As far as my eyes see I’m typing in the same thing but it keeps saying I’m wrong but if i copy paste that same answer when it asks me again it says I’m right. This isn’t letting me progress.
じょう and じよう are not the same thing. Pay attention to the size of the character in the middle. The pronunciation of these two is (roughly) “jou” and “jiyou” respectively.
It’s generally recommended that you learn hiragana before starting wanikani, otherwise I imagine it can be quite difficult.