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Content Updates for July 2026

Written by Mami Suzuki·July 1, 2026

These are the content changes we made in July 2026.

Additions and Movements

These are all the items we’ve added, moved and removed during July.

Wed, July 1, 2026 (8 additions, 1 movement, 1 item to be removed)

New Items

Level Changes

  • Level 50: 灯る vocab - moved down to level 36

Removal

  • Level 48: 紛れ vocab - removed this subject

Content Changes

  • The existing subject 腹立つ (29) was updated to the more standard 腹が立つ, and stayed in level 29.
  • The existing subject 交互 (35) was updated to 交互に and remained in level 35. This word is primarily used as an adverb, so we think it is more beneficial for users to learn it in its adverbial form and focus on that usage.

Reasoning

  • 付き合い was added because it introduces the noun version of 付き合う, and is also a common word in its own right.
  • Two additions were made to consolidate under-represented readings: 街角, to consolidate readings for both 街 and 角, and 一軒家, to consolidate the けん reading of 軒 and round out our list of vocab teaching the や reading of 家.
  • Though not jōyō, 覗 is a commonly known kanji, so we added it in order to teach relatively high-frequency vocab like 覗く and 覗き込む.
  • 惹かれる was added for further consolidation of the 惹 kanji added in Batch 2. It was added in this batch rather than the earlier one to prevent some users from seeing it together with the other vocab 惹く, allowing them to focus on learning one word at a time.
  • 賜物 was added for further consolidation of the 賜 kanji added in Batch 3. It was added in this batch rather than the earlier one to prevent some users from seeing it together with the kanji 賜 and the vocab 賜る, which use a slightly different reading.
  • We removed 紛れ (48) to address feedback that teaching both it and まぐれ (25) was redundant. We opted to remove the kanji form because it is less frequent, and likely to create interference with the verb 紛れる (44), which uses the same kanji with a different (and more common) reading.

Wed, July 8, 2026 (5 additions, 7 movements)

New Items

  • 果実 vocab - added to level 17
  • 結ぶ vocab - added to level 21
  • 返済 vocab - added to level 21
  • 決済 vocab - added to level 21
  • 図る vocab - added to level 27

Level Changes

  • Level 17: 果てる vocab - moved up to level 25
  • Level 17: 果物 vocab - moved up to level 19
  • Level 17: 結果 vocab - moved up to level 18
  • Level 17: 結局 vocab - moved up to level 18
  • Level 19: 果たして vocab - moved up to level 24
  • Level 21: 経済 vocab - moved up to level 22
  • Level 23: 経済的 vocab - moved up to level 24

Reasoning

  • 果実 was added as a common word that teaches the more formal way of saying “fruit” (as opposed to the more casual 果物, which is already on WaniKani).
  • 結ぶ was added because it’s an extremely common and useful verb, and it also introduces the kun’yomi reading of 結 — a long overdue addition to WaniKani.
  • In conjunction with the additions of 果実 and 結ぶ, the other 果 and 結 vocab items were moved around slightly to improve level distribution and teaching order. The movements allow us to introduce new readings sequentially and avoid multiple readings being taught at the same level.
  • 返済 and 決済 were added as common and useful real-world vocabulary that reinforce the kanji 済’s basic on’yomi reading of さい. Currently, all of 済’s on’yomi vocab words on WaniKani use the rendaku’d ざい reading.
  • In conjunction with the additions of 返済 and 決済, 経済 and 経済的 were moved up so that learners can practice 済’s さい reading before they learn the rendaku’d version.
  • 図る was added as a common and useful word which also introduces the kun’yomi reading of 図.

Wed, July 15, 2026 (3 additions, 10 movements, 1 item to be removed)

New Items

Level Changes

  • Level 25: 交 / Mix radical - moved down to level 23
  • Level 25: 効 kanji - moved down to level 23
  • Level 25: 効率 vocab - moved down to level 23
  • Level 25: 効果 vocab - moved down to level 23
  • Level 30: 盗品 vocab - moved up to level 50
  • Level 31: 救う vocab - moved up to level 33
  • Level 32: 結婚する vocab - moved down to level 31
  • Level 37: 盗聴 vocab - moved up to level 38
  • Level 37: 聴く vocab - moved up to level 40
  • Level 42: 網 vocab - moved up to level 46
  • Level 44: 網戸 vocab - moved up to level 46

Removal

  • Level 37: 聴者 vocab - removed this subject

Reasoning

  • 町内 was added as a common vocab word which reinforces 町’s on’yomi reading ちょう. Currently, this reading is only used in one vocab word on WaniKani (町民).
  • 結び目 was added as a second vocab word to reinforce the kun’yomi reading of 結 introduced in the previous batch with 結ぶ.
  • 視聴 is a common word we added as a significantly more useful replacement for 聴者, which was removed due to the fact that it’s uncommon in most ordinary contexts.
  • A number of movements were carried out involving radical 交, kanji 効, 盗, 救, 結, 聴, and 網 items to improve level distribution and teaching order, as these items are all related to the additions and movements in this and other batches. The only movement not directly related to level distribution and teaching order improvements is 盗品, which was moved up to a much higher level to reflect its status as an advanced and somewhat niche word.

