Sorry, a friend tried to explain the app he created for himself and didn’t notice when my eyes glazed over. He is some kind of AI genius like so many people seem to be these says.
Should new or prospective users wait until Wanikani changes back to focusing on the on'yomi readings
WK is good for learning kanji. That’s it.
Have you checked https://marumori.io?
It covers both kanji and grammar. Vocab seems far more comprehensive.
Despite the cost (and presentation), if I had my time again I would have signed up MaruMori instead.
EDIT: @vagab0nd Read through the feedback forum area and various threads before signing up for WK.
EDIT2: MaruMori have a roadmap on what they have and are going to implement: MaruMori - Learn Japanese
I have a few friends who are studying Japanese in Japan, and a friend who teaches it, and all of them recommended WK to me as a tool to make learning kanji easier. Is it the only tool? No, because learning languages is a multifaceted process, that will never depend on only ONE perfect resource. So yes, I will still use it despite it not being perfect, because it has been genuinely working for me (and if/when it stops working, I’ll stop using it)
I think that’s the only question that matters, has it been helpful to you?
Yes. When I first signed up 2 years ago.
With all the UI changes, “New Dashboard”, etc. that are occurring now, I might have gone elsewhere.
That’s fair. Good for you for knowing what you need to learn! That’s honestly all that matters.
For me, as I said, it’s been really helpful
Immersion is always the best way to learn a language.
At that time (2 years ago), I signed up for WK because I have a good grasp of Japanese grammar and needed to develop my basic level of kanji.
Fast forward to today and the changes that WK have blindsided users with the “New Dashboard” and the issues with the new UI for Level, Kanji, Radical, Vocab Pages I would have signed up elsewhere. If they left it as is, I wouldn’t be looking for other options now.
Just remember, there are always other (and better) options besides WK (for kanji, grammar, etc) out there.
I never said WK was the only or best tool. I simply said it’s been working well for me (and by that I mean, it’s been working well in combination to the time and effort I’m dedicating to Japanese currently, as a person with a full time job, part time university student, learning my second and third language at the same time lol)
There are plenty of tools, but they need to adapt to everyone’s needs, and not all of them do. It’s my 4th time picking up Japanese, and I personally haven’t been successful with kanji through other tools I tried, but I can notice the improvement in the 80-90 days I’ve spent using wanikani consistently.
It’s not my only resource, but it has been very helpful for the way my brain works.
They already clarified in the other thread that they don’t plan to switch to kun’yomi readings en masse. Another unnecessary forum freak out.