# Top **URL:** https://community.wanikani.com/top.md [Latest](https://community.wanikani.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.wanikani.com/categories.md) --- ## [The problem with the recent changes to kanji readings](https://community.wanikani.com/t/the-problem-with-the-recent-changes-to-kanji-readings/72373)
**Author:** [@infinitythetiger](https://community.wanikani.com/u/infinitythetiger)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/the-problem-with-the-recent-changes-to-kanji-readings/72373 "2026-09-22T03:34:17Z")
Please stop changing the kanji readings to the kun’yomi. It’s seriously ruining WK. I’ve got a friend who’s just starting out and I regret that he’ll have to learn this new way you are changing everything to. Why? Just… --- ## [Cake, Finally](https://community.wanikani.com/t/cake-finally/74638)
**Author:** [@sundrop](https://community.wanikani.com/u/sundrop)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/cake-finally/74638 "2026-06-13T13:50:15Z")
:durtle\_tomato: :durtle: :herb: :tanabata\_tree: :deciduous\_tree: LEVEL 60 :birthday\_cake: :herb: :seedling: :durtle\_stabby: It’s been five long years. :frog: 目次 :herb: JOURNEY THE BEYOND TIPS … --- ## [Windgreen's Winding Road to WaniKani Level 60 (Over 6 Years!) & Whimsical Wisdom for Japanese (and Beyond!) 🍃 〰 🛤 :crabigator: :durtle\_noice: 😌 🇯🇵](https://community.wanikani.com/t/windgreens-winding-road-to-wanikani-level-60-over-6-years-whimsical-wisdom-for-japanese-and-beyond/72398)
**Author:** [@Windgreen](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Windgreen)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/windgreens-winding-road-to-wanikani-level-60-over-6-years-whimsical-wisdom-for-japanese-and-beyond/72398 "2026-04-05T21:05:02Z")
I don’t have cake (yet), but I did bake blondies and brownies! :face\_savoring\_food: In addition to celebrating reaching WaniKani level 60, this post has two main purposes: telling an overview of my Japanese… --- ## [Level 60 - 4 years, 11 months and 7 days!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-4-years-11-months-and-7-days/72987)
**Author:** [@Saty4353](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Saty4353)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-4-years-11-months-and-7-days/72987 "2025-12-26T19:09:25Z")
Hello, Everyone!! Today I finally reached level 60! It took me 4 years, 11 months and 7 days (see the timeline and currency status figures above), but I’m very happy that I can now read Japanese newspapers and novels… --- ## [\[iOS & iPad & Android & Web\] Kakehashi - A Native App to Bridge Your Vocabulary to Real Content](https://community.wanikani.com/t/ios-ipad-android-web-kakehashi-a-native-app-to-bridge-your-vocabulary-to-real-content/73385)
**Author:** [@Portego](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Portego)\ **Replies:** 520\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/ios-ipad-android-web-kakehashi-a-native-app-to-bridge-your-vocabulary-to-real-content/73385 "2026-10-17T19:48:07Z")
:warning: This is a third-party app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. Hey everyone! I’ve been using WaniKani … --- ## [A certain Bidoof's level 120](https://community.wanikani.com/t/a-certain-bidoofs-level-120/72409)
**Author:** [@GolyBidoof](https://community.wanikani.com/u/GolyBidoof)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/a-certain-bidoofs-level-120/72409 "2025-11-28T21:58:54Z")
Sorry for being sentimental ^^ I don’t know this person anymore. They used to be me a few years ago, but checking this email, I had zero memories of the actual contents of the email. I knew she did it, I remember the … --- ## [🌌 Artemis III: Back to the moon! - level 60 in autumn 2027](https://community.wanikani.com/t/artemis-iii-back-to-the-moon-level-60-in-autumn-2027/72168)
**Author:** [@WeepingWeeb](https://community.wanikani.com/u/WeepingWeeb)\ **Replies:** 593\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/artemis-iii-back-to-the-moon-level-60-in-autumn-2027/72168 "2026-10-18T02:18:13Z")
Many years ago, in the good old year of 1969, man first took a step on our very own personally orbiting space rock. As part of the Apollo program, 12 people have stood on the surface of the moon, with the last one b… --- ## [385 days of work and all I got was ... the ability to read Japanese!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/385-days-of-work-and-all-i-got-was-the-ability-to-read-japanese/75623)
