We wrote a WaniKani introduction in Japanese so that your sensei can read about the secret of your kanji success. Spread the word and love for WaniKani ❤️
It's still the WaniKani lifetime sale! Don’t sleep on this opportunity! The sale ends on January 5th, so now’s your chance to get $100 off the lifetime subscription (for a total of $199 plus tax). That way you can enjoy WaniKani for years to come 🎉
Only Level 60ers will get this:
謹賀新年!!!
Everyone else needs to get to level 60 before they're allowed to have a happy new year, so stretch our claws and get to work on our reviews in 2018!
Level 10+,
You should be able to read all the kanji in the first line😉
Who is this sign meant for and what is it about?
Hint: 方 here is a polite way of saying "a person."
Level 21+,
What does the sign say?
#RealLifeKanji
Level 8+,
Can you guess what the kanji word on the top right means? (you've learned those kanji separately!)
Level 10+,
What else is mentioned in the sign?
Level 16+,
Can you guess what the word below means?
#RealLifeKanji
Level 10+,
What color is the line that they are talking about?
Level 12+,
What is the sign asking you to to do?
Level 17+,
On what side of the line?
#RealLifeKanji
How was your year in terms of learning kanji & Japanese?
Anything you did really well in 2017?
How many levels on WaniKani could you get through?
What do you want to do better in 2018?
(Perhaps get that review pile back down to a reasonable number?)
WaniKani (and Tofugu) are hiring for a variety of positions!
- Japanese Researcher & Writer
- Front End Developer
- React Native (Mobile) Developer
- Intern
More info on our jobs page:
Level 4+,
What does it say about トマト (tomato)?
Bonus: How do you read it?
Level 13+,
What is the second kanji?
Level 31+
It says tomato and... what?
#RealLifeKanji
Level 4+, where is the button?
Level 9+, when do you use it?
Level 12+, what is the button for?
Level 36+, what should you do to the button?
#RealLifeKanji
Level 6+, what is this book-ish thing, and what part of Japan is it about?
Level 18+, can you understand all the kanji written on the cover?
#RealLifeKanji
久しぶりのビールは、なみだが出るほどおいしかった。— Can you read this sentence and understand what it means?
We wrote up more information on the WaniKani forums, check it out:
#wksentences
💩うんこ かん字ドリル GIVEAWAY💩
Would you rather eat curry that tastes like poop or poop that tastes like curry? — Answer in the next 24 hours with your reasons.
We'll send this kanji practice book to whoever settles this controversy once and for all.
This is (actually) it! We’re taking down the Lifetime Sale in a few hours, so get it (or don’t) before we do ((or don’t) we will do it(don’t test us)).
@Metalerumium
Hi there, I’m one of the creators👋
Not sure if salt water and ocean water are the same thing where you live, but in Japanese, they are a little different.
海水 = water of ocean
塩水 = water that has salt in it
Hey, so WaniKani Lifetime memberships are currently 33% off for the New Year. If you're a monthly or yearly member, any unused time will be applied for an additional discount. You can see how much your Lifetime Account will cost on your subscriptions page:
Tofugu & WaniKani Sticker Pack (8 Stickers) 50% off
$9.99→ $4.99
WaniKani Enamel Pins 40% off
$9.99 → $5.99
Tofugu Store Tenugui 50% off
$13.99 → $6.99
and more
The Tofugu Store holiday sale has begun🎉
This is possibly your *LAST* chance to get our Tofugu & WaniKani merch, such as stickers, tenugui and enamel pins.
So don't miss out! This time, we really mean it.
According to this illustrated floor...
Level 3+,
Which direction is omikoshi and a bunch of dudes?
Level 5+,
Which direction is the red gate (雷門) ⛩🏮?
Level 6+,
Which direction is the tower (Tokyo Sky Tree) ?
And which direction can you find geishas👘?
#RealLifeKanji
Level 2+, what's the animal mentioned in the sign?
Level 15+, what's the other animal?
Level 19+, What's their お願い?
Hint: This sign was found at some sort of 園 ( 動物園, 植物園, etc).
#RealLifeKanji
Level 11+, what does the second line say?
Level 20+, what is the compound verb used there?
Level 36+, what is the animal?
(Or is it too obvious from the silhouette...?🤔)
#RealLifeKanji
Level 2+, who's マナー (manner) is this sign talking about?
Level 16+, what should we do for the manner (and what does the sign mean, then)?
#RealLifeKanji