Why do you fail single Kanji vocabulary words if you put in the kanji reading?

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@Sephiris

I guess no one else experiences this, or there’s been a decision not to do it? If someone has experienced this and knows any good tips, I’d really love to know.

I too go very very fast on my reviews and I too remember having this exact problem. Sometimes I typo my answers, sometimes I か when I mean to け (I say the answers aloud as I type to help me focus), sometimes I enter the wrong answer before my memory kicks in properly… anyway, I can highly recommend doing this:

1. Install Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey on your browser of choice
2. Don’t install [OBSOLETE] Wanikani Override ("ignore answer button") - heed the wise advice below…

Why do you fail single Kanji vocabulary words if you put in the kanji reading?

Agreed with @seanblue that this is not the best use for the ignore script – in your case you say it right but typo the answer, but in OP’s case they don’t know which is correct. At any rate, if you do have to have an ignore script, I highly recommend the Double-Check script over the Override script, because it allows to mark a correct answer as incorrect, and allows you to immediately retype an answer instead of just marking it correct (and thus making sure you really know the answer).