**Author:** [@Alonzo-xyz](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Alonzo-xyz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/385-days-of-work-and-all-i-got-was-the-ability-to-read-japanese/75623 "2026-10-11T08:35:18Z")
(A wise @YandrosTheSane once said to me) About me Hi, I’m Robbie. I reached Level 60 on Tuesday, 381 days after I started, and if all goes well, I will Guru the last of the Level 60 kanji tomorrow morning. Over the c… --- ## [Somehow, I made it](https://community.wanikani.com/t/somehow-i-made-it/72928)
**Author:** [@kotatsu](https://community.wanikani.com/u/kotatsu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/somehow-i-made-it/72928 "2026-01-01T04:28:50Z")
I started WK on a bit of a whim. I was stumbled across a random video of Tim Rogers of Kotaku fame playing Chrono Trigger, the legendary SNES RPG. It was in Japanese, and he was playing it with a colleague, who mentioned… --- ## [WaniKani Level 60 after 734 days](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-level-60-after-734-days/74174)
**Author:** [@Adampai](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Adampai)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-level-60-after-734-days/74174 "2026-05-09T16:11:42Z")
Hello, everyone :slight\_smile: My name is Adam, a 25-year old guy living in Poland. I’ve recently hit level 60 on WaniKani after 735 days of doing it every day. When I was just starting out, I always enjoyed reading othe… --- ## [Special Durtle Sightings](https://community.wanikani.com/t/special-durtle-sightings/73724)
**Author:** [@catwithcookiesandtea](https://community.wanikani.com/u/catwithcookiesandtea)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/special-durtle-sightings/73724 "2026-09-26T04:23:17Z")
:stop\_sign: :loudspeaker: 注意!！WaniKani spoilers ahead! Read at your own peril. :cat\_with\_wry\_smile: It’s been brought to my attention that recently sightings of special durtles have been made, some simply taking on a new… --- ## [🌷 2026 Spring Equinox 24-hour Readathon](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%F0%9F%8C%B7-2026-spring-equinox-24-hour-readathon/73789)
**Author:** [@taiyousea](https://community.wanikani.com/u/taiyousea)\ **Replies:** 523\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%F0%9F%8C%B7-2026-spring-equinox-24-hour-readathon/73789 "2026-06-01T06:48:21Z")
The Spring Equinox 24-hour Readathon :cherry\_blossom: :book: :leaf\_fluttering\_in\_wind: Saturday, 21st March :round\_pushpin: Jump to results The long nights have broken! The sun is finally working on its return! … --- ## [I animated some kanji](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-animated-some-kanji/72293)
**Author:** [@Planta](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Planta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-animated-some-kanji/72293 "2025-11-26T11:11:00Z")
I sometimes remember Kanji by imagining how they would move,I made this for fun and thought you guys would find interesting, enjoy the nonsense movements! Maybe I’ll keep adding sometime in the future. --- ## [You Can Now Prioritize Your Reviews by "Apprentice First" (plus, Kanji Hoverpocalypse™ updates)](https://community.wanikani.com/t/you-can-now-prioritize-your-reviews-by-apprentice-first-plus-kanji-hoverpocalypse%E2%84%A2-updates/72226)
**Author:** [@koichi](https://community.wanikani.com/u/koichi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/you-can-now-prioritize-your-reviews-by-apprentice-first-plus-kanji-hoverpocalypse%E2%84%A2-updates/72226 "2026-01-13T12:29:31Z")
Jatacid will be happy to know that you can now prioritize your Reviews queue by “Apprentice first” and “Lower SRS Stages First.” The idea here is that items at lower SRS stages (especially Apprentice timings) should be … --- ## [☀ 2026 Summer Solstice 24-hour Readathon](https://community.wanikani.com/t/2026-summer-solstice-24-hour-readathon/74572)
