# New user any one here help need my senpai XD

**URL:** https://community.wanikani.com/t/new-user-any-one-here-help-need-my-senpai-xd/61778
**Category:** Japanese Language
**Created:** [May 9, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/new-user-any-one-here-help-need-my-senpai-xd/61778 "2023-05-09T01:29:33Z")
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### Author: ![distantflower](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/distantflower/32/331966_2.png) [@distantflower](https://community.wanikani.com/u/distantflower)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/new-user-any-one-here-help-need-my-senpai-xd/61778/4 "2023-05-09T06:35:18Z")

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I just noticed that you’ve asked the same questions in the Yokai Appreciation thread. So I’ll copy and paste my answers from there.

> “Where do I go? Are we only on Second Life and VR Chat, and how do I join?”

The virtual class I’m part of is using only Second Life. The two links below should explain further how you could join this virtual Japanese class I’m attending.

> [@Learning and Speaking Japanese in Second Life](https://community.wanikani.com/t/learning-and-speaking-japanese-in-second-life/45607):
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> こんにちは、みなさん。When I first joined Wanikani, I’ve noticed topics about Study Groups learning Japanese through Genki textbooks upon browsing the community forum. This might be a bit late for me to share but I’ll be learning Elementary Japanese via Genki 2 Textbook Second Edition on a virtual platform called [Second Life](https://secondlife.com). Starting January 2022, every Saturday 9pm JST, Yoshi Sensei, a native Japanese volunteer will guide us through both Genki 1 & Genki 2 textbooks, with light homework / revisions to d…

> [@\[Closed\] Genki 1 & Genki 2 Study Group with Native Japanese Volunteers in Second Life starting January 2022](https://community.wanikani.com/t/closed-genki-1-genki-2-study-group-with-native-japanese-volunteers-in-second-life-starting-january-2022/54815/1):
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> > **Guidelines for Registered Learners going to the Study Group for the First Time or those who still have Voice Chat technical issues in Second Life.**
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> > Please try to login Second Life whenever you’re free between today until the day before class to test Voice Chat. Voice Chat is VERY important for you to participate in class and not make the lesson stalled as lesson times are limited (about an hour for Genki I and the next hour Genki II). This is a link to \<a href="https://maps.secondlife.com/…

As stated in the posts, it was already full after the January 2022 registration. However, the number of active participants started to naturally dwindle over time due to a myriad of reasons (time differences, ease of use, slow lesson speed, etc.).

At the moment, each class (Genki 1 and Genki 2) has about 4 active students. So I think a couple more new students who are interested and don’t mind catching up mid-way wouldn’t burden Yoshi Sensei or slow down the rest of the class, IMO.

The latest Genki 1 class homework is 164ページのB、Lesson７のDialogue and Genki 2 is on 126ページのB、127ページのⅢ-A. Sorry, I’m too lazy and just copy and pasted Yoshi Sensei’s notice.

> “Do I get homework or a work sheet like in real class to keep track?”

Via Genki textbooks, we do get homework after each class, and we’ll discuss the answers the next weekend. So there are no real worksheets used, unless you choose to use them yourself.

For example, some of my classmates don’t even take physical notes and answer the Genki questions on the fly (they’re the more advanced learners), and only a couple of students took screenshots of their homework to show Yoshi Sensei at a later time on Discord.

> “Are these classes or groups online every day as I am in the central midwest of the United States, hoping for custom times?”

Unfortunately, the class times are pretty much set to Yoshi Sensei’s free time, which is once a week, on Saturdays at 9 p.m. JST (Japan Standard Time). I do notice that it’s hard for our American classmates to attend as it’s too early for their time. Nonetheless, that didn’t stop one of them from attending regularly, despite being half-sleepy most of the time during classes.

> “Do we have Telegram or Discord groups?”

We do have a Discord group for homework updates and other general discussions, but I could say it’s not that active.

> “Also, can I print US printer Japanese note book paper with space to write Japanese as it feels different formats?”

Regarding Japanese note books, I’m not well-versed in that matter, as I just wrote mine in a normal notebook (blasphemy for some people I know, lol).

For example, I haven’t even shown Yoshi Sensei my handwriting yet. I still think my handwriting is ugly, so for now, all the written homework is only for my personal reference.

Most of the homework answers are discussed over voice chat anyway each week, and Yoshi Sensei will do his best to elaborate and explain if learners are faced with any difficulties.

However, maybe some of the threads below could help with the notebook questions:

> [@Show Us Your Handwriting -- In Japanese](https://community.wanikani.com/t/show-us-your-handwriting-in-japanese/19368):
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> After some discussion of English handwriting in [another thread](https://community.wanikani.com/t/Print-vs-Cursive/19348/81), I looked around and saw that the Japanese-handwriting threads were all archived. So I’m starting a new one. Let’s see your hiragana/katakana/kanji writing. Here’s some modern [Japanese pangrams](http://admac.jp/pangram/sakuhin.html) (like the English sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,” using the full alphabet) for practicing kana. Here’s a sample of my hiragana using [いろは](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha), probably the best-known Japanese pangram, which includes two now-obsolete chara…

> [@Show me your notebooks!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/show-me-your-notebooks/19537):
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> I just finished making custom dividers for my Japanese binder. That way if I need to look up a stroke order, I can quickly find what I’m looking for. Does anyone else wanna show what their notebooks look like? Anyone have other ideas or tips or tricks for organizing their binder or for studying in general? Share, discuss, enjoy!

> [@Share your Japanese Handwriting](https://community.wanikani.com/t/share-your-japanese-handwriting/28911):
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> Lately I’ve been curious about other people’s handwriting in Japanese. I found some topics in WaniKani but they’re not quite about sharing images and the like. So please reply to this thread with an image of your handwriting wink Here’s mine

> [@How to start learning handwriting...?](https://community.wanikani.com/t/how-to-start-learning-handwriting/58633):
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> I’m at Level 21 on WaniKani currently, and I like being able to write Japanese by hand (+ I think it would help me remember the kanji much better). I have absolutely no idea how to go about learning it for the kanji I already know. Honestly not sure what the most effective way would be for new kanji, either. I don’t want to do anything fancy, I just want to memorise how to write kanji using the proper stroke orders. There are obviously a lot of resources for stroke orders, but I’m looking for a…

> “Do I need headphones or mic?”

Yes, and I highly recommend you test them ASAP while it’s still on the weekdays now. Our next class should start on May 13.

> “I am also a mix of English and Spanish, but my grammar is kind of not lower high school as I mostly use English, but my Spanish voice sounds louder as I watch 90 percent anime, which is enough for me as I also want to play on Japanese game services.”

I can totally relate, as I notice the different volumes and pitches I use when speaking English, Japanese, or Malay (northern dialect). The latter would be the loudest, IMO. 🤣

I hope the links and my answers above cover most of the questions you’ve asked. Nonetheless, feel free to reach out to me over at Discord if you have any more questions about Second Life and the classes.

My Discord username is distantflower#5773 and we’ll chat more there! 😄

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