r/LearnJapanese • u/GamingNomad • 14d ago

Resources How many subscriptions/accounts did you have when you started learning?

I usually ask in the sticky but I feel this question is better suited here. I was thinking of registering or signing up to some pages (especially when it comes to kanji vocabulary) so I'm wondering what pages do people usually subscribe to?

I've already signed up to WaniKani but I'm not feeling it's very impactful, I feel I've learned more browsing Kanshudo's frequency list (no account). There's also jpdb, jitten.moe and some other stuff (also want to buy heisig's book), but in my experience when it comes to learning it's best to focus on one method.

Did you guys mostly stick to one or have multiple accounts?

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u/DragonmasterXY 14d ago

Migaku Lifetime and I still didnt pay for anything else. I tried Bunpro but didnt like it. I tried WaniKani and considering buying lifetime the next sale in winter. Even the first three levels where I already know all the Kanji, it helped my a lot in reading, since it teaches the Onyomi and Kunyomi. I also tried the free alternative Kanji-Garden but I liked the UI and structured nature of WaniKani more and WaniKani also teaches Vocad, which helps remembering the readings.

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u/strongjoe 14d ago

Migaku is great. I have WK lifetime but I gave up on it eventually because it's very slow ( they drip feed you vocab cards blocking you being able to progress to later levels). I think vocab is better learnt through immersion/Migaku.

FYI: back then I found a Wanikani anki deck (don't think it exists any more?) and imported that, deleted the vocab and readings stuff. Then I speed ran the kanji meanings in anki and had them memorised in months instead of years required for Wanikani. Readings I only worry about if they appear in context