**Author:** [@soggyboy](https://community.wanikani.com/u/soggyboy)\ **Replies:** 511\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/2026-summer-solstice-24-hour-readathon/74572 "2026-09-07T13:48:09Z")
The Summer Solstice 24-hour Readathon :pretzel: :carousel\_horse: :popcorn: :sun: Sunday, the 21st of June :sun: It’s the two-year anniversary of the very first Wanikani community readathon! :birthday\_cake: Our litt… --- ## [🍀よつばと！・ Yotsuba&! (Absolute Beginners Book Club) // Home Thread](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%F0%9F%8D%80%E3%82%88%E3%81%A4%E3%81%B0%E3%81%A8%EF%BC%81%E3%83%BB-yotsuba-absolute-beginners-book-club-home-thread/74655)
**Author:** [@StevenSB](https://community.wanikani.com/u/StevenSB)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%F0%9F%8D%80%E3%82%88%E3%81%A4%E3%81%B0%E3%81%A8%EF%BC%81%E3%83%BB-yotsuba-absolute-beginners-book-club-home-thread/74655 "2026-10-17T06:49:39Z")
Welcome to the よつばと！ Book Club! Join the Absolute Beginner Book Club Here! Read about this series on Natively :four\_leaf\_clover: Summary While most people find the world mundane, five-year-old Yotsuba Koiwai sees it… --- ## [First Post Kinda Nervous \ Level 60 Celebration](https://community.wanikani.com/t/first-post-kinda-nervous-owo-level-60-celebration/72233)
**Author:** [@LetterJay](https://community.wanikani.com/u/LetterJay)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/first-post-kinda-nervous-owo-level-60-celebration/72233 "2025-11-07T18:25:16Z")
The Long Awaited Level 60 Celebration Post I am not really an online forum person, but reaching level 60 on WaniKani does not feel real until it is memorialized with a post, so here it goes… My Journey A little under … --- ## [Reaching level 60 is overrated](https://community.wanikani.com/t/reaching-level-60-is-overrated/75280)
**Author:** [@Matthhou2](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Matthhou2)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/reaching-level-60-is-overrated/75280 "2026-09-03T16:36:39Z")
Hello all, I’ve been using WaniKani on and off since 2017 (!) and am only now reaching level 60, more than 9 years later. I started learning Japanese as an adult, with a full time job, a family life and various other a… --- ## [I reached level 60 after 5 years!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-reached-level-60-after-5-years/72686)
**Author:** [@Drabble](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Drabble)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-reached-level-60-after-5-years/72686 "2025-11-27T14:42:54Z")
Hello everyone! First time poster here. I just wanted to make a post here as I would sometimes check this forum out for encouragement or just to see what people are thinking and feeling. After about 5 years I have final… --- ## [The 2026 積読 (Tsundoku) Reading Thread!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/the-2026-%E7%A9%8D%E8%AA%AD-tsundoku-reading-thread/72806)
**Author:** [@soggyboy](https://community.wanikani.com/u/soggyboy)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/the-2026-%E7%A9%8D%E8%AA%AD-tsundoku-reading-thread/72806 "2026-10-18T02:38:02Z")
What’s this? Do you love buying books? Of course!! Do you read the books you buy? Ehhmm… Well, you see, I was going to get around to those eventually… Just as soon as I place a new CDJapan order … --- ## [I just hit level 60 ❤️ after 3 years and 3 months](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-just-hit-level-60-%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F-after-3-years-and-3-months/75691)
**Author:** [@Cookie316](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Cookie316)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-just-hit-level-60-%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F-after-3-years-and-3-months/75691 "2026-09-24T19:07:18Z")
About 10 minutes ago. I’m so proud and I just wanted to share. --- ## [Took almost four years, but I did it!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/took-almost-four-years-but-i-did-it/73073)