Wed, July 22, 2026 (4 additions, 8 movements)

New Items

Level Changes

  • Level 33: 内 / Inside radical - moved down to level 4
  • Level 3: 内 kanji - moved up to level 4
  • Level 4: 内 vocab - moved up to level 16
  • Level 7: 内ポケット vocab - moved up to level 16
  • Level 21: 済む vocab - moved up to level 23
  • Level 23: 済ます vocab - moved up to level 25
  • Level 30: 盗撮 vocab - moved up to level 31
  • Level 42: 横綱 vocab - moved up to level 43

Content Changes

  • Radical Inside/内 moved down to the same level as kanji 内 (coming before it sequentially), so the radical components and mnemonics for the kanji were updated accordingly.

Reasoning

  • 市町村 and 農村 were added as additional vocabulary to reinforce 村’s on’yomi reading そん. On top of this, 市町村 also helps reinforce 町’s on’yomi reading ちょう, together with 町内 in the previous batch.
  • 効き目 was added to reinforce 効’s kun’yomi reading, which is currently only taught via 効く.
  • 救済 was added to further consolidate 済’s basic さい reading along with 返済 and 決済 in Batch 1. It also helps reinforce the meaning and reading of 救, since WaniKani currently has only two vocab words for that kanji (救う and 救急車).
  • In conjunction with the content changes to Inside/内 and kanji 内, as well as the addition of 町内 in the previous batch, the vocab words 内 and 内ポケット were moved up by a substantial amount. This is partly because we want to let lower-level users focus on words using 内’s on’yomi reading ない, but also because 内 as a standalone vocab word is deceptively advanced given its intricate nuance and multiple uses. Having users encounter it at a more intermediate stage allows us to teach it with a wider variety of collocations and context sentences, and hopefully make its nuances and difference with 中 easier to grasp.
  • A number of movements were carried out involving 済, 盗, and 綱 items to improve level distribution and teaching order, as these items are all related to the additions and movements in this and other batches.

Wed, July 29, 2026 (4 additions, 6 movements, 2 items to be removed)

New Items

Level Changes

  • Level 17: 主因 vocab - moved up to level 30
  • Level 27: 効果的 vocab - moved down to level 24
  • Level 30: 盗む vocab - moved up to level 32
  • Level 42: 網 kanji - moved up to level 44
  • Level 42: 交通網 vocab - moved up to level 44
  • Level 42: 通信網 vocab - moved up to level 44

Removal

  • Level 55: 昌 kanji - removed this subject
  • Level 55: 繁昌 vocab - removed this subject

Reasoning

  • 要因 and 因果 were added to provide more common and useful vocab words for the kanji 因. Bringing 要因 in at level 17 also gives us the leeway to move the more advanced 主因 up to a higher level.
  • 結び付く was added both because it reinforces the kun’yomi reading of 結 introduced with 結ぶ (Batch 1) and 結び目 (Batch 2), and also because it’s a very common and useful word in its own right.
  • We removed 繁昌 and replaced it with 繁盛, which is an orthographic variant of the same word. The 繁盛 version is more common in modern Japanese, so we’ve decided it should be the version taught on WaniKani. Since 繁昌 is the only vocab word on WaniKani for the kanji 昌, the kanji itself was removed as well.
  • 効果的 and 盗む were moved slightly to improve level distribution and teaching order, as both items are related to the additions and movements in this and other batches.
  • The 網 items moved up so we can space out the 綱 and 網 items. Since both kanji currently use the same radical components, having them too close to each other can potentially cause interference.

Other Updates

These are all the other changes we made to WaniKani content in July.

Radicals

  • Stone - Added “rock” to the allow list.

