Reading is where the words come alive.
Reading is a library of short Japanese stories built from the exact vocabulary you drill in lessons and reviews. Instead of meeting a word alone on a flashcard, you see it inside a real sentence, in a real story. It's the moment all that drilling turns into Japanese you can actually read.
How reading fits into Fuguro.
- 1It's a Phase 2 feature.Reading opens once you reach Core Ascent. While you're still in Kana Awakening it stays sealed, since there are no kanji words to read yet.
- 2The stories use words you already know.Every story is written around the vocabulary from a set of levels, so the words on the page are ones you've studied. The new part is seeing them work together.
- 3A chapter every four levels. Reading has 19 chapters, and a new one opens for every four levels you clear. Its stories are built from the words in those same four levels.
- 4There's nothing to schedule. Reading has no queue and no timer the way reviews do. Open a story whenever you want a change of pace.
You'll find Reading in the main menu, alongside lessons and reviews. It shows every chapter as a cover, with the next story you can read pulled to the top, so you can jump straight back in.
The tools on every page.
- Tap a word
Look up any word, in place.
Every word in a story is tappable. Tap one and a small card shows its meaning and reading. Words you've actually drilled in lessons are marked as Lesson vocab, so you can tell what you already know from the supporting words around it.
- Furigana
Readings, on your terms.
Furigana are the small kana readings printed above the kanji. Two switches control them: All furigana hides or shows every reading at once, and Lesson furigana keeps the readings only on the words you've drilled. Turn them off to test yourself, back on when you want a hand. Fuguro remembers how you set them.
- Translations
A translation whenever you want one.
Each sentence has a number beside it. Tap the number to reveal a plain English translation of that one sentence, and tap it again to hide it. Want the whole story translated at once? The Show translations switch in the toolbar opens every sentence together.
Read the Japanese first. Try to get the meaning on your own before you reveal the translation. Checking after you guess is what makes it stick, the same idea behind reviews. - Finish up
Mark it complete when you're done.
At the end of a story is a Mark as complete button. Your progress is saved, so each chapter shows how many of its five stories you've read, and the dashboard can drop you straight back into a story you left half finished.
What a story looks like.
A preview of the reader. The real thing is fully interactive.
Reading waits for Phase 2.
If you're in Kana Awakening, the reading section shows a sealed screen instead of stories. That's expected. Reading is built on kanji vocabulary, and you meet your first words once you cross into Core Ascent. Keep going through kana and it opens on its own. See Lessons & Phases for how the two phases connect.
Reading opens as your levels do.
Reading isn't a separate purchase. A chapter opens as you clear its levels. Chapter 1 is free once you finish Core Ascent level 4, and every chapter after it opens with Fuguro Plus. More in Billing & Plans.
Take a break with a story.
When reviews start to feel like a grind, open a chapter and just read. It's the most satisfying way to see how far you've come. Try the Arcade Games next, or head back to all help sections.