**Author:** [@Turaiel](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Turaiel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/took-almost-four-years-but-i-did-it/73073 "2026-01-07T21:07:54Z")
My goal was to complete level 60 by the end of this year and by golly I did it. Just this hour I guru’d the last item in the level. If my dashboard pane is to be believed, It took me just half a month shy of four years,… --- ## [Finally reached level 60 and finished all lessons!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finally-reached-level-60-and-finished-all-lessons/75853)
**Author:** [@Nileon](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Nileon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finally-reached-level-60-and-finished-all-lessons/75853 "2026-10-17T01:12:24Z")
Welp, i guess i did it. Man I really got a bit emotional when i did my last batch of vocabs yesterday. Normally im not really someone that starts a topic, so im not sure what to write. Maybe just a quick summary of … --- ## [A short level 60 celebration](https://community.wanikani.com/t/a-short-level-60-celebration/72754)
**Author:** [@VincyJPlearner](https://community.wanikani.com/u/VincyJPlearner)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/a-short-level-60-celebration/72754 "2025-12-08T21:43:02Z")
After consistently grinding for 4 years, I got to level 60 on exactly December 1st (a few days ago). It honestly feels amazing and I may buy a Christmas cake to celebrate on C Day. I got a B1 level pass in N2 last Decemb… --- ## [Any 50 year old use wanikani successfully](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-50-year-old-use-wanikani-successfully/72930)
**Author:** [@blitz64](https://community.wanikani.com/u/blitz64)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/any-50-year-old-use-wanikani-successfully/72930 "2026-09-21T20:09:54Z")
I’m getting old. Are there any 50 year old or older that ever successfully used wanikani to get to level 60? I like to hear your story. I feel like I’m 6 years old again in a Japanese kindergarten classroom. --- ## [I just reached level 60 after almost 2 years!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-just-reached-level-60-after-almost-2-years/72649)
**Author:** [@m0g](https://community.wanikani.com/u/m0g)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-just-reached-level-60-after-almost-2-years/72649 "2025-11-27T16:50:01Z")
Hey there fellow crabigator worshippers, I just wanted to share that I finally reached level 60! I had been going roughly as fast as possible for the majority of my time, and was mostly very successful with this. Ho… --- ## [I am ultimate 🐢](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-ultimate-%F0%9F%90%A2/73497)
**Author:** [@pabbles](https://community.wanikani.com/u/pabbles)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/i-am-ultimate-%F0%9F%90%A2/73497 "2026-02-19T11:25:55Z")
I hit lvl60 late December, but I was waiting for the to “confirm” it, which just happened. Here is the chart and my proof-of-turtleness :joy: When the Lifetime sale hit back in 2016, I was honest with myself.… --- ## [Finished level 60!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finished-level-60/74828)
**Author:** [@Lilac\_manakete](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Lilac_manakete)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/finished-level-60/74828 "2026-07-06T13:05:45Z")
After 7 years, I’ve made it to level 60. (Besides the new additions)! It’s been a long journey, and I’ve still got a long way to go with grammar, but I’m proud I’ve come this far! Here’s my stats: Can you guys … --- ## [🍎🧬📚🌈 queenofthegods' "I passed N2 now what?" Study Log](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%F0%9F%8D%8E%F0%9F%A7%AC%F0%9F%93%9A-queenofthegods-i-passed-n2-now-what-study-log/72328)
**Author:** [@queenofthegods](https://community.wanikani.com/u/queenofthegods)\ **Replies:** 486\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%F0%9F%8D%8E%F0%9F%A7%AC%F0%9F%93%9A-queenofthegods-i-passed-n2-now-what-study-log/72328 "2026-10-08T15:37:54Z")
Hello Everyone! As requested by a couple people and a desire to social pressure myself into studying more, here is a study log. Current levels: English :united\_states: (Native) Japanese :japan: (Failing the N2 level) C… --- ## [\[iOS, Android, Web\] Wanilog - WaniKani stats, lessons & reviews ⭐](https://community.wanikani.com/t/ios-android-web-wanilog-wanikani-stats-lessons-reviews-%E2%AD%90/74139)
