Tips when you start to slow down?

[jneapan]

I wrote about my strategy for these a few times, here’s my solution (feel free to check out those threads as well for more answers):

How is it possible?!

Hmmm, not sure how useful this advice is, but, when trying to associate a word with it’s meaning, focus more on the hiragana part than the kanji itself. If you make a strong association between the reading and the meaning, in your mind, it’ll be easier to recall it. At least it is for me. Try to remember “artificial” is じんこう (and make a note of the kanji used, but focus on the reading more), then when you see the kanji 人工 in a review, try to guess the reading. Did you remember any にんこう words? h…

How to remember the reading versions kun and on?

When memorizing the kanji lessons, focus on the reading they teach you. If I understand correctly your problem seems to be on vocabulary items. On a personal level, I don’t think the way Wanikani teaches vocab is that great, because it encourages people too much to focus on the component kanji of the word instead of the pronunciation, which is the most important. For example let’s think of 一月. Many people on WK seem to approach items like this in the following manner when they come up in revie…