Weak proverbs come up more often
The unit of learning is the proverb itself. Proverbs answered wrongly, or not
seen for a while, are asked first. A child only taps “Start”; within the chosen range, the
weakest come first.
The range is chosen by level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and can be
narrowed by theme. Five sort orders are available — hardest first, aiueo,
listed order, last answered, and accuracy — with a kana index when sorted by reading. Readings
are derived automatically from the furigana in each proverb.
130 proverbs are included — 65 beginner, 40 intermediate and 25 advanced.
Every one can be asked in all three ways — fill in the blank, meaning, and scene.
Three ways of asking, toward meaning and use
- Fill in the blankPart of the proverb is hidden; choose the word that fits
- MeaningA meaning is shown; choose the proverb it describes
- SceneA situation is shown; choose the proverb that fits
Answers are picked from four cards. The wrong cards are built on the server:
for fill-in, other words that could plausibly fill the same blank; for meaning and scene,
other proverbs on the same theme. If four clean choices cannot be formed, the
combination is simply not asked.
The proverbs carry furigana (which can be turned off; none is shown over a
hidden part, since the reading would give the answer away).
A miss is not left behind
Because it is four-choice, a wrong answer immediately reveals the correct one and moves on
(no retyping). A missed proverb stays until it is answered correctly — it is
not discarded the next day. “Try again now” on the Home screen drills only what is unresolved.
“See answer” is recorded as a wrong answer the moment it is used. Looking is
not a bad thing — it is simply recorded, and the proverb comes back later. A wrong answer never
shows an “✕”; the signal is the absence of a mark, plus sound and vibration.
See where the weak spots are
Each day’s answer count, average time and accuracy are kept, and a 30-day chart shows the days
kept up. Weak proverbs are listed as chips, hardest first, each labelled with its theme.
Red and green are not used as a pair. Colour vision differs from person to person, so the scale
is shades of a single colour.
A typeface you can read as a model
Everything a child is meant to learn from — the proverb on the blackboard, the answer cards,
the list — is set in a textbook-style typeface (Klee One). The rest of the interface uses a
rounded gothic face.
A rounded face softens every stroke end, so the stops, hooks and sweeps that
define correct character shapes disappear. Fine for reading, but not a model — hence the switch
for the text being studied.
No sign-in needed
No name, no password — open it and start. Without signing in, the record is tied to the
browser session.
As a guest, the record is lost if the browser’s data (cookies) is cleared.
Sign in with Google to keep it. Everything played as a guest carries over to the account, and
can be continued on another device.
Note that a guest record is not merged into an account that already has one
(there is no right answer to which numbers to keep). One account is one child — for siblings,
sign in with separate accounts.
Adjust it to your child
- Question types: fill in the blank / meaning / scene (keep only what you want; the last one cannot be removed)
- Questions per round: 5, 10 or 20
- Show furigana on the proverb (never over a hidden part)
- Show hints: the meaning for fill-in; “an animal appears” for meaning and scene
- Wait before next: from showing the answer to the next question
- Break after: if one question takes longer than this, a break starts
- Whether to show “See answer” / sound and vibration
The interface is available in Japanese and English (the JA / EN switch in the header; the
proverbs themselves stay in Japanese).
What keeps them going: collecting pictures
Every 5 correct answers in a row wins one hand-drawn picture — 58 in all.
Once won, a picture never goes away.
The marks work the same way. There are two: a flower circle (fast) and a plain circle
(correct), and a wrong answer never gets an “✕”. The steps are kept few so as not to
rush a child.
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