It's normal?

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I think it will depend more on your grammar level, but here are a few suggestions:

  • NHK easy news - will expose you to a wide variety of kanji in context; written with native elementary schoolers/junior high schoolers and foreign adults in mind.
  • Satori Reader - has the option to show only kanji that you’ve learned in Wanikani; grammar level varies by article/series.
  • Graded readers, either online or in print - this thread has a list of the various series available. Most use kanji with furigana; grammar level increases starting from the most basic.
  • Japanese book clubs here on the forum - a variety of levels, and other people are reading along to help answer questions.
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Thank you!!!

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Mostly i know in advance that the answer is not correct if the word sounds weird and at not all japanese

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My % correct on large chunk reviews often dips into the 80s and occasionally 70s, and I have a decent number of leeches. But I know exactly why they exist–I often don’t have time to study them much outside of my normal WK reviews. I try to put WK vocabulary into my big Anki Japanese vocab deck when I can, and reviewing it there quickly solves my troubles in remembering it for the most part, but there’s just so much stuff to add in between WK vocab, vocab I come across in my JLPT studies, and words I come across in life here in Japan that I’m always way behind. It’s frustrating!

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I’m typically in the 70-80% range although I would prefer to get 80% or higher. I tend to get a lot of them mixed up… especially transitive and intransitive verbs… I also have N3 level grammar (around that) too so i shouldn’t have that issue. XD

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I’ll repeat @rfindley’s advice that has helped me a ton:

Every time you see the radical/kanji/vocab item, whether it be in a lesson or a review (and BOTH sides of the review), say the meaning and reading.

I usually try to say the reading first and then the meaning, but occasionally I do it backwards.

感謝
かんしゃ
gratitude

I do this while staring at it. So whether it’s the meaning or reading question that pops up, I repeat both.

Hope this helps!

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Transitive and intransitive verbs are my absolute nemeses not only to distinguish them but also when it comes to using them

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The way I see it if you get above 0% then you’re making progress even if it is slow going. 50% means you’re retaining half of what you learned so my personal aim is to always get above 50% as it means I’m making good progress.

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