So, I just want to give a sincere thanks to Koichi and the whole WK team. He is the man. Kanji is the man. Wanikani is the man. They is the man. The Crabbigator is the man. Wanikani is epic. Learning kanji is general the most unpleasant part of learning Japanese from what I have heard. For me, it became, and still is, my favorite part about learning Japanese thanks to the epicness that is WK. You transformed something difficult and tiring into a fun game which I desperately wanted to beat. So thanks. I really appreciate it.
Also, I am gonna put this here partially to brag but partially as a message to anyone struggling right now. As you can see, I got stuck for a really long period of time, 3 times, and I still made it. Each time I thought I was done for and there was not way I would make it back. If you are in a slump right now, donât feel like there is no chance to get back. I felt like that a few times and it sucked. Just sit down, do some reviews each day, get back on track, form good habits, and once you have caught up, meet me in level 60 land. The rumors were true, there is cake here.
Thank you for not reading the FAQ and the Guide. If you were unable to locate the search function I refer you to this post which explains it in detail.
However since I see you are new here I will provide you with what youâre looking for so you donât have to overexert yourself looking for the answer.
Iâve been told when I started learning Japanese that kanji is a total nightmare, slow torture and close to impossible and then a friend told mii about WaniKani, so I can totally relate.
That screenshot is really helpful too.
If you donât mind answering - I was wondering about the change of pace -
It looks like you were able to learn faster after each time youâve got stuck.
You went from 9 days on average to 7 days on average to 6 days on average.
Was it a âhitting a wallâ situation every time your brain was about to recalibrate itself to a faster learning pace as a result of practice or just mechanical changes youâve made (scripts, change of schedule etc.)?
So, @2tea, the honest answer, from 9 to 7 was mainly that after learning kanji for a while, learning new kanji became a lot less painful and my brain got better at it. And from 7 to 6 plus, I started using a script to put the kanji and radicals first in my lessons, so I would always do the radicals right away which lets you level faster. For the three plus day levels, by that point the learning kanji process became pretty mechanical for me and also I started pre-studying kanji before the time I was supposed to level up. So really, I donât think the crashes had much to do with it. Your brain just improves at learning a certain type of information over time. Also, I just became more and more willing to sacrifice sleep because I am moving to Japan in a bit and wanted to at least be pretty firm on kanji before I leave.
EDIT: I guess the one thing the crashes reinforced in my mind each time was the need for forming habits and letting those habits drive my schedule, so in that way, they did have some effect.
