# I thought I was getting the answer wrong, or am I?

**URL:** https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-thought-i-was-getting-the-answer-wrong-or-am-i/29987
**Category:** Bugs & Errors
**Created:** [March 18, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-thought-i-was-getting-the-answer-wrong-or-am-i/29987 "2018-03-18T06:17:47Z")
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### Author: ![jomarsantizo1](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@jomarsantizo1](https://community.wanikani.com/u/jomarsantizo1)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-thought-i-was-getting-the-answer-wrong-or-am-i/29987/1 "2018-03-18T06:17:47Z")

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![maybeabug](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/5/2/52e6f4e0a78b274a612765feb82ba53425e0c292.png)

I’m just starting to learn Japanese, so I don’t know if I’m doing something wrong here.  
please help.

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### Author: ![gojarappe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/gojarappe/32/201940_2.png) [@gojarappe](https://community.wanikani.com/u/gojarappe)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-thought-i-was-getting-the-answer-wrong-or-am-i/29987/2 "2018-03-18T06:18:37Z")

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You put in jyuu and not jyou

Please see this thread:

> [@What did I do wrong?](https://community.wanikani.com/t/what-did-i-do-wrong/29984/2):
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> Your ゆ is a big ゆ and not a ゅ. What you wrote is niyuu rather than nyuu. From the FAQ: Why is my reading answer for 入 (にゅう), 上 (じょう), 九 (きゅう), 力 (りょく), 十 (じゅう), or 女 (じょ) being marked incorrect? I’m putting in the right answer! Most likely, you are putting in a big や, ゆ, or よ instead of a small one. See the difference? にゆう = niyuu にゅう = nyuu じよう = jiyou じょう = jou/jyou きゆう = kiyuu きゅう = kyuu りよく = riyoku りょく = ryoku じゆう = jiyuu じゅう = juu/jyuu じよ = jiyo じょ = jo/jyo The difference i…

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### Author: ![jomarsantizo1](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@jomarsantizo1](https://community.wanikani.com/u/jomarsantizo1)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-thought-i-was-getting-the-answer-wrong-or-am-i/29987/3 "2018-03-18T06:19:02Z")

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nvm I’m dum

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### Author: ![gojarappe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/gojarappe/32/201940_2.png) [@gojarappe](https://community.wanikani.com/u/gojarappe)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2018, 6:20am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-thought-i-was-getting-the-answer-wrong-or-am-i/29987/4 "2018-03-18T06:20:11Z")

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Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us. Learning Japanese is hard, you know? ✨

Good luck in your studies!

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### Author: ![rhet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/rhet/32/7641_2.png) [@rhet](https://community.wanikani.com/u/rhet)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-thought-i-was-getting-the-answer-wrong-or-am-i/29987/5 "2018-03-18T06:47:34Z")

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I suggest you become proficient with hiragana and katakana before trying to tackle kanji.

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2019, 6:47am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-thought-i-was-getting-the-answer-wrong-or-am-i/29987/6 "2019-03-18T06:47:35Z")

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