Your progress
Rank & XP.
Everything you do here earns XP: lessons, reviews, writing practice and the word games. XP never resets, and the ladder runs from Newcomer all the way to Emperor.
Newcomer
新人 · shinjin
0 XP
The ladder
Newcomer
新人 · shinjin
0 XP
Beginner
初心者 · shoshinsha
500 XP
Student
生徒 · seito
1,400 XP
Apprentice
弟子 · deshi
2,800 XP
Disciple
門下生 · monkasei
5,000 XP
Rōnin
浪人 · rōnin
8,000 XP
Samurai
侍 · samurai
12,000 XP
Warrior
武士 · bushi
18,000 XP
Swordmaster
剣豪 · kengō
26,000 XP
Feudal Lord
大名 · daimyō
38,000 XP
Shōgun
将軍 · shōgun
55,000 XP
Emperor I
天皇 一 · tennō
75,000 XP
Emperor II
天皇 二 · tennō
120,000 XP
Emperor III
天皇 三 · tennō
180,000 XP
Emperor IV
天皇 四 · tennō
260,000 XP
Emperor V
天皇 五 · tennō
400,000 XP
How XP is earned
Finish a daily lesson+100
Perfect lesson quiz+50 bonus
Correct quiz answer+10
Correct review+5
Attempted review (wrong)+1
Item reaches Familiar+25
Item reaches Solid+50
Item reaches Strong+100
Item Retired (learned for good)+200
Correct answer in section practice+5
Character written in writing practice+5
Flashcard you knew+3
Finish a match round+40 (+speed bonus)
First activity of the day+50
Daily streak bonus+10 × streak day (max +100)
On reaching Emperor
Emperor is meant to be a multi-year goal, not a monthly one. At a steady ten minutes a day you should expect Samurai within a few months and Shōgun inside a year; the five Emperor grades are for people who stay with the language for the long haul.