So as I’m progressing further into WK, I’m noticing that it’s becoming harder to remember kanji/vocab. Usually when I do lessons/reviews, I write down Kanji - Reading - Meaning, and if I really struggle, I take a peek at the mnemonics, but they don’t seem to stick with me very well. Usually things s…

I know this is gonna sound unfortunate, but my suggestion is use the mnemonics in a very thorough (i.e. memorize them) way or make your own. They really help with getting things to stick long term. Not sure why they do, but they do, at least in my experience. In my case, I spent the most time upf…

By doing more than peaking at the mnemonics, heh. Even better if you make up your own. It’s just simply the case that it’s hard for the human mind to remember so much information without memory tricks. I think most people let the mnemonics fall away eventually, but they help get the information the…

i learn a bunch, let wk run it’s course, then decide a day before the guru review which of the kanji need help. i then create a deck on quizlet and drill them. i only need this short time of drilling, the vocab you get for them helps a lot, and in a much better way.

Out of curiosity, how many reviews are you typically getting per day? How many apprentice level cards do you have? There’s such a thing as having too much stuff floating around at once, makes it easy to lose focus or motivation.

I typically have around 90-200 reviews per day, and have about 128 apprentice cards at the moment.

Sometimes I think the mnemonics given on WK are a bit ridiculous and complicated, and too much trouble to memorize and I think “Ah, I’ll just forcibly memorize this item with no mnemonic” and often times I forget the pronunciations or meanings when I do that. I’ve tried just giving the mnemonics a c…

Vezqi: I typically have around 90-200 reviews per day, and have about 128 apprentice cards at the moment. And how do you feel about doing that quantity of reviews? Does it feel like a lot, or is it reasonable? Can always pump the brakes a bit on new lessons and focus on what you’ve got in ha…

I’ve been doing all of my Kanji learning in two stages. When you learn a Kanji in wanikani, you’re going to wait at least four hours before your first review of that kanji, which is kind of unacceptable to me. (Most people probably already understand the need to study outside of Wanikani, but system…

Whether I like them or not, I sit and really truly visualize all the given mnemonics like I’m reading a novel. The mnemonics are vulgar, violent, and ridiculous in order to help you visualize them in the most vivid and lurid way possible. Often they’re a bit negative/scary/bloody because your brain …

I personally just look at the kanjis and try to learn the meaning and it’s reading. I look at the mnemonic when the kanji meaning is a weird one or when I feel like it’s something I wont remember at all. When the first review comes up, if I am able to answer, that’s well and good, if not I’ll focus …

How do you efficiently study kanji you're unfamiliar with?

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plantron November 28, 2018, 7:37pm 14

These are usually called “leeches” and there are several userscripts written to help you with those, for example the Dashboard Leech Table or Self-Study Quiz

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How do you efficiently study kanji you're unfamiliar with?

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