# Opinions on pairing WaniKani **URL:** \ **Category:** Japanese Language\ **Created:** [March 16, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/opinions-on-pairing-wanikani/69655 "2025-03-16T20:32:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/seanblue/32/579844_2.png) [@seanblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/opinions-on-pairing-wanikani/69655/18 "2025-03-16T22:02:13Z")
> [@JimboLearns](#): > > I meant low-level fluency. When I can use the language in my day-to-day life, I get more interested in explicitly studying the grammar. The chances of having any degree of fluency without studying grammar is practically zero. Unless you can immerse yourself so completely that you learn like a native Japanese child (i.e. you live in Japan and have to survive with literally no English / other language backup), you don’t really have much choice but to study the grammar rules explicitly. And even if you could do that, it sounds inefficient and painful. > [@JimboLearns](#): > > For example, the first time I ever looked into grammar in English, I was already at C2 level. I learned purely from entertainment media. Since Japanese sentence structure is so different from most other languages, I think you’ll find that a little grammar can go a long way. Many people formally study grammar through N5 and N4 (and sometimes N3) before just going 100% to “pick it up from exposure” / looking things up as needed. But you really do need the fundamentals for this to be possible. If you don’t have that and just immediately jump into reading or listening to native content, it’ll just sound like gibberish. Only you can really decide when you’re ready to jump into the deep end. One way to test your skills would be to join the [Absolute Beginner Book Club](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/34698) and see how well you can follow along. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.wanikani.com/t/opinions-on-pairing-wanikani/69655)._