# Help deciding how to tackle grammar! **URL:** \ **Category:** Japanese Language\ **Created:** [January 10, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/help-deciding-how-to-tackle-grammar/68941 "2025-01-10T01:15:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cezarL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/cezarl/32/779325_2.png) [@cezarL](https://community.wanikani.com/u/cezarL)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/help-deciding-how-to-tackle-grammar/68941/21 "2025-01-10T16:51:38Z")
> [@snflwi](#): > > Just checked out Satori Reader. Question to those that have used it: Does it synch with the Kanji and vocab I know in WaniKani? Otherwise, how does it know what Kanji I know? It will sync the kanji, doesn’t care about vocab. You can choose in Satori settings what WK stage you want the kanji to be before furigana is turned off (Guru is maybe a good choice, but it’s up to you). However, later on once you get more comfortable with reading you’ll probably want to turn off furigana off completely, regardless of how many kanji you’ve actually studied in WK. After all, real books and other websites won’t sync with WK… 😁 (The thing is, at least in my case, if furigana is available my eyes always get stuck on it and I never _really_ pay attention to the kanji below - I may learn the reading and meaning associated with that reading, but if I see the word again without furigana I won’t make any connection to the reading/meaning. Not seeing furigana forces me to “see” the kanji too and remember it - to varying degrees of success - if that makes any sense. That’s just me, though…) ---
**Author:** ![Citrusy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/citrusy/32/661865_2.png) [@Citrusy](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Citrusy)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/help-deciding-how-to-tackle-grammar/68941/22 "2025-01-10T18:51:06Z")
I used Tokini Andy’s Genki series on Youtube. First book is 12 videos with a couple of grammar points in each. Very digestable and he fills in some of the gaps that the book doesn’t mention. After each grammar point I’ve learnt I’ll write down a couple of sentences for practice. Then I moved on to his Quartet series 🙂 If I need a more in-depth explanation I’ll go to Cure Dolly, or use “A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar”. This method works for me because I don’t have a lot of energy nor time after work. So this youtube series really saved my grammar learning haha 🙏 https://www.youtube.com/embed/GaQBL4XHuSo?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLA_RcUI8km1NMhiEebcbqdlcHv_2ngbO2 ---
**Author:** ![snflwi](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@snflwi](https://community.wanikani.com/u/snflwi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/help-deciding-how-to-tackle-grammar/68941/23 "2025-01-10T19:39:17Z")
Thanks @cezarL! ---
**Author:** ![Lisaveeta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/lisaveeta/32/697163_2.png) [@Lisaveeta](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Lisaveeta)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/help-deciding-how-to-tackle-grammar/68941/24 "2025-01-10T20:11:50Z")
> [@hotdogsuplex](#): > > pick a source and stick with it. If you jump between sources you’ll end up learning the same thing over and over again, which is a waste of time. The resource you choose should feel fun and engaging, not like a chore. This is great advice. ---
**Author:** ![donko](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/donko/32/722935_2.png) [@donko](https://community.wanikani.com/u/donko)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/help-deciding-how-to-tackle-grammar/68941/25 "2025-01-10T21:50:02Z")
Same as many others in this thread, I definitely recommend Genki for grammar - I used it in a classroom setting, but it’s so popular and there are so many free resources (YouTube video series, online workbooks, even the official free apps and audio files) based around Genki that you’ll have a lot to supplement your learning even if you’re just using the textbook/workbook for self study. I also think the vocabulary introduced in Genki is nicely thought out in terms of easy/immediate usage and how it’s grouped together, so even if you use the textbook primarily for grammar and rely on other sources (like WK) for your vocab/kanji study, it’ll start exposing you to “common” (rather than “easy”) words earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Squintina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/squintina/32/723890_2.png) [@Squintina](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Squintina)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/help-deciding-how-to-tackle-grammar/68941/26 "2025-01-11T04:11:33Z")
Honestly as long as it’s a comprehensive resource, there are lots of options. Genki, Renshuu, Bunpro, Tae Kim. I use NativShark. Try a few but once you like one, stick with it. That doesn’t mean you can’t do a second resource that also has grammar, but don’t use it as a replacement to your core resource. For example, my secondary grammar resource is Japanese Pod 101 (as chaotic as it might be) because it covers both grammar and listening practice of conversations . I also occasionally will watch some grammar videos on YouTube or look up other things. But these are supplementary to my Core Resource, which I just keep at every day. This ensures not getting stuck in the forever beginner loop. ---
**Author:** ![StudyPug2023](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/studypug2023/32/642606_2.png) [@StudyPug2023](https://community.wanikani.com/u/StudyPug2023)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/help-deciding-how-to-tackle-grammar/68941/27 "2025-01-16T16:19:16Z")
Use bunpro srs. Got me from low N4 to top of N2 within three months (I put like 2 hours a day into it for three months straight). I always get burned out from grammar books and even if I do a four hour session I can’t even cover a quarter of what I’m able to do on bunpro. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/help-deciding-how-to-tackle-grammar/68941/28 "2026-01-16T16:20:15Z")
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