# WaniKani Content Additions: Ongoing from April 29, 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Content Updates\ **Created:** [April 27, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058 "2021-04-27T15:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![potatonaught](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/potatonaught/32/393681_2.png) [@potatonaught](https://community.wanikani.com/u/potatonaught)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/43 "2021-04-27T22:42:47Z")
aw, new kanji for my birthday, you shouldn’t have 🥳 ---
**Author:** ![Joeni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/joeni/32/632588_2.png) [@Joeni](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Joeni)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/44 "2021-04-27T23:07:00Z")
> [@Yoshimaster55](#): > > Quick question. How does this work if you are already past the level of the item being added? Do I have to do Wanikani again after level sixty to get these? Haha The items will just appear in your lessons queue typically. If you were level 14 for example, and a new level 12 item is introduced, you’d get it to learn in your lesson queue. ---
**Author:** ![Arzar33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/arzar33/32/257062_2.png) [@Arzar33](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Arzar33)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/45 "2021-04-27T23:14:01Z")
New vocab ! Awesome ! That said… > [@TofuguJenny](#): > > - Level 3: 山びこ（やまびこ）- echo > - Level 4: 口にする（くちにする）- to say Both of them are tagged “rare” on jisho, is it really a good idea to teach such rare words at very low level ? I can picture already beginners thinking 口にする is the normal way to say “to say”, try to use it, get told it’s weird and complain on the forum. 🙂 To reinforce the やま reading what about 小山 or 山々 ? And for くち there is already plenty of words in lower level like 入口, 出口, 南口… But maybe I don’t quite understand the goal of adding 山びこ and 口にする ---
**Author:** ![Belthazar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/belthazar/32/4469_2.png) [@Belthazar](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Belthazar)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/46 "2021-04-27T23:38:06Z")
山彦 is the name of one of the trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen. 🙂 Also: > **[Yamabiko (folklore)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamabiko_(folklore))** > > Yamabiko (山彦) is a mountain god, spirit, and yōkai in Japanese folklore. Literally translated, "yamabiko" means "echo". It is the yōkai responsible for the natural phenomenon in mountains or canyons. Living deep in the mountains, direct encounters with the yamabiko are rare. Often they are heard, but never seen. The small and elusive yokai wasn't officially classified until the Edo period in Japan. Instead the bizarre noises coming from the mountain were attributed to a natural phenomeno The yama... ---
**Author:** ![Oceansea](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/oceansea/32/265579_2.png) [@Oceansea](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Oceansea)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/47 "2021-04-28T00:20:35Z")
> Level 10: 山道（やまみち）- mountain road Yay! I can almost sing “Country Roads” with this! … but… not quite… ---
**Author:** ![2000kanji](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/2000kanji/32/310132_2.png) [@2000kanji](https://community.wanikani.com/u/2000kanji)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/48 "2021-04-28T06:42:18Z")
I was just about to reach my goal of 0 apprentice items (3 months after reaching level 60) and now that … But thanks anyway - it will be great to see new lessons again! ---
**Author:** ![Pep95](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/pep95/32/280870_2.png) [@Pep95](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Pep95)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 7:04am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/49 "2021-04-28T07:04:39Z")
> [@TofuguJenny](#): > > We’ll also be hiding some items as we go along, either because they’re really obscure, or because we have lots of other (more useful) words to practice a particular kanji reading. Also wondering, will there be a list somewhere of which items will be removed? ---
**Author:** ![alo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/alo/32/239506_2.png) [@alo](https://community.wanikani.com/u/alo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 7:53am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/50 "2021-04-28T07:53:29Z")
All the level 59s right now: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/7/c/7/7c79a861cffbfafa699e2df0deb8b2a641394873.jpeg) But seriously, thanks @TofuguJenny and team for continuing to improve WK. 😃👍 ---
**Author:** ![TofuguJenny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tofugujenny/32/289388_2.png) [@TofuguJenny](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TofuguJenny)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/51 "2021-04-28T08:04:12Z")
Thanks for all the feedback and support! ❤ For the items we’re planning to hide, we do indeed have a tentative list, which we’ll definitely publish before we start hiding anything. We don’t plan to hide anything until June-ish, so in the meantime I’ll speak to the engineering team about your comments and suggestions! ---
**Author:** ![Redglare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/redglare/32/717152_2.png) [@Redglare](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Redglare)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:19am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/52 "2021-04-28T08:19:18Z")
> [@Naphthalene](#): > > Oh… > I think it’s a trick to not have to add the party hat to the image replacing the preview chart. Haha, maybe 😂 I agree that the message is a bit out of place: > [@Big Burns Celebration Thread! fireturtlefire](https://community.wanikani.com/t/big-burns-celebration-thread-%F0%9F%94%A5%F0%9F%90%A2%F0%9F%94%A5/16792/792): > > ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/c/3/7/c3787fbea72c175de8aadba492118c438f5e086b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Joeni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/joeni/32/632588_2.png) [@Joeni](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Joeni)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:25am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/53 "2021-04-28T08:25:17Z")
