Content Updates for September 2025

These are the content changes we made in September 2025.

Additions and Movements

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

Wed, September 24, 2025 (1 addition and 9 movements)

New Items

北国 vocab - added this vocab to level 7

Level Changes

Level 3: 太る vocab - moved up to level 4
Level 3: 太字 vocab - moved up to level 5
Level 11: 太平洋 vocab - moved up to level 16
Level 11: 洋食 vocab - moved up to level 12
Level 11: 洋風 vocab - moved up to level 13
Level 12: 陽 kanji - moved up to level 15
Level 12: 太陽 vocab - moved up to level 15
Level 12: 陽気 vocab - moved up to level 16
Level 46: 太 / Fat radical - moved down to level 3

Reasoning

Vocab 北国: We added this to help consolidate the kun’yomi for 北.
All the 太,陽, and 洋-related items (radical 太, kanji 陽, vocab 太る, 太字, 太平洋, 洋食, 洋風, 太陽, 陽気): We moved the radical 太 to the same level as the kanji 太, so that it can be a prerequisite of that kanji. 太る and 太字 moved up so that learners can gradually practice the kun’yomi reading of 太 after learning 太い at level 3. 洋食 and 洋風 are also being moved up for progressive learning, as level 11 already has enough vocabulary with 洋. The kanji 陽 and the vocab 太陽 moved to level 15 ahead of 太平洋, which moved up to level 16. This adjustment also helps space out 太平洋 and 大西洋, which were later added at level 12, to avoid interference. Finally, 陽気 moved up one level after 太陽 for better scaffolding.

Other Updates

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

Radicals

Fat - Updated the mnemonic.
Feathers - Updated the mnemonic and added “feather,” “wing,” and “wings” to the warning list, and added radical illustration.
Angel - Added radical illustration.
Blood - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Boil - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
City - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Death - Added radical illustration.
Fortune - Added radical illustration.
Grain - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
House - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Jet - Added radical illustration.
Knife - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Ladle - Added radical illustration.
Lion - Added radical illustration.
Long - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Mama - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Neck - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Sheep - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Tongue - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Yakuza - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Bird - Added radical illustration.
Black - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Boat - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Box - Added radical illustration.
Circumference - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Clan - Added radical illustration.
Elephant - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Fish - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Gate - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Husband - Added radical illustration.
Lack - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Oneself - Updated the mnemonic, added radical illustration, and added “self” to the warning list.
Stamp - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Table - Added radical illustration.
Teacher - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Temple - Updated the mnemonic, and added radical illustration.
Top Hat - Added radical illustration.
Wing - Added radical illustration.

Kanji

抜 - Added 拭 to the visually similar kanji list.
監 - Added 盟 to the visually similar kanji list.
街 - Moved “street” to the allow list, added “streets” as the primary meaning, added “city” as an alternative meaning, added “urban area” to the allow list, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
陣 - Added “encampment,” “base,” “army encampment,” “warrior camp,” “warrior encampment,” “military camp,” “military encampment,” and “military base” to the allow list, and added “battle,” “group,” and “corps” to the warning list.
抵 - Added “persist” to the block list.
作 - Updated the reading mnemonic.
暗 - Changed the radical combination from Sun and Stand to Sun and Sound, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic.
浅 - Updated the meaning mnemonic.
薬 - Added 落 to the visually similar kanji list.
枚 - Added 校 to the visually similar kanji list.
査 - Updated the reading mnemonic and reading hint.
砂 - Updated the reading mnemonic and reading hint.
噂 - Updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
咲 - Updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
悔 - Added 侮 to the visually similar kanji list.
鎖 - Updated the reading mnemonic.
唆 - Updated the meaning mnemonic, meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
践 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and meaning hint.
沙 - Updated the reading mnemonic and reading hint.
拙 - Added “unskilful” to the allow list.
桟 - Updated the meaning mnemonic.
太 - Changed the radical components from “Big + Drop” to “Fat,” updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic.
道 - Added 送 to the visually similar kanji list.
格 - Added 枚 to the visually similar kanji list.
鎮 - Added “tranquillise” to the allow list.