**Author:** [@ricardo1](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ricardo1)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/ios-android-web-wanilog-wanikani-stats-lessons-reviews-%E2%AD%90/74139 "2026-10-12T03:05:55Z")
:warning: This is a third-party app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. :crocodile: Wanilog, a WaniKani stats da… --- ## [❄️ 2025 Winter Solstice 24-hour Readathon](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E2%9D%84%EF%B8%8F-2025-winter-solstice-24-hour-readathon/72793)
**Author:** [@taiyousea](https://community.wanikani.com/u/taiyousea)\ **Replies:** 520\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E2%9D%84%EF%B8%8F-2025-winter-solstice-24-hour-readathon/72793 "2026-03-09T14:03:25Z")
The Winter Solstice 24-hour Readathon :cloud: :milky\_way: :snowflake: Sunday, 21st December :round\_pushpin: Jump to results The season of the long dark is here :pensive: But more time spent procrastinating leaving… --- ## [It's been a long road, getting frοm there to here](https://community.wanikani.com/t/its-been-a-long-road-getting-fr%CE%BFm-there-to-here/74880)
**Author:** [@Kutsushokunin](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Kutsushokunin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/its-been-a-long-road-getting-fr%CE%BFm-there-to-here/74880 "2026-07-03T17:29:12Z")
“It’s been a long time … but my time is finally near!” ~ Scott Bakula or something How it started I started using WaniKani on the second of October, 2018. It had been a strange couple of years for me. Around the end o… --- ## [Speaking practice: a humbling experience (tips and sympathy welcomed)](https://community.wanikani.com/t/speaking-practice-a-humbling-experience-tips-and-sympathy-welcomed/73270)
**Author:** [@TakeFlite](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TakeFlite)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 6:17am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/speaking-practice-a-humbling-experience-tips-and-sympathy-welcomed/73270 "2026-02-13T06:17:31Z")
I thought I’d share here partly for some sympathy (please bring your smallest violins :violin:) but also to request some tips. I had 2 trial iTalki sessions this week and they were… hilariously humbling :sweat\_smile:. I… --- ## [📚📚 Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Summer 2026 ⛰ 🌊](https://community.wanikani.com/t/read-japanese-every-day-challenge-summer-2026/74711)
**Author:** [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Replies:** 1419\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/read-japanese-every-day-challenge-summer-2026/74711 "2026-10-02T11:02:01Z")
:books: :books: Welcome to the “Read Japanese Every Day” Challenge, Summer 2026 Edition! :mountain: :ocean: Happy summer to the Northern Hemisphere (and Winter to the Southern)! May all of us not have overly extreme temp… --- ## [🍁 2026 Autumn Equinox 24-hour Readathon - 秋分](https://community.wanikani.com/t/2026-autumn-equinox-24-hour-readathon-%E7%A7%8B%E5%88%86/75644)
**Author:** [@Midnightblue](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Midnightblue)\ **Replies:** 613\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/2026-autumn-equinox-24-hour-readathon-%E7%A7%8B%E5%88%86/75644 "2026-09-27T11:01:34Z")
The Autumn Equinox 24-hour Readathon :fallen\_leaf: :brown\_mushroom: :chestnut: :maple\_leaf: :kite: Saturday, 19th September 2026 :kite: Looking for an opportunity to start a new chapter into your readi… --- ## [📚📚 Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Winter 2026 🌅🔔](https://community.wanikani.com/t/read-japanese-every-day-challenge-winter-2026/73033)
**Author:** [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Replies:** 1834\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/read-japanese-every-day-challenge-winter-2026/73033 "2026-04-03T18:48:55Z")
:books::books: Welcome to the “Read Japanese Every Day” Challenge, Winter 2026 Edition! :sunrise::bell: Hello! Up here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re experiencing winter. It’s the perfect time of year to curl up under… --- ## [📚📚 Read Japanese Every Day Challenge - Spring 2026 🏫 🧑‍🏫](https://community.wanikani.com/t/read-japanese-every-day-challenge-spring-2026/73870)
