My Journey of 368 days (+ The Ultimate Guide for WK 📖 )

[jprspereira]

@TomatoSalad

I remember finally being active around the forums last October and you were only level 31 or something, now look at you!!

I remember when you started participating on the forums. I have this idea of you knowing more Japanese than me while being a lower level and I was like: damnnn I need to step up my gameee!! This to say that you’re someone I look(ed) up to

Thank you so much for your lovely words, they mean a lot of me I promise to treasure tomatoes for all eternity

@TomatoSalad

I was supposed to put “WK Life Advice Knight” but I didn’t know if it was good…and it’s too long haha.

OMG haha! Well, I’m totally okay with being your knight, just let me know

@witz

Six months later, I’m 10 levels up and you’re at 60! Thanks life for the curve balls.

Hey, don’t feel bad about your progress. That progress existed and it’s there for you to take. No need to feel bad about our differences in progress either. Just know that if I did it, you can do it too. We’re both human. That same progress awaits you

@witz

But good on you for your diligence and thanks for being an ever present, positive voice in this community! Looking forward to your cheat sheet guide, and maybe I’ll eventually join you at 60 … someday.

Thank you for the kind words Can’t wait to see you up here

@Uchihaha

Yay, congratulations! As @seanblue said, I remember when you were still below my level but you were going so fast!

It’s a weird habit of me

@Uchihaha

I’d love to take on more lessons as well but I know I wouldn’t be able to keep it up without eventually having a breakdown, so yeah… I’m definitely not envious of all those daily reviews you had to do, haha.

You’re doing great, no worries Thanks for leaving such a lovely message

[jprspereira]

@Eilan

I was already wondering why you haven’t made a “Guys I’m level 60” thread. Almost thought I missed it. But congratz!

Yeah, I took a while sorry xD I wanted to have everything prepared (guide included), but life happened D: Much like I took too much time to answer back even though you congratulated me feels twice as guilty

Thank you

@Ninkastmin

@jprspereira you’ve got some really nice traits. You’ve done so many friends here, as a person who struggles to connect with others i really admire your charisma.

Hey First of all, I want to thank you for your heartfelt message. It means a lot to me, it really does! Knowing that I was able to connect with you guys only makes me keep wantimg to move forward and do more! So thank you! I’ll treasure your post

I wasn’t always the “charismatic” guy. I was so shy that my nickname from high-school is “shy” itself. But hey, I tried to improve myself and something did happen So whatever demons you’re fighting, make sure to give all you’ve got. You don’t deserve any less than that. You deserve to be fought for

Thank you once again.

@Futoi

Congrats @jprspereira, thanks for being an inspiration to all of us ^^

Thank you so much! It goes both ways! You guys help me more than you imagine

@smartie344

oml, i am so proud of you! Good job and hooray for you improving yourself! You’ve gained my respect

Heeeey smartieee! Thanks for leaving me a message Hope that one day you’re able to subscribe to WK! I wanna see you climbing those levels!!

[chiasa]

This is probably (and will be) my favorite thread on the forums. Everyone’s so happy and sentimental and poetic and STILL being inspired/encouraged by the amazing WK Life Coach @jprspereira. ;w; -happy tears- sniff

[Gsai]

JP skipped me. … he never would’ve done this at level 06; but now that he’s 60, he just forgets about us like that… grabs @Katznelson’s hand, let’s get out of here.

[Kuropanda_meow]

Had to skip most of the comments because of da feels congrats though!

[jprspereira]

@toafk

Congratulations!!

Hey toafk! Thanks for leaving a message! Hope we get to know more of each other from now on and that you enjoy your Wanikani journey Cheers!

@jbradleyc

I started a mere month after you, been trying to catch you all this time.

Currently, I’m on track to finish on the same day that I started, (4th of July), but I’m getting ready to leave for Japan soon so that may just ruin my record right at the very end

You’re a beaast And I’m jealous Well, no matter the end result, you did great and you should be proud Enjoy your trip to Japan for me plz

@jbradleyc

I was also going to make a guide for going fast with WK, but it looks like you’ve done exactly what I’ve been doing so you’ll save me the trouble

Great minds think alike

@jbradleyc

Do you have any plans to keep building vocabulary? I was thinking of maybe going for a Core 6k/10k deck that had duplicate WK entries removed.

