People make mistakes, we’re all human, but the frequency of readings changing with WK has become rather wearing. Countless times I’ll answer a question in a review only for it to be rejected, because WK have at some point changed the meaning of a word. This isn’t a rare event. I get it that mistake…

Hey everyone - we brought this issue back to the larger content team. I come with their message: Thanks for this feedback! You shouldn’t be getting penalized for using old meanings, at least not for about 6 months after the changes. In terms of how we handle meaning changes: If the old meaning …

The moving target of Wanikani readings

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kotatsu April 14, 2025, 7:17am 13

This is particularly problematic when a kanji has been burnt, meaning there’s likely no way, other than blind chance, to know the the user has learnt the “wrong” meaning.

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The moving target of Wanikani readings

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