Gratitude is what I feel more than accomplishment at this point.
Thank you to all the wonderful senpai for guiding everyone on this journey.
I used some scripts, I used WK mostly on my iPhone, Tsurukame has been my companion. Thank you to all the amazing people who share their creativity with other learners on this platform.
I discovered WK when I was struggling with kanji at JLPT N4 level waaaay back in 2019.
And since then I have changed two jobs, passed N3 in July 2021 and N2 in Dec 2022.
Now, I am pretty independent if I may say so myself. I can take care of the official forms at government offices and manage everyday communications related to my kidsâ school. This to me is the biggest achievement that I was aiming for when I started learning the language.
However, I understand that achieving proficiency in any language is a life long journey and I shall continue to do my best. But I am not exaggerating when I say that my journey wouldnât have been possible without WaniKani. Or at the least, I feel that it would have been exponentially difficult and challenging.
My statistics may give a better idea or realistic expectations for anyone who is taking the slow route. I have had some resets, some days where managing physical and mental health was not easy, and others where I was focusing on grammar and reading comprehension.
I used to sing to myself âJust keep swimming, just keep swimmingâ. (from Finding Nemo if anyone knows). My way to just keep at it. Spiritually I followed the path âJust keep doing what you are meant to do, do your duty without expecting anything in return and the best results shall be bestowed more than you can imagineâ. Dharma and Karma can be very hard concepts to grasp just by reading without putting into practice. Wanikani was another space where I was practicing it in my own way.
If anyone is finding WK hard or feeling stressed with reviews and lessons, please understand that even a single minute a day helps or taking a break is totally fine too.
I shall continue to use WK and burn other items, follow the community as this space is too much fun to miss. I donât think I have the zeal to re-do the whole thing though.
Haha⊠thatâs too big of a compliment that I donât know how to respond.
Yep, I am a mom⊠and thatâs precisely why I started learning the language.
I didnât need it until my kids needed adhoc hospital visits or the nursery sending unending paperwork everyday.
I moved to Japan to live with my family and that helped immensely. I do not have to make extra effort to see/hear Japanese. I only had to put efforts to be able to comprehend what was happening.
I canât imagine how hard it must be to constantly look for Japanese material.
I am a lil proud of myself, even if I try to be humble about it. Just the other day, I was working in the kitchen. My son was trying to read a lesson from his new text book (its called âondokuâ if anyone knows).
He was struggling to find the correct reading, trying different combinations, I helped him with the reading casually from the kitchen without even looking at his book. Granted it was an easy word since he is only in early grades of elementary school, but I could mentally imagine based on the multiple readings he was trying. And my son goes, âyeah, thatâs right! Good job mommy! You figured it easilyâ. So, I guess I kinda feel like a supermom in moments like this.
Thats really inspiring to me.
I am a fresh dad with a 10 Months old son. Moved to Japan last year.
Now I want to get my shit together and learn Japanese so that I can be more involved in my son growing up, understanding whats going on in his daily life, handling official papers and helping him with homework when the time comes.
I wish I had taken studying more serious when I had the time to do so but now I have to handle being a parent while studying in the little moments I have the time and power to do so.
I totally understand the feeling of being the âall-knowing, strongest, funniest, smartestâ ideal image or dream of parenting. I am sure you are already doing your best and a little more. Please donât feel pressure about it. Enjoy the journey of parenting as you see fit.
There are many beautifully written picture books for kids in Japan. I used to read the books for babies and gradually got better. Actually that was one of the indications of my reading speed and vocabulary. I study on Tsurukame app mostly, that lets me sneak in my study time quietly when the kids are sleepy.
Please look for book recommendations for babies/little people. My kids had loads of fun using those. Good luck!
Oh yeah, I am already reading japanese children books to him. Its fascinating, normally he cant sit still and is always crawling and climbing the whole time but when I read something for him he sits still and listens actively. Its so cute
Congratulations on reaching level 60!! What an achievement!
I donât think youâll need to re-do WaniKani! if you start or continue your language learning journey with reading, listening, and grammar study, youâll recognize most of the kanji and vocabulary words you learned with WK!! Youâve got this!
I live in Japan and I took the JLPT in Japan itself.
WK_items image is from my WaniKani dashboard. I think it is one of the wonderful scripts that encouraged me through the journey.
I do not remember correctly, but it is either âOverall Progress barsâ or âProgress percentagesâ @Kumirei san, please help!
You may already know this, but if you are interested, there is a list of scripts here