Vocabulary

反省 - Added “reaction” to the block list.
散る - Added “to gather” to the block list.
生む - Updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
指差す - Updated two context sentence translations.
商店街 - Moved “shopping street” to be an alternative meaning, added “shopping district” as the primary meaning, and updated the meaning explanation.
地下街 - Updated the meaning explanation.
漏らす - Added “to get wet” to the block list.
歓楽街 - Moved “pleasure quarter” to the allow list, added “entertainment district” as the primary meaning, added “entertainment area” and “pleasure area” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
陣 - Moved “corps” to the allow list, added “formation” and “battle” as alternative meanings, and added “military camp,” “military encampment,” and “military base” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, added four context sentence translations.
陣営 - Moved “camp” to be an alternative meaning, added “army camp” as the primary meaning, added “faction” as an alternative meaning, added “bloc,” “army base,” “encampment,” “army encampment,” “warrior camp,” “warrior encampment,” “military camp,” “military encampment,” “military base,” and “team” to the allow list, and added “group” and “formation” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added four context sentence translations.
眉毛 - Updated the reading explanation.
死刑囚 - Updated two context sentence translations.
事項 - Updated the translation of the context sentence.
叫ぶ - Added “to yell” to the allow list.
街灯 - Updated the meaning explanation.
出る - Updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
夕べ - Fixed a typo in the meaning explanation.
上手 - Added “skilful” to the allow list.
下手 - Added “unskilful” to the allow list.
中止 - Changed the primary meaning to “cancellation”, moved “suspension” to be an alternative meaning, and updated the meaning explanation.
出す - Updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
空車 - Added からぐるま, あきぐるま, and むなぐるま to the warning list, added “empty car” and “empty vehicle” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
上手い - Added “skilful” to the allow list.
究明 - Updated the meaning explanation.
作業 - Updated the reading explanation.
農民 - Added “farming class” as an alternative meaning, added “peasantry,” “agricultural class,” and “agricultural peasantry” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added four context sentence translations.
仲間 - Updated the reading explanation.
伝える - Changed the primary meaning to “to convey”, moved “to transmit” to be an alternative meaning, updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation, added one common word combination, and added two context sentence translations.
別々 - Moved “separately” to be an alternative meaning, added “separate” as the primary meaning, moved “individually” to the allow list, added “individual,” “respective,” and “respectively” to the allow list, added “different” and “differently” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
明後日 - Updated the reading explanation and two common word combinations.
不器用 - Added “unskilful” to the allow list.
不味い - Added “unskilful” to the allow list.
落書き - Moved “graffiti” to be an alternative meaning, added “doodling” as the primary meaning, moved “scribble” and “sketch” to the allow list, added “scribbling” as an alternative meaning, added “scrawling” and “sketching” to the allow list, added “write” and “writing” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
流石 - Updated the reading explanation.
説明書 - Added “instruction manual” as the primary meaning, added “user guide” as the alternative meaning, moved “written instruction” to the allow list, added “instructions,” “manual,” “written instruction,” “user manual,” “instruction book,” “instruction booklet,” “guidebook,” “how-to guide,” “owner’s manual,” and “usage guide” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
乱れる - Added “to put in disarray” to the block list.
急増 - Added “sudden decrease,” “decreasing suddenly,” “sharp decrease,” “decrease rapidly,” “decreasing rapidly,” “rapid decrease,” and “decrease suddenly” to the block list.
割る - Added “to print” and “to print something” to the block list.
誘う - Updated the reading explanation.
居眠り - Updated the reading explanation.
未婚 - Added “married” to the block list.
華美 - Moved “splendour” and “pomp” to the allow list, added “ostentation” as an alternative meaning, added “gorgeousness,” “showy beauty,” “lavish,” “lavishness,” “ornate,” “opulent,” “opulence,” “extravagant,” “extravagance,” and “ostentatious” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
華やか - Moved “showy” and “glamorous” to the allow list, changed the primary meaning to “bright and showy”, added “festive” as an alternative meaning, added “bright,” “brightness,” “gorgeousness,” “glam,” “liveliness,” and “vibrant” to the allow list, added “showiness” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
富 - Updated one context sentence translation.
散歩 - Updated three context sentence translations.
