Hi everyone!
This is my first post on the forum.
I am currently working on a third-party web app. It started as a project for my own personal use, but I thought it could also be helpful for other people.
I currently live in Japan and plan to take the JLPT N2 this summer. Grammar and reading are still quite challenging for me, although my listening and speaking might already be around N2+ level.
I tried reading news articles and similar content, but I do not really enjoy it. I prefer novels or anything I find genuinely interesting. Right now, I am reading Botchan by Natsume Soseki in paperback format.
At some point, I thought: what if this could be connected to my WaniKani account?
I saw that this was possible thanks to the API provided by the WaniKani team, so I decided to build something around it. I gathered a dataset of books from the Japanese public domain, cleaned the data, converted it into JSON format, and created around 2,000 short texts. The app filters the texts based on what you have already unlocked on WaniKani.
This web app does not use a database, and everything is stored locally in your browser using local storage. You just need to enter your API key, and it will fetch your data.
I wanted to keep the app simple. You get one text recommended for you each day, or you can search directly through the text database and choose whatever you want to read.
Please take a look, and I hope it can make your Japanese learning a bit more enjoyable.
Web App Link:
