The collection editor holds two tabs. Details carries the name, description, icon and colour, visibility, and tags, in that order. Content carries the items themselves. Changes save automatically as you work, with no save button to hunt for.
Your collections in Studio
- Studio's Collections page lists every collection you own.
- The Created, Public and Private tiles filter the list.
- Search, beside Create a collection, filters by name and description as you type.
- Choose a column heading to sort by it, and again to reverse the order. On a phone, use Sort by.
- Tap a name to open its editor.
- The row menu (⋮) holds Edit, View and Delete. Delete asks first.
Toolbar
Two commands sit under the heading and act on the whole collection.
- Duplicate
- Copies the collection into a new private one you own, with its description, tags, and items. The copy opens in its own editor, named after the original.
- Delete
- Removes the collection after a confirmation. This one cannot be undone.
Mixed-type collections
One collection holds words, characters, and sentences together in a single list. Grouping related items builds a reinforcement chain from glyph recognition to vocabulary to contextual usage.
Character to related words to usage in context.
Adding items
On the Content tab, the round + button at the bottom of the screen opens the add menu. Each add option opens a search dialog where you find and select items. An empty collection also has an Add word button.
- A word search for one kana or kanji, or a kana pair like きゃ, lists that character first. Add it to save the character itself.
The two Studio import options sit at the top of the menu. Import from a file reads a whole list of items from a file. Import from text finds the words and kanji in a passage you paste or upload. Either one saves your pending details first, then attaches what you confirm to this collection.
Knowledge cards
Brief instructional notes placed at precise positions in your collection, for example an explanation of dakuten sitting immediately before the voiced kana it describes.
Cards are reusable across collections. Editing one on the knowledge cards page in Studio propagates to every collection that references it.
Reordering
Drag an item by its handle to reorder: the item lifts under your finger or pointer, and the others slide aside to show where it will land. With the keyboard, focus the handle and press Alt with the up or down arrow to move the item one place. The action menu (⋮) in each item's top-right corner handles precise placement. The order you set persists automatically.
A large collection shows one page at a time; choose how many items a page shows above the list. Dragging moves an item within the page on screen, and the menu's moves place it anywhere in the whole collection, on any page. Positions count from the start of the whole collection.
- Move to Top
- Send the item to the start of the list.
- Move to Bottom
- Send the item to the end of the whole collection.
- Move to Position
- Place the item at a specific position.
Removing items
Open the action menu (⋮) on any item and select "Remove from Collection".
Linked meanings
A word can be linked to one of its meanings, and study uses that meaning for the item instead of the whole entry. A linked word's list of meanings marks that meaning. A word with only one meaning always shows it as linked, and its menu has no meaning controls. The row's action menu (⋮) holds the controls. Words in the editor are not links, so pressing one keeps you in the editor.
- Change meaning
- Offered on a word with more than one meaning. Opens the Which meaning? picker with every meaning of the word. The one you pick becomes the item's linked meaning.
- Link whole word
- Clears the linked meaning, so study uses the whole entry. Shown only while a meaning is linked, on a word with more than one meaning. A linked meaning that a dictionary update removed marks nothing in the word's list and is studied as the whole entry; Link whole word clears it, or Change meaning picks another.
One word, one meaning
A collection holds each word once, so a word links at most one meaning. Changing its meaning replaces the one it had rather than adding the word a second time.
Public visibility
A collection must meet both minimums before the Public switch, on the Details tab, will turn on. The editor shows a warning until they are met.
| Requirement | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Items | 10 |
| Tags | 1 |
- A public collection can't hold private words.
- To share a collection with private words, make those words public in your glossary, or remove them.
Made private by a moderator
- The Public switch is locked, and the reason shows under it.
- You can still study and edit your collection.
- Choose Ask for a review to send our moderation team an optional note.
- You hear back either way. If the review unlocks it, you can make it public again.
Tags
Tags help other learners discover your collection when browsing or searching. Add them from the Tags section on the Details tab, choosing tags that describe its theme, difficulty, or focus area.
Icon and colour
- On Details, choose an icon and a colour for your collection.
- They show in lists, so you can spot it fast.
- Use default look puts them back. A copy keeps both.