内偵 - Moved “scouting,” “scout,” and “reconnaissance” to the warning list, added “secret investigation” as the primary meaning, added “undercover investigation” as an alternative meaning, and added “investigate in secrete,” “investigating in secrete,” “investigating secretly,” and “confidential investigation” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
散歩する - Updated four context sentence translations.
献金 - Added three new context sentence translations.
房 - Updated the reading explanation.
受託 - Added “undertake” as an alternative meaning, added “undertaking,” “be trusted,” “being trusted,” and “entrusted” to the allow list, added “accept,” “accepting,” and “acceptance” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added three context sentence translations.
鈴 - Updated the meaning explanation, and added three context sentence translations.
片〜 - Updated one context sentence translation.
内堀 - Updated the reading explanation.
包む - Added “to wrap up” and “to envelop” as alternative meanings, added “to wrap something,” “to envelop something,” “to wrap up something,” “to wrap something up,” “to bundle up,” “to bundle up something,” “to bundle something up,” “to shroud,” “to shroud something,” “to engulf,” and “to engulf something” to the allow list, added “to do up,” “to cover,” “to conceal,” “to hide,” “to enclose,” “to sheath,” “to do up something,” “to do something up,” “to cover something,” “to conceal something,” “to hide something,” “to enclose something,” and “to sheath something” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added three context sentence translations.
二泊 - Changed the primary meaning to “two-night stay”, moved “two night’s stay” to the allow list, added “staying for two nights” as an alternative meaning, added “two nights stay,” “two nights’ stay,” “2 nights stay,” “2 nights’ stay,” “2 night stay,” and “staying for 2 nights” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
衣装 - Moved “outfit” to the allow list, added “stage outfit” as an alternative meaning, added “garment,” “special costume,” “special outfit,” “stage outfits,” and “stage costumes” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
旨い - Added “skilful” to the allow list.
鐘 - Moved “chime” to the allow list, added “peal” to the allow list, added “gong” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added three context sentence translations.
蓄える - Moved “to store up” to the primary meaning, added “to build up” as an alternative meaning, moved “to lay in stock” to the allow list, moved “to grow a mustache” to the allow list, updated the meaning and reading explanations, added new patterns of use and common word combinations, and added three context sentences.
巧い - Added “skilful” to the allow list.
巧妙 - Added “skilful” to the allow list.
稚拙 - Added “unskilful” to the allow list.
明るい - Updated three common word combinations and two context sentences.
不明 - Updated the meaning explanation.
直す - Moved “to fix something” and “to repair something” to the allow list, added “to correct” as an alternative meaning, added “to correct something” to the allow list, and updated the reading explanation.
理由 - Updated a context sentence.
黒い - Updated a context sentence.
見直す - Added “to look at again,” “to reappraise,” “to think better of,” “to think more highly of,” and “to see in a new light” to the allow list, and added “to review,” “to revise,” and “to adjust” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
物 - Updated a context sentence.
負ける - Updated a context sentence.
生物 - Updated a context sentence.
楽しみ - Updated a context sentence.
仲間 - Moved “companion” to be an alternative meaning, moved “comrade” to be the primary meaning, moved “associate” to the allow list, added “friend,” “buddy,” “mate,” “partner,” and “fellow” to the allow list, added “teammate,” “ally,” “compatriot,” “group,” “crew,” “circle,” and “company” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
仲良し - Moved “intimate friend” and “close friend” to the allow list, added “buddy-buddy” as an alternative meaning, added “chummy,” “fast friend,” “bosom buddy,” “good buddy,” “close buddy,” “good friends,” “intimate friends,” “close friends,” “fast friends,” “bosom buddies,” “good buddies,” and “close buddies” to the allow list, added “friend,” “chum,” “pal,” “friends,” “chums,” and “pals” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation and reading explanation.
太平洋 - Updated the reading explanation.
証明書 - Added “written proof” as an alternative meaning, moved “credentials” to the warning list, added “certification,” “certified document,” and “certification document” to the allow list, added “ID” and “proof” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation and context sentences.
書き直す - Moved “to rewrite something” to the allow list, added “to write again,” “to redraft,” and “to write something again” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
通貨 - Added “currently” to the block list.
贈り物 - Updated the context sentence translation.
生き甲斐 - Updated the reading explanation.
やり甲斐 - Updated the reading explanation.
揺する - Updated the word type.
倒錯 - Updated the translation of the context sentence.