Hello,
Im on like a 40 day something streak and level 4. Im planning on keeping the streak until level 60 so how long should I expect each level to take? If there’s really a decisive length. I wouldn’t be suprised if every level kind of gets exponentially longer or something if there’s more kanji to have to guru than the last level.
Let me know if im just thinking of this whole concept wrong too.
Thanks for the help.
Broadly speaking,
If you were trying to optimize WK as tightly as possible (every Radical/Kanji lesson right when unlocked, doing review sessions the second they come avaialble, and never really making mistakes)- each level would take just shy of ~one week. Multiply by 60, that’s roughly one year total. That kind of grueling effort and schedule, though, is borderline superhuman and I can’t imagine it being sustainable- especially if you’re also trying to practice grammar, build non-WK vocabulary, or putting any time into actual immersive learning
Practically speaking, though, there isn’t a ‘correct’ answer or expectation and there’s lots of nuance stemming from all sorts of places that can influence it
If you’re taking ~10 days right now and not finding it to be overwhelming, then I think that’s a good balance of swift goalsetting and still giving some time to let things sink in better, make mistakes, and not crowd too badly. I’m currently sitting at ~12ish and it has been a nice balance for my own needs. If 100 more people responded they’d all have their own “this fit my needs” answers, too
Ultimately not much of a definitive number and moreso just a measure of “is my personal learning environment inviting enough for me to stay consistent and productive”- and usually the metrics for that will be pretty fluid. Some levels I’ve flown through in seven days, others in seventeen. No time limit on learning as long as you’re putting in effort
It is worth noting, too, that every level has roughtly the same amount of Kanji/Vocab- so if you find a rhythm that works for you, you won’t really have to worry about level expectations growing exponentially or re-adjusting to drastically different workloads. I actually personally find the earlier levels a little more labor intensive due to them having more Radicals and broader-use Kanji that leads to more readings to keep track of and more nuanced vocabulary- but it’s pretty evenly distributed overall
Glad to have you here learning with us and I hope to see you continue growing as you continue. 頑張って！
There’s a thread where people post their level progress graphs over time, so you can get an idea of how long it takes to get levels over the course. The optimized time for Levels 3+ would be ~7 days each, taking 3.5 days for guruing radicals and 3.5 days to guru the unlocked kanji, but this assumes perfect times for reviews and no mistakes. On higher levels the time can be 3.5 days as well, because there’s less radicals and most kanji begin unlocked. So you could say it takes about under 55-60 weeks, but this is highly dependent on how free you are. I’m personally doing a level in about 11-12 days, taking 5 days for my radicals and kanji to guru, getting like 96% reviews right. And I’m probably going at a higher pace than I’ll be comfortable with when I’ll be busy again in the upcoming year, so I assume it will take me about 2 years for lv 60, though I am not sure if I’m targeting the full 60 directly, I might do some other stuff over WK if I’m confident in what I’ve amassed for reading and learning other things.
Just to throw my own numbers out there as another example - I’m currently taking on 20 new lessons per day, and each day I complete my reviews twice.
I start by clearing my reviews, then I do my 20 lessons, and then I wait 4 (or sometimes 5) hours and do another batch of reviews since that’s when those 20 lessons will come due for their first review. I’ve found that first review to be the most important one for getting them to settle into my brain.
(There are also some days where I have no lessons to do at all because I’ve cleared them all, but I still do that review session a few hours later because it aligns with my lunch break at work 
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At this pace, I’m currently completing levels at around 9-10 days each! It is a workload I’ve found manageable, and having a couple of consistent times of day that I anchor my review sessions in has been really helpful. The times you do your reviews and your lessons will affect how fast you actually go, and how well the items stick.