Iāve learnt many kanji! So many that Iāve reached level 60!
Some of you might think this post came out of nowhere, and youāre not wrong. It has actually been a whole year since I reached lvl60, and Iāve had many cakes since then
Heatmap of the reviews Iāve done, courtesy of @Kumirei [Userscript] Wanikani Heatmap
(the intervals are at the automated range of 1-90-150-225-300)
As you can see from the heatmap, I started my journey back in January 2019. At that point I had started a BA in Japanese Language at university, and the plan was to learn tons of Japanese (including kanji!) and then be in Japan for a year as an exchange student. I would say I did learn tons of Japanese (including kanji!), but sadly, the exchange program didnāt happen because of the pandemic and lockdown, which started merely a few weeks prior to the scheduled date of travel. Guess what happened to my motivationā¦ Yup, thatās right, took a huge hit. I wanted to try sitting the N3 JLPT exam during the summer while in Japan too, but obviously that plan was cancelled along with the Japan trip.
Iām glad however that I kept hanging around here with the WaniKani community, for many reasons. Iāve learned ways to (more or less effectively) learn Japanese, Iāve had fun in the Campfire category, Iāve read books with some of the book clubs, and Iāve met so many amazing people on here I canāt express how happy I am to have experienced the journey of studying Japanese along with this community. And the journey is not over yet!
Some stats, courtesy of @rfindley wkstats.com
More stats!
A: [Userscript] Total Progress Bar (Allows Level Progress Removal)(aka 2Cool4Progress)
B: [Userscript] WaniKani Dashboard SRS and Leech Breakdown
C: Wanikani: Woah Burns
D: [Userscript] Levels by SRS
Shout out to @Sinyaven for their ConfusionGuesser script
Thanks to the scripters for their amazing work
Thanks to @Ditto20 for motivating me into reading books that were way above my level I figured that if I read books of the same level of difficulty as her Iād reach the more advanced level faster. Iām super glad I got to meet you
Thanks to @Belthazar for personally nudging me into joining a book club twice(!) before I finally caved in
Thanks to @konsei for arranging the 2020 Olympians thread. Many motivated people leveled up together
Thanks to @jprspereira for the Ultimate Guide for WK and for teaching me the importance of routine!
And a huge thanks to the Tofugu team for creating WaniKani and for sending out the bestest emails, I still remember how nice it was to read them after signing up and after each time I leveled up. Thanks for the durtles and the cake!