Reviews are quick quizzes, on a timer.
A review is a short quiz on something you already learned in a lesson. Fuguro brings each item back for review on a timer, and makes the gap a little longer every time you get it right. That timing system is called spaced repetition, or SRS. You don't set up or schedule anything, it all happens on its own.
How a review works.
- Step 1
Due reviews come to you.
When an item's timer runs out, it joins your review queue. Your dashboard shows how many are due, and tapping Reviewsstarts a session. You don't have to look for anything.
- Step 2
You answer from memory.
The card shows only the character or word, with no mnemonic or hint on screen. You type the answer yourself. Trying to remember it, even when it's hard, is what makes the memory stronger.
- Step 3
You always see the answer.
After you answer, the card shows the full answer: the meaning, the reading, the audio where there is some, and an example sentence. This happens whether you were right or wrong, so a wrong answer is a chance to study it again right away.
Keep getting the same item wrong? Open its notes and write your own mnemonic. One you came up with is usually easier to remember. - Step 4
Your answer sets the next review.
Get it right and the item waits longer before it comes back. Get it wrong and it comes back sooner. The exact timing is below in How the timing changes.
You don't have to clear it all at once.
Each session gives you up to 75 reviews at a time (you can change this number in Settings). The rest wait in the queue. The dashboard's Future forecast shows how many reviews are coming over the next 12 hours, so you can pick a good time to sit down.
One question: the reading.
In Kana Awakening, a review shows one kana character and asks for its sound. That's the only thing it asks.
- What you do
Type the sound in romaji.
The card shows a character like か, and you type its sound: ka. Get it right and you go straight to the next card. Get it wrong and the correct reading and its mnemonic appear so you can go over it.
- The timing
When a kana comes back.
Each correct review pushes the next one further out. Kana start fast, then slow down:
1h3h8h1 day1 week2 weeks1 month4 monthsImmortal
Two questions: meaning, then reading.
In Core Ascent, each review has two parts. You answer what the word means, then how it's read.
- What you do
Answer both parts to get it right.
First you type the English meaning. Then you type the reading: type it in romaji and it turns into hiragana as you go. You need both parts correct for the item to count as a pass. If you miss either one, the item counts as wrong, even if the other part was right.
A small typo in the meaning is fine.Close spelling is accepted, so a single slip won't cost you the card. - The timing
When a word comes back.
Each correct review pushes the next one further out. Core words use slightly longer gaps:
4h8h1 day2 days1 week2 weeks1 month4 monthsImmortal
How the timing changes.
- 1Right answer: it waits longer. The item moves one step up the timing list above, so it comes back less often.
- 2Wrong answer: it comes back sooner. The item moves a couple of steps back down, so it returns sooner until you have it down again.
- 3Reach the end and it's done. After the longest gap (about four months), one more correct answer marks the item Immortal. It's fully learned and won't show up in reviews again.
- 4You never set any of this. Every gap is automatic. Just answer your reviews and the timing takes care of itself.
Doing your reviews is also what unlocks new levels (see Lessons & Phases). On your dashboard, the SRS chart groups your items into five ranks, from Recruit up to Immortal. For what each rank means, read Ranks & Promotion.
Wrong answers go to Revision.
Anything you get wrong in a session is saved to Revision so you can look at it again the same day. Revision is just a recap: it shows you the answer again but does not change the review timing. Do it while the mistake is still fresh.
Reviews you've unlocked are always free.
All of Phase 1 is free, and Phase 2 is free through level 5, with real lessons and real reviews. After you reach level 6 of Core Ascent, new lessons need Fuguro Plus, but every review you've already unlocked keeps coming back for free on any plan. More in Billing & Plans.
Next: the ranks.
Reviews move each item up through five ranks. To see what Recruit, Hunter, Slayer, Warlord, and Immortal mean, read Ranks & Promotion.
