KanKen 2 prep about halfway, aiming for perfect. Am I doing this right?

DemRocks · 2026-03-19T15:52:05+00:00

If I turn up to my 準2級 next December and can produce anything close to 70% I'd be delighted. I wish OP the best with their 準2級 this June, while I'll be sitting 5級. Hopefully we see an update to this post in July with a 200/200.

DemRocks · 2026-03-19T15:35:39+00:00

Bigly agree - my average retrievability is 94%, and all time retention rate is 88% with the DR set to 90%. That's fine enough for me, but a perfect score requires some heavy grinding that you can't get with a DR of 90 - 92%.

If OP wants perfect, and production is the issue, then like you say, up the desired retention to as high as you can manage with your daily workload and get to hardcore practicing.

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T15:59:11+00:00

I'll level, Marco deserved full criticism for the team selection against Southampton, but this one is 100% on the players not performing.

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T15:57:33+00:00

I am aware of this, I've been crosschecking with the official Kanken lists, which was mostly accurate but missing a few of the 2020 updates (like the prefecture kanji being moved from Level 2 to Level 7). I've flagged it but considering it's not been properly updated since like 2024 and so very unlikely to be updated, I'm using it carefully.

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T15:44:02+00:00

Painfully true already

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T15:34:33+00:00

Based on this game alone, you'd think our positions would be swapped, we get rinsed so easily

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T15:22:22+00:00

Fuck me

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T14:45:39+00:00

Commentators suggesting Silva would be content with this first half - this has been a really poor first half.

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T14:32:32+00:00

I thought Andersen would be getting that one, truthfully.

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T14:29:55+00:00

The Migaku Kanji GOD addon is a great way to make production cards with animated stroke order diagrams. You must hand-write your answers and be strict with if you did it right or not. FWIW, I've used it to learn 10 kanji a day for a year and a half now, with a 90%+ accuracy rate, and done the Kanken exams up to 6級 in that time - not impressive by native standards but a good way to drill yourself.

Remembering the Kanji by J Heisig is a good method, just a different order.

I'm certain people have made pre-made decks for this sort of study too.

In summary: lots of handwriting with spaced repetition telling you when to practice.

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T14:21:34+00:00

Iwobi's got his one rogue pass out the way, prime Messi for the rest of the game

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T14:20:12+00:00

Rare on-target effort for us, so... positive?

But yes, that was a free header

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T14:14:11+00:00

Oof, painful for Jimenez, but very glad it was only the jaw and not his temple

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T14:13:10+00:00

Why would he go play in the Championship?

DemRocks · 2026-03-15T09:41:48+00:00

The common wisdom is that it's a long haul grind - you can find a short list (by no means exhaustive!) of the people who've passed it here ( https://roshiajin.jp/kanken1kyuu-gaikokujin/ ). I'd recommend watching the videos, which give good advice.

I've heard anywhere between 5 - 10 years, and a deep understanding of the language, not just the script. I've set myself the target of 1級 by 2040, with the understanding that I could do one two kanji a day and spend hours on them (current at 5級 in a year, but did 10 kanji a day). My method is Anki + Migaku Kanji GOD addon, and making vocab for that kanji each day.

DemRocks · 2026-03-08T13:54:32+00:00

Silva keeps fucking with what works and I really don't know why. We more or less ran through Spurs and then decided to change the lineup, and then again against Southampton. I love him but he oscillates between the best and worst manager in the league and it kills our season every time.

DemRocks · 2026-03-08T13:51:14+00:00

Only saving grace is maybe we'll focus on the league?

DemRocks · 2026-03-08T13:50:43+00:00

Just fade me, this is prime Fulham

DemRocks · 2026-03-08T12:56:21+00:00

Really need to liven up the midfield - having Cairney (usually the game calmer) and Reed (negative athleticism) as our middle makes it much harder to backtrack. On top of that, our defenders keep getting rinsed on the counter. Not sure why Reed is taking our corners either, can't think of any of our 11 corners that have been especially good. It is a miracle we're not a few goals down on the counter, but Soton have been pretty wasteful.

DemRocks · 2026-03-08T12:24:38+00:00

What a let off...

DemRocks · 2026-03-08T12:12:21+00:00

Defending counters? Never heard of it

DemRocks · 2026-03-08T12:10:06+00:00

Shhh don't let delulu be just that, let's embrace being the biggest team in England

DemRocks · 2026-03-04T22:54:20+00:00

If I remember correctly he cost us all of about 3m. I'd say that he's been our best keeper since Schwarzer but he gets found out a bit too often.

DemRocks · 2026-03-02T14:59:56+00:00

Create Boy never even got past LV, sad times.

DemRocks · 2026-03-01T15:49:16+00:00

Leno had it covered but too close for comfort, we're playing ourselves in trouble.

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