# Blog

> Short editorial notes on choosing Japanese resources, SRS workload, kanji order, and honest limits.

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Last updated: 2026-10-28

Study advice, app comparisons and the latest Inku updates.

- [How to make useful Japanese flashcards in Inku](https://studyjapanese101.com/blog/make-your-own-japanese-flashcards-in-inku) - Keep words you expect to meet again. Start with a few useful cards, check their readings and meanings, and review them alongside your prepared Japanese decks.
- [What Is New in Inku: Decks, Web Study and Library](https://studyjapanese101.com/blog/whats-new-in-inku) - Inku combines prepared Japanese decks with cards you create yourself. Here is what to look at if you are returning to the app or choosing it for the first time.
- [Ready-made Japanese flashcards versus a deck you build](https://studyjapanese101.com/blog/ready-made-japanese-flashcards) - Prepared decks supply a starting point. Personal cards keep the Japanese you meet outside an app. Inku supports both; Anki adds more control over notes and imports.
- [A beginner Japanese path that does not start with Anki](https://studyjapanese101.com/blog/a-beginner-path-that-does-not-start-with-anki) - Anki is a powerful memory engine. It is a poor first app if you do not yet know what to put on the cards.
- [What SRS is actually for](https://studyjapanese101.com/blog/what-srs-is-actually-for) - SRS answers one question: when should this item come back? Everything else is still your job.
- [Kanji study is a sequence problem](https://studyjapanese101.com/blog/kanji-is-a-sequence-problem) - Kanji is less a talent problem than an order problem. Choose a sequence, or choose to learn characters from the words you already read.
- [How to Choose a Japanese Resource That Fits](https://studyjapanese101.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-japanese-resource) - Most resource problems are collection problems. Name what is stuck, then add one tool that does that job.
- [How to read Japanese before you feel ready](https://studyjapanese101.com/blog/read-japanese-before-you-feel-ready) - Waiting until you know enough kanji is how adults never start. Pick a source you can finish, then look up less than you want to.