I tried Anki several times, but always ended up giving up. Now, I’m just finishing the last lessons and I’ll be going full force on Kitsun. It’s currently on closed beta, but I was fortunate enough to be part of it. I can already see that this project will be like if Anki and Memrise had a child. If you have yet to check it out, please do! The creator is a hard working guy. If you get the chance you join the beta, you’ll be able to import the 6k/10k deck easily. The creator is developing a community shared decks function where you’ll easily be able to find a deck you want to learn and use it right away.

[Kai_973]

@jprspereira

I’ll be going full force on Kitsun . It’s currently on closed beta

No joke, I’ve got that forum post bookmarked but I hadn’t realized it’s closed beta
I’m definitely interested in finding something more user-friendly than Anki though, so I’ll try it out if I can.

[jprspereira]

@seanblue

I’ve been stuck just under 200 leeches for a while, and I don’t have the patience to study them properly to get them to go away. I do wish I could just suspend them (speaking of features WaniKani should have added by now) since I’m not really learning them anyway.

I’m okay with leeches. At least half of them are just temporary leeches, so… I’ve been using the leech training script, but not consistently. Might fix that now that I have more time.

@bblum

i’ve skipped actual whole days of reviews since making level 60… and usually regretted it after i worked down that 500+ review pile i skipped a few days and before i knew it it was back up to 200 >_<

It’s insane how the number of reviews/days takes so long to go down right

@bblum

i’m not sure how much of a head start i have anymore so i’ll handicap myself by saying i have to get 0/0/0 on KW too good luck!

(current status is 21 vocab lessons undone, 49 apprentice 7 of which are kanji, and 47 apprentice on KW)

I have around 100 lessons, 200 reviews and 80 apprentice. Probably around 10 to 15 days to get it to 0. I’ll also add my 2000 reviews on KW to the game cuz I need to get rid of them Didn’t do them during the fast levels

@jbradleyc

No joke, I’ve got that forum post bookmarked but I hadn’t realized it’s closed beta
I’m definitely interested in finding something more user-friendly than Anki though, so I’ll try it out if I can.

Make your registration on the website and let them know that you’re really interested in participating. That’s all I can say

[plantron]

[Ncastaneda]

Congratulations!! What a nice feeling it must be after going for a year with the hectic rythm you were progressing.
I would say it’s your moment to calm down then, drink some sake and eat that cake

I was following that crazy 7 days per level routine for a while, so I can (only) guess what kind of review pile was waiting for you everyday, no matter how diligent you were the days before …

I’ll be glad to hear what kind of routine you’ll get into now… I’ve found there’s the switch from SRS style learning to immersion… So far WK is one of those items I’m waiting to conquer in order to do more immersion and gradually forget that I’m learning japanese, as much as I enjoying some stuff that happens to be in japanese.

Glad you made it!

[hinekidori]

@jprspereira

I tried Anki several times, but always ended up giving up.

The Anki hate is real!

Viva la Kitsun!

[Katznelson]

Tightly clasps @Gsai’s hand lead the way

[Katznelson]

Also, congrats Jpr! (albeit a few days late)

[Ben6]

H-hey hey everyone! Did you hear? JP is level 60! We should all congratu-

Oh.

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This user started on WK 8 days after me last year and has reached max level already. I am only level 10. What does that mean? I’m his senior of course! Ok ok, I’m just joking there. It really means…

…that everyone has their own pace and as long as you continue to try and never give up, you too can reach for the stars and touch them some day!

Congratulations JP and enjoy the rest.

[Futoi]

@jprspereira

The Ultimate Guide to Wanikani - Under Construction

Table of contents

• Why you should read this.
• Level 1 is slow: why?
• Kaniwani: the other sibling that you need to meet.
• Understanding how the system works.
• Building your own schedule.
• Doing WK at the maximum speed: Is it worth it?
• Scripts: enhance your performance.
• The level 30 syndrome.
• The famous fast levels: do they have a hidden message to tell us?
• I came back to Wanikani after 9000 years. How do I handle this turtle invasion on my batch of reviews?
• I need to practice heresy and leave WK for a while: What’s the way best to do it?
• And possible more stuff, if I end up remembering.

