⭐ Burnki

Burnki is an Anki add-on that automatically syncs your burned WaniKani items into an Anki deck.

WaniKani stops reviewing items once they reach "Burned" status. Burnki picks up where WaniKani leaves off by fetching all your burned radicals, kanji, and vocabulary, and creating Anki cards out of them. Helpful when you want to review what you've learned already!

I initially made this add-on just for me, but I figured it might be useful to others too. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please let me know!

What Burnki does

• Syncs all burned radicals, kanji, and vocabulary from your WaniKani account
• Automatic and manual sync on Anki startup (configurable)
• Incremental sync (only fetches new burns after the first run)
• Downloads pronunciation audio for vocabulary cards
• Includes your personal meaning/reading notes and synonyms from WaniKani

Installation

From AnkiWeb

1. In Anki, go to Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons
2. Paste the code 510814931 and click OK
3. Restart Anki

Manual Install

1. Download or build burnki.ankiaddon (see Development)
2. In Anki, go to Tools → Add-ons → Install from file
3. Select the .ankiaddon file
4. Restart Anki

Setup

1. Get your WaniKani API token from WaniKani Settings (read-only permissions are enough)
2. In Anki, go to Tools → Add-ons
3. Select Burnki and click Config
4. Paste your API token into the wanikani_api_token field
5. Restart Anki or use Tools → Burnki → Sync Now

Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
wanikani_api_token	""	Your WaniKani API token
auto_sync_on_startup	true	Auto-sync when Anki opens
download_audio	true	Download pronunciation audio for vocabulary cards
last_sync_timestamp	""	Last sync time (managed automatically)

Card Format

Each card shows the character(s) on the front with a color-coded type badge:

• Radical: blue
• Kanji: pink
• Vocabulary: purple

The back shows meanings, readings, audio (vocabulary), context sentences, and your personal notes.

Development

Requirements

• Anki 2.1.50 or later
• Python 3.9+

Local Development

Symlink the add-on into Anki's add-ons folder for live development:

ln -s /path/to/burnki/burnki ~/Library/Application\ Support/Anki2/addons21/burnki

Building

make build

This creates dist/burnki.ankiaddon ready for distribution.

License

MIT