**Author:** [@DIO-Berry](https://community.wanikani.com/u/DIO-Berry)\ **Replies:** 1634\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/read-japanese-every-day-challenge-spring-2026/73870 "2026-07-21T12:07:02Z")
:books: :books: Welcome to the “Read Japanese Every Day” Challenge, Spring 2026 Edition! :school: :teacher: Hello! Up here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re still shaking off winter. Hopefully y’all in the Southern Hemis… --- ## [Bow Your Head and Raise Your Claws: The WaniKani Lifetime Sale Begins 今 (December 11 – December 22, 2025)](https://community.wanikani.com/t/bow-your-head-and-raise-your-claws-the-wanikani-lifetime-sale-begins-%E4%BB%8A-december-11-%E2%80%93-december-22-2025/72836)
**Author:** [@MichaelR](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MichaelR)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/bow-your-head-and-raise-your-claws-the-wanikani-lifetime-sale-begins-%E4%BB%8A-december-11-%E2%80%93-december-22-2025/72836 "2025-12-23T05:05:51Z")
As we look to the skies, we wait for the Crabigator to descend from Planet Kanji and anoint our heads with sale. Welcome it. Welcome it. It’s the once-a-年 sale. Could this be the last? WaniKani Lifetime memberships a… --- ## [WaniKani Content Additions and Movements: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - Wednesday, April 15, 2026](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-and-movements-wednesday-march-18-2026-wednesday-april-15-2026/73868)
**Author:** [@TofuguAdam](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TofuguAdam)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-and-movements-wednesday-march-18-2026-wednesday-april-15-2026/73868 "2026-09-24T03:16:21Z")
Hello everyone! :waving\_hand:t3::blush: From March 18 to April 15, 2026, we’re rolling out another new round of additions and level movements to your WaniKani lessons :crocodile::crab:. Like before, these changes are de… --- ## [Still Can't Believe It](https://community.wanikani.com/t/still-cant-believe-it/72799)
**Author:** [@finetoothcomb](https://community.wanikani.com/u/finetoothcomb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/still-cant-believe-it/72799 "2026-01-02T02:59:50Z")
Background: I remember the end of 7th grade in 2004. I remember getting a D in that Spanish class. I knew some people had a knack for languages, but I wasn’t one of them. The next decade I decided to learn German. I di… --- ## [Love letter to Wanikani](https://community.wanikani.com/t/love-letter-to-wanikani/74242)
**Author:** [@michaelgrant](https://community.wanikani.com/u/michaelgrant)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/love-letter-to-wanikani/74242 "2026-05-07T17:10:17Z")
So happy to see new content being added in the past few weeks or months! As a Level 60 veteran, it’s nice to have a reason to come back. Honestly, though? I’d be down for another 20 or 30 levels. Imagine a ‘Master’ tier… --- ## [✒️ giga’s study log 🖋️](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E2%9C%92%EF%B8%8F-giga%E2%80%99s-study-log-%F0%9F%96%8B%EF%B8%8F/73083)
**Author:** [@gigazol](https://community.wanikani.com/u/gigazol)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E2%9C%92%EF%B8%8F-giga%E2%80%99s-study-log-%F0%9F%96%8B%EF%B8%8F/73083 "2026-10-18T02:53:22Z")
Hello and happy new year! I’ve decided I want to pass the N3 (or maybe even N2…?) this year, so I figured I could make a study log to keep me on track. As for my Japanese background — I took Japanese in college, thin… --- ## [Level 60 after a long quit](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-after-a-long-quit/75273)
**Author:** [@ruckfafis](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ruckfafis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/level-60-after-a-long-quit/75273 "2026-08-20T21:49:06Z")
Hi all After dropping Wanikani entirely at level 13, I decided to lock in last year starting off with clearing the enormous 1300+ review pile. And here we are, a year later, at level 60! Just wanted to say it is never … --- ## [1405 days and counting](https://community.wanikani.com/t/1405-days-and-counting/73328)
