Where are you at currently? I got to about 1000 or so my first year but ymmv. I use wanikani and bunpro
I started WaniKani this February and according to [wkstats](https://www.wkstats.com) I’ve learned about 700 words so far. Granted, a big chunk of those were just English loanwords, but I suspect I’ll see less of those as I level up.
If you really apply yourself, I’d say a lot. It also depends in what capacity.
I spend most of my time with reading, so I picked up quite a few over the course of the year. I’d say I studied well over 1000, probably retained about 80%-90% of what I went over.
Depends on your goals and how soon you would like to reach them. Assuming Japanese is a hobby for you, just learn at your own speed and do whatever you enjoy.
Having said this, if your plan is to be able to consume Japanese media aimed at older teenagers or adults, then realistically you will need to know *a lot* of words. Reading did not feel even remotely comfortable for me until the 10K-15K word range, and you will still need to look up a ton of words then. So ask yourself where you would like to be and when, and then plan accordingly. Most people I know of do 10-15 new words/day, which takes them ~30 min of Anki each day.
And since you are also asking about how many words one “can” learn, there really is no limit other than how much time you have available. Some people spend hours each day with an SRS and learn 50++ new words every day for long periods of time. I would not recommend it due to high risk of SRS fatigue/burnout, but it is entirely possible to do.
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Where are you at currently? I got to about 1000 or so my first year but ymmv. I use wanikani and bunpro
I started WaniKani this February and according to [wkstats](https://www.wkstats.com) I’ve learned about 700 words so far. Granted, a big chunk of those were just English loanwords, but I suspect I’ll see less of those as I level up.
If you really apply yourself, I’d say a lot. It also depends in what capacity.
I spend most of my time with reading, so I picked up quite a few over the course of the year. I’d say I studied well over 1000, probably retained about 80%-90% of what I went over.
Depends on your goals and how soon you would like to reach them. Assuming Japanese is a hobby for you, just learn at your own speed and do whatever you enjoy.
Having said this, if your plan is to be able to consume Japanese media aimed at older teenagers or adults, then realistically you will need to know *a lot* of words. Reading did not feel even remotely comfortable for me until the 10K-15K word range, and you will still need to look up a ton of words then. So ask yourself where you would like to be and when, and then plan accordingly. Most people I know of do 10-15 new words/day, which takes them ~30 min of Anki each day.
And since you are also asking about how many words one “can” learn, there really is no limit other than how much time you have available. Some people spend hours each day with an SRS and learn 50++ new words every day for long periods of time. I would not recommend it due to high risk of SRS fatigue/burnout, but it is entirely possible to do.