Kanji

  • 石 - Added “rock” to the allow list.
  • 丈 - Added “three meters” as an alternative meaning, added “10 feet” and “3 meters” to the allow list, and updated the meaning mnemonic.
  • 刑 - Added “publish” to the block list.
  • 君 - Updated the reading mnemonic and reading hint.
  • 訓 - Updated the reading mnemonic and reading hint.
  • 適 - Added 敵 to the visually similar kanji list.
  • 薄 - Added すすき and せま to the warning list.
  • 柄 - Added え as an alternative reading, added つか and いきお to the warning list, added “design” to the allow list, and added “handle,” “grip,” “crank,” “knob,” “shaft,” “build,” “nature,” and “character” to the warning list.
  • 賜 - Updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
  • 勲 - Updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
  • 寡 - Added 募 to the visually similar kanji list.
  • 北 - Updated the reading mnemonic and reading hint.
  • 曜 - Changed the primary meaning to “day of the week,” moved “weekday” to the allow list, and updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
  • 側 - Added かわ to the warning list, updated the meaning mnemonic, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
  • 内 - Updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
  • 額 - Added めか to the warning list, added “picture frame” and “forehead” as alternative meanings, moved “framed picture” to the allow list, and updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
  • 地 - Added “replace” to the blocked meanings list.
  • 岸 - Added かどだつ to the warning list, changed the primary meaning to “shore,” moved “coast” to be an alternative meaning, and updated the meaning mnemonic and meaning hint.
  • 璧 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and meaning hint.
  • 壁 - Added がけ and ひゃく to the warning list, and added “cliff,” “precipice,” “fence,” “enclosure,” “partition,” “barrier,” and “obstacle” to the warning list.