Yeah, but have you even tried doing those zero lessons? I don’t know how you expect to learn ゼロ if you don’t do the lessons! ---
**Author:** ![TofuguJenny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tofugujenny/32/289388_2.png) [@TofuguJenny](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TofuguJenny)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/54 "2021-04-28T08:26:34Z")
Hi @est_fills_cando! I totally agree that it’s easier to learn one verb in a pair once the other has been learned, but I’m not sure I follow your reasoning for why 広がる is easier to learn than 広げる🤔 We set ordering based on a range of factors like transitivity (we tend to teach the transitive half of the pair first), how basic or common a word is, and how close the meaning is to the kanji. That said, I can see an argument for moving 広げる a little higher, since 広がる is slightly more common. ---
**Author:** ![Joeni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/joeni/32/632588_2.png) [@Joeni](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Joeni)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/55 "2021-04-28T08:31:20Z")
> [@TofuguJenny](#): > > I’m not sure I follow your reasoning for why 広がる is easier to learn than 広げる I’m glad you said that, because I was puzzling over that myself and thought I was missing something. They A) use the same reading as the kanji and B) use the same げる and がる for that we learn at level one with 下げる so I’m not sure difficulty is even a factor here. ---
**Author:** ![TofuguJenny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tofugujenny/32/289388_2.png) [@TofuguJenny](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TofuguJenny)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:32am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/56 "2021-04-28T08:32:28Z")
> [@Arzar33](#): > > Both of them are tagged “rare” on jisho, is it really a good idea to teach such rare words at very low level ? I can picture already beginners thinking 口にする is the normal way to say “to say”, try to use it, get told it’s weird and complain on the forum. 🙂 > > To reinforce the やま reading what about 小山 or 山々 ? And for くち there is already plenty of words in lower level like 入口, 出口, 南口… But maybe I don’t quite understand the goal of adding 山びこ and 口にする Thanks @Arzar33! You’re right that they are less common, but both still useful. We chose them because we think they’re helpful for demonstrating when kun’yomi is used. We explain that 口にする is not the standard verb for “to say” and carries extra nuances 🙂 We also give alternative meanings (to mention, to eat, and to drink) …and on second thoughts we may change the primary meaning to “to mention” to reduce confusion! ---
**Author:** ![TofuguJenny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tofugujenny/32/289388_2.png) [@TofuguJenny](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TofuguJenny)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 10:04am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/57 "2021-04-28T10:04:25Z")
> [@Yoshimaster55](#): > > Quick question. How does this work if you are already past the level of the item being added? Do I have to do Wanikani again after level sixty to get these? Haha Just to confirm @Joeni’s response, all the items that are lower than your level will show up in your lesson queue once they’re published! No need to redo WaniKani after level 60 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Joeni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/joeni/32/632588_2.png) [@Joeni](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Joeni)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/58 "2021-04-28T10:22:58Z")
> [@TofuguJenny](#): > > No need to redo WaniKani after level 60 Try telling that to @Leebo ^-^ ---
**Author:** ![TofuguJenny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tofugujenny/32/289388_2.png) [@TofuguJenny](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TofuguJenny)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/59 "2021-04-28T10:28:54Z")
I’m not suggesting you _shouldn’t_ redo it though! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Joeni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/joeni/32/632588_2.png) [@Joeni](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Joeni)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/60 "2021-04-28T10:30:02Z")
Good point, good point, hehe. As I’m constantly telling my four-year-old - there’s a difference between a want and a need. ---
**Author:** ![MegaZeroX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/megazerox/32/461235_2.png) [@MegaZeroX](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MegaZeroX)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/61 "2021-04-28T12:55:46Z")
Aw, does that mean there are no new kanji this year? Or is this seperate from the normal new yearly additions? ---
**Author:** ![TofuguJenny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/tofugujenny/32/289388_2.png) [@TofuguJenny](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TofuguJenny)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058/62 "2021-04-28T13:09:39Z")
We are indeed planning new kanji additions! The additions will be added gradually over the next few months or so, but we’ve only published the schedule for the next month so far 😉 [Previous page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-ongoing-from-april-29-2021/51058.md?page=4)