I am hating this Vocab 上 。Kind of feeling lost

On the bright side, there are things like phonetic-semantic composition, where kanji with certain radicals have the same pronounciation (basically) everytime. So it does get more and more easy over time :wink:

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Yeah, exactly - they’re all just words and although it’s harder than learning the different pronunciations of English, for example, it’s still just something we’ll learn by repetition.

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Thank you for this positive outlook of the future.

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You have a lot of company Media san. When I was in levels 1,2,3,4. I couldn’t remember じょう or Jourm prompt no matter what I did. That was one of the early ones I couldn’t answer probably 20-30 times or more. At some point I repeated it so many times now I can recall じょう or Jourm in at least 90% of the cases easily (which is the underlying selling point of SRS.) You need to stick with SRS long enough and it will stick with you. I have a whole lot of words which frustrated me to no end (Looking at you あらかじめ :joy:) . I didn’t get it right even once in the first ten times, now I went through that so many times my mind automatically recognizes the reading and answer.

TLDR - You will be frustrated. It is expected. Keep calm and do your reviews :grin: and don’t forget to have FUN :partying_face:

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welcome to Japanese language

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A bit off topic, but what is the reason to reset to the beginning after level 60?

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Uh that is nice to hear for sure. I am not alone indeed. Arigato gozaimasu Jiro san.

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Let me introduce you to the most badass thing anybody as ever done on this forum:

I sincerely hope that reading that section of thread enriches your life as much as it did mine.

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Wow, that’s a badass backstory :open_mouth:

That’s a textbook case of “Actions speak louder than words” :exploding_head:

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You are welcome Media san :slightly_smiling_face:

I’ll let you in on a little secret :zipper_mouth_face: You secret to success is through the community/forum. It gives you the strength to push forward when things inevitably get difficult. And you will come across wonderful people and nice tricks/tips/hacks and it will make your life much easier and have fun at the same time :smiling_face: (I am glad I discovered the secret in my 2nd month rather than 2 years down the line :slightly_smiling_face:)

I might be a little biased about my favorite thread, but if you are interested you can join us in the below thread :smiley: (You don’t have to aim for Level 21, you can chose a goal of your liking.)

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Nice! If I make it to level 60 I think I’ll just stay there though :laughing:

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I don’t really know if this will help, but if you’re still struggling to remember the different readings, you could try memorising those words with 上 as just vocabulary (you could just use hiragana, as well). I learned those words before WaniKani and found them easy when I did it in WaniKani :slightly_smiling_face:

Yeah this will all seem minor once you get to 登る or 昇る. :wink:

But hey; here’s something fun. Have you played the up and down game yet?

  1. Say 上がる
  2. Stand up.
  3. Say 上げる
  4. Raise your right hand.
  5. Say 下がる
  6. Sit down.
  7. Say 下げる
  8. Lower your right hand.
    Repeat this a few times and it should stick. Feeling silly while doing it will also help it stick. As will saying it in a sing-song voice. Preferably to the tune of Yakko’s World.
    :smiley:
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Quick question if you do not mind me asking. But why don’t you level up anymore and also can you pick which level you restart from?
Just wondering thanks.

I don’t really have any particular need to study with WaniKani right now.

Yes, you can reset to any level you want to (below your current level, of course). From the Dashboard, if you click on your profile dropdown thing, and then choose Danger Zone, you can do it.

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Got it thank you so much. I wasn’t trying to go into the danger zone because I might press something accidentally and then regret it afterwards :joy:

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I think this is the best tip I’ve received for internalizing these? I tried it, felt silly, got looked at strangely, and now feel very comfortable with the words and their differences!

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Thanks! :blush:

I did the same thing over a year ago and have never confused those words since so I’ve been sharing it here when I can. :wink:

Thank you for sharing!

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