Vocabulary

  • 所 - Updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
  • 顔 - Added がん to the warned reading list.
  • 頭 - Added とう to the warned reading list.
  • 神様 - Updated three context sentence translations.
  • 回転する - Added “to spin” and “to spin around” to the allow list, added “to turn” to the warning list, and updated two context sentence translations.
  • 巻く - Added “to scroll” to the block list.
  • 腹が立つ - Updated vocab from 腹立つ to 腹が立つ, added はらがたつ as the primary reading, moved はらだつ and はらたつ to the warning list, added “to be mad,” “to be angry,” “to be irritated,” “to be annoyed,” “to get pissed off,” “to be pissed off,” “to get pissed,” and “to be pissed” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation, added four common word combinations, and updated four context sentence translations.
  • 白旗 - Updated しらはた warning list message, and updated the reading explanation.
  • 交互に - Updated vocab from 交互 to 交互に, changed the primary reading to こうごに, moved “alternating” to the allow list, added “one after the other” as an alternative meaning, and updated the meaning explanation.
  • 寝床 - Added “sleeping place” as an alternative meaning, moved “crib” to the allow list, added “berth,” “bedroom,” “cot,” “futon,” “nest,” and “resting place” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added four context sentence translations.
  • 眺める - Added one context sentence translation.
  • 止める - Added “to raise” to the block list.
  • 一万 - Updated the meaning explanation.
  • 存じる - Added “to grow” to the block list.
  • 無休 - Added “no breaks” to the allow list.
  • 細い - Added “slim” to the allow list, added “fine,” “small,” “narrow,” “skinny,” and “faint” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
  • 結果 - Added one common word combination.
  • 減る - Added “to be reduced,” “to get reduced,” “to diminish,” and “to dwindle” to the allow list, added “to lose,” “to reduce,” “to lessen,” “to go down,” and “to fall” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation, added four common word combinations, and updated two context sentence translations.
  • 果物 - Updated the meaning explanation, added two common word combinations, and added one context sentence translation.
  • 経済 - Added “finance” as an alternative meaning, moved “economics” and “the economy” to the allow list, added “finances” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added one common word combination.
  • 経済的 - Updated the meaning explanation, and updated two context sentence translations.
  • 果てる - Added one common word combination.
  • 逆説 - Added “counterintuitive statement” as an alternative meaning, updated the meaning explanation, added eight common word combinations, and updated two context sentence translations.
  • 薄い - Added “diluted” as an alternative meaning, moved “dilute” to the allow list, moved “weak” to the warning list, added “slim” to the allow list, added “light,” “little,” “not much,” “small,” “watery,” “sparse,” “patchy,” and “scattered” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
  • 薄まる - Added “to become diluted,” “to become diminished,” “to become thin,” “to become faint,” and “to become weaker” to the allow list, added “to weaken” and “to thin” to the warning list, updated the reading explanation, and updated one context sentence translation.
  • 柄 - Added え, つか, いきお, and へい to the warning list, and added “build,” “nature,” “handle,” “grip,” “crank,” “knob,” and “shaft” to the warning list.
  • 薄める - Added “to thin something” as an alternative meaning, added “to thin,” “to thin down,” “to thin down something,” “to thin something down,” “to thin out,” “to thin out something,” and “to thin something out” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
  • 金髪 - Changed the primary meaning to “blond hair,” moved “blonde” to be an alternative meaning, added “blond” as an alternative meaning, added “blonde hair,” “blond-haired,” “blonde-haired,” “fair hair,” “fair-haired,” “golden hair,” “golden-haired,” “flaxen hair,” and “flaxen-haired” to the allow list, added “yellow hair,” “yellow-haired,” “bleach-blond,” and “bleach-blonde” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
  • 穏やか - Updated the reading explanation.
  • 偏り - Updated the meaning explanation.
  • 飽食 - Added “starvation” to the block list.
  • 某〜 - Added one context sentence translation.
  • 早々 - Updated the reading explanation, and updated four common word combinations.
  • 下がる - Updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
  • 元 - Added がん to the warned readings list.
  • 外す - Added “to come off” to the block list.
  • 前面 - Added “before” to the block list.
  • 曜日 - Moved “weekday” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
  • 無くす - Changed the primary meaning to “to lose something,” added “to get rid of” and “to do away with” as alternative meanings, moved “to get rid of something” and “to do away with something” to the allow list, added “to eradicate” and “to eradicate something” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, added one context sentence translation and updated three context sentence translations.
  • 富む - Updated one context sentence translation.
  • 充実 - Added one context sentence translation.
  • 駆ける - Added “to run” as an alternative meaning, added “to dash,” “to race,” and “to charge” to the allow list, moved “to drive” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added three context sentence translations.
  • 鍛える - Moved “to discipline” to the allow list, added “to strengthen” and “to hone” to the allow list, added “to drill,” “to build,” “to build up,” and “to improve” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation, and added three context sentence translations.
  • 網戸 - Added one context sentence.
  • 返り咲き - Updated the reading explanation, removed one context sentence, and added three new context sentences.
  • 尽くす - Added “to do fully” as an alternative meaning, moved “to run out” and “to do to exhaustion” to the allow list, added “to run out of,” “to run out of something,” “to do completely,” “to do one’s utmost,” “to do your utmost,” “to do one’s utmost for,” “to do your utmost for,” “to devote yourself,” “to devote oneself to,” “to devote yourself to,” “to dedicate oneself,” “to dedicate yourself,” “to dedicate oneself to,” “to dedicate yourself to,” and “to use up something” to the allow list, added “to serve,” “to work,” “to use,” “to dedicate,” and “to devote” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation, and updated one context sentence translation.
  • 盗品 - Added one common word combination.
  • 愛媛県 - Added one context sentence translation.
  • 連覇 - Added a new context sentence.
  • 主に - Added “fairly” to the block list.
  • 家 - Added か, や, and け to the warned readings list.
  • 内 - Updated one common word combination, and updated four context sentence translations.
  • 額 - Changed the primary meaning to “picture frame,” moved “framed picture” to the allow list, moved “picture” to the warning list, added めか to the warning list, added “amount” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
  • 年額 - Added “annual sum” and “yearly sum” to the allow list, added “annual fee” and “yearly fee” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated two context sentence translations.
  • 月額 - Added “monthly sum,” “amount per month,” and “per month amount” to the allow list, and added “monthly fee” to the warning list.
  • 定額 - Updated the meaning explanation.
  • 残額 - Added “amount remaining” and “leftover amount” to the allow list.
  • 全額 - Moved “sum” and “total amount” to the allow list, added “full cost” and “total cost” to the allow list, moved “entirety” to the warning list, and updated one context sentence translation.
  • 徳川 - Updated three context sentence translations.
  • いつ - Added “then” to the block list.
  • 仕方 - Updated the reading explanation.
  • 市町村 - Added “Cities And Towns And Villages” as an alternative meaning, and made “Cities, Towns And Villages” an allowed meaning.
  • 去る - Added “to begin” to the block list.
  • 海岸 - Updated the meaning explanation.
  • 愛知県 - Added nine common word combinations.
  • 塩味 - Updated the reading explanation, added ten common word combinations, and updated one context sentence translation.
  • 塩水 - Added nine common word combinations, and updated one context sentence translation.
  • 岡山県 - Added nine common word combinations.
  • 地 - Added “replace” to the blocked meanings list.
  • 浜辺 - Added nine common word combinations, and added one context sentence translation.
  • 主因 - Added two common word combinations.
  • 欠乏 - Added “shortage,” “insufficiency,” and “dearth” to the allow list, added “want” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, added nine common word combinations, and updated two context sentence translations.
  • 乏しい - Added ともしい to the warning list, added “lacking” as an alternative meaning, added “paltry,” “wanting,” and “deficient” to the allow list, added “poor” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation, and added nine common word combinations.
  • 貧乏人 - Added “pauper” to the allow list, added six common word combinations, and added three context sentence translations.
  • 沿岸 - Updated the meaning explanation, added nine common word combinations, and added three context sentence translations.
  • 壁 - Added へき and がけ to the warning list, added “fence,” “enclosure,” “partition,” “barrier,” and “obstacle” to the warning list, added five common word combinations, and added four context sentence translations.
  • 壁紙 - Added eight common word combinations, and added four context sentence translations.
  • 悪魔 - Updated the context sentence translation.
  • 溶岩 - Added nine common word combinations, and added three context sentence translations.
  • 塗る - Added one context sentence translation.
  • 誘拐 - Added “kidnap” to the allow list.
  • 該当 - Added one context sentence translation.

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