I just finished level 2 and started level 3 and I wanted to know what features I lose access to once I reach level 4. I enjoy using Wanikani, but I’m not in a position to spend money on a monthly subscription to learn Japanese.
Should I consider using Anki instead when I complete level 3? I heard that it’s good, but there’s an overwhelming library of add-ons to use.
The big thing is you won’t get lessons for (and can’t do reviews for) level for kanji, radicals, and vocab at level 4 unless you pay.
Anki is in fact free. There are nice book clubs (and visual novel, and anime, etc clubs) here, so the forums might still be worth using. The forums here are free.
Btw, even if you can’t afford subscription – you can still use WaniKani for looking up vocab, kanji and radicals.
Have you used Anki before? If so, what add-ons would your recommend so that the flashcards could operate in a similar manner to Wanikani?
That sounds great! Is there a search bar or a search function that I could use to find words?
I use Anki, but I know nothing about the add-ons. Possibly because I’ve been using it on iOS. Regardless, I kindly suggest that you keep it simple at least at first. Download a reliable free deck from Anki website and use it until you get the hang of the app.
I had dowloaded and used textfugu’s decks on Anki. And I’ve been using their settings suggestions. I experimented a little with the settings and found out that textfugu’s suggestions work the best for me. To my knowledge WaniKani is based on the same principle and default SRS settings Anki uses. Not the other way around.
I also make my own cards using the example sentences and audio where available from JapanesePod101 and WaniKani, but I find it too much work to be honest. Maybe I am lazy.
Can you access this link? TextFugu | Anki If not, am I allowed to share a PDF of it? Admins? Moderators? Am I allowed?
You might also want to check out this article on Tofugu: A Review of the Anki Application
Godspeed on your studies!
also, often here in a few months around xmas and start of the year they will often offer a lifetime sub for around $100 if you can wait.
That sounds like an extremely good deal! I’ll definitely keep that in mind.
It’s not $100. It’s $100 OFF of the original price, which is $300. So the actual price would be $200.
@_Speck for you information as well.
ah right off; late night typing is dangerous plus it’s been since 2017 as well since I did it.
Thanks for telling me! Is this usually the lowest discount that happens? I’m asking so that I could possibly wait for an when lower price.
yes I’d say so, xmas tends to be the lowest I’ve seen
Don’t worry! You can find radicals and kanji to learn and put it in your own SRS method!