Still waiting…

jk take your time, looking forward to the 先生’s guide

[Ninkastmin]

@Futoi

The level 30 syndrome.

This is something im curious about… what syndrome could it be?
I might discover it myself when i hit that level

[Alaindelon]

Yeah I just hit it and I’m also curious… I only feel joy and despair in equal amounts, @jprspereira 先生 is that normal ?

Edit: STATUS UPDATE I now know what この番組は ご覧のスポンサーの提供でお送りします means and WK reminded me of 二女一杯. Joy and despair all over again.

[jprspereira]

@Gsai

I came here misguided, uninformed, and with no sense of direction; I was a lost boy. But you found me, and penetrated me deeply, over and over again… with your wisdom.

I was only able to find you because you were there showing me the way to your heart to that same wisdom. Thank you for being so passionate and for helping me raise the bar to the next level

@Gsai

Thank you for impregnating me, for impregnating all of us , with your joy. We hope that you stick around to see us to our climaxes… of reaching level 60. I’ll never forget the things you taught me (even now I dream of them), and I’ll carry them in my pants with me, like in my pockets, forever.

No, thank you for making me reach the climax of the Japanese language. I can’t wait to see you in here, next to me, at level 60.

@Gsai

When it’s all said and done, you’ve accomplished in a year what some only hope to accomplish in a lifetime. And it’s not just that you made substantial progress in learning a foreign language, but more so that, while doing so, you simultaneously inspired others to learn , to think , to grow , and to love .

How couldn’t I share the love when I’ve met so many beautiful people in here? I was only able to love because that’s what I saw in all of you

@Gsai

I don’t know if we’ll ever cross paths in real life, but I’m grateful to have crossed your path here, and I’m truly proud to say that I know you as a friend. For all that you’ve done for myself, and for this community, I hope to one day return the favor to you, and to others after me. Obrigado, meu irmao, meu amante. 頑張ろう！

Col tutto l’amore nel mondo,
Gsai

Of course we will. A relationship like the one we have is destined to bring us together, forever.

Adoro-te daqui até à lua,
Tuo amore.

[jprspereira]

@Caracal

CONGRATS, JP!!!

Thank you so much Cara So sorry that I took this long to answer back

@kappaka

That’s very impressive and congratulations!

But now… you have to learn how to hand-write all of those kanji

Thank you!

Yes, I will. I’m trying to reorganize my vocab and grammar study now. Then I’ll focus on listening/reading and finally on learning how to hand write kanji So sorry that I took this time to thank you! I wanted to actually sit down and appreciate your message

@zarame

Congratulations, @jprspereira さん。

Thank you

@zarame

I can imagine you being this way because I see you are going to achieve so much more and you know it. Still, it is a great deal being this consistent and getting to level 60 at this speed. Thank you for being such an inspiration for all of us

The cool thing about inspiration is that it goes both ways You too are an inspiration to me, never forget that Again, so sorry for taking this long to answer back. Had University exams, so life was kinda overwhelming

[jprspereira]

@ernestohegi

Congrats, mate. Good job. Here’s a small graduation present.

Best graduation present Thank you and so sorry for only replying now! Life got in the way

@aanhlle

congrats friendo. I really admire your consistence and effort. Wish you all the best

Appreciate it my friend! Don’t you dare giving up, okay? I wanna see you up here too So sorry that I’m only replying now

@lfeuln

Congrats @jprspereira!!! Never doubted you’d do it, I feel lucky to have been in the same “class” as you for the most part. If this was Haikyuu you’d definitely be Hinata lol. Thanks for all the motivation and inspiration, and good luck with your future studies!

Hey, so sorry for only replying today. I so appreciate your words! I’m glad we were able to be in the same class indeed We all did great and I’m extremely proud of us Just 1 more level, you can do ittttt!!! 飛べ～！