**Author:** [@Maericke](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Maericke)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/1405-days-and-counting/73328 "2026-01-28T00:16:20Z")
I think I only have half a dozen replies and 0 posts in the forum, but might as well celebrate this. I’m old, I’m tired, work got in a way a bunch of times, but I managed to finish a part of something I started a … --- ## [That level 11 hump is real](https://community.wanikani.com/t/that-level-11-hump-is-real/73527)
**Author:** [@ashing87](https://community.wanikani.com/u/ashing87)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/that-level-11-hump-is-real/73527 "2026-02-17T17:53:15Z")
Finally hit 12. It felt like a long time, so let’s check our wkstats Start Date: 2012-08-01 (4941 days ago) That’s probably about average, right? Jokes aside, 11 was a slog, but it was a normal combination of re… --- ## [🎄 2025 Aozora Advent ☃](https://community.wanikani.com/t/2025-aozora-advent/72559)
**Author:** [@pocketcat](https://community.wanikani.com/u/pocketcat)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/2025-aozora-advent/72559 "2025-12-24T19:47:49Z")
:christmas\_tree: Happy (Early) Advent! :snowman\_with\_snow: This continues a tradition started in 2022 (originally on the Wanikani forums, then 2023+2024 on Natively’s forums, and now…back to WK … --- ## [Anyone else using WaniKani without JLPT goals?](https://community.wanikani.com/t/anyone-else-using-wanikani-without-jlpt-goals/73598)
**Author:** [@maenbalja](https://community.wanikani.com/u/maenbalja)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/anyone-else-using-wanikani-without-jlpt-goals/73598 "2026-03-15T19:34:07Z")
I’m currently only using WaniKani with no large aspirations to take JLPT exams. I was wondering how many other WaniKani users do this too. Or are the majority of people here studying for JLPT? --- ## [WaniKani Content Additions and Movements: Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 - Wednesday, February 18th, 2026](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-and-movements-wednesday-january-21st-2026-wednesday-february-18th-2026/73290)
**Author:** [@TofuguAdam](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TofuguAdam)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/wanikani-content-additions-and-movements-wednesday-january-21st-2026-wednesday-february-18th-2026/73290 "2026-03-06T03:09:48Z")
Hello everyone, and あけおめ! :pine\_decoration::sunrise::bottle\_with\_popping\_cork: From Wednesday, January 21st to Wednesday, February 18th, 2026, we’re rolling out another new round of additions and level movements to your… --- ## [Raindrops’ study log and 日記 part II: アライグマの年 🌦️](https://community.wanikani.com/t/raindrops%E2%80%99-study-log-and-%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%98-part-ii-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B0%E3%83%9E%E3%81%AE%E5%B9%B4-%F0%9F%8C%A6%EF%B8%8F/72762)
**Author:** [@raindrops](https://community.wanikani.com/u/raindrops)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/raindrops%E2%80%99-study-log-and-%E6%97%A5%E8%A8%98-part-ii-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B0%E3%83%9E%E3%81%AE%E5%B9%B4-%F0%9F%8C%A6%EF%B8%8F/72762 "2026-09-04T22:57:02Z")
Hello again ! My name is raindrops (she/her) and, after a long break, I’m back on wanikani! In August 2024, I left Japan after living there for 2.5 years and moved to the States. Settling into another new country, g… --- ## [What are your goals for Japanese in 2026?](https://community.wanikani.com/t/what-are-your-goals-for-japanese-in-2026/73043)
**Author:** [@hotdogsuplex](https://community.wanikani.com/u/hotdogsuplex)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/what-are-your-goals-for-japanese-in-2026/73043 "2026-10-08T04:15:01Z")
It seems I’ve become the de facto organizer of these threads. :confetti\_ball: Let’s set some goals :confetti\_ball: Here we can share and keep track of our goals. If you’ve already mentioned them in your study log, yo… [Next page](https://community.wanikani.com/top.md?page=1&per_page=50)