current-wk-status-to-anki/40636.md?page=2)