Reading support is furigana over kanji, romaji under the Japanese, which script leads, and the pronunciation guide. How much appears depends on how far along the item is. The props fall away as you stop needing them.
The banner between items
Support moves when your mastery of an item moves, so it only changes on the answer that carried the item far enough. A banner in the gap after that exercise leads with the item it is about and names the change in terms of what you did. Support coming back is not a demotion. Layering the reading on for a few sessions revives a rusty item faster than starting over.
猫 Bringing furigana back. Muscle memory builds in layers.
What adapts
Furigana
Readings above the kanji. Always on, on tap, or off.
Romaji
An aid under the Japanese. You can also pick Romaji as the main display: then no Japanese characters show, and reading and typing practice are skipped.
Which script leads
Kana leads early. Words usually written in kana keep leading with kana until the item is well established.
Pronunciation guide
Whether it shows. The notation (English, IPA, Katakana or All) is the one you chose in Preferences.
Judged per item and per skill, so a word you read well but recall poorly can carry different support in each direction.
Rules that always win
Some support would hand you the answer, so the exercise removes it no matter what.
- Reading, recall and typing questions hide romaji and the pronunciation guide. You see them again on the answer.
- An exercise that asks for a word's reading shows no furigana on the prompt. The reading appears with the answer.
Who decides
- If the learning path author locked how Japanese is shown in a waypoint, their choice is used there.
- Otherwise your choices are used: this session first, then what you saved for that kind of study, then your Preferences.
- Anything left on "Let eevy decide" follows how well you know each word.
- Some questions hide romaji and pronunciation so they don't give the answer away. You see them again on the answer.
Each row in study settings says who decided it. A change made mid-session lands on the item in front of you.
The trade-off is stated where you choose. Keeping furigana on pauses the transitions, though your reading data is still tracked. Relying on romaji can slow kana recognition. It is a support, not a substitute.
How your choice counts
| Your choice | Recorded at |
|---|---|
| Turn support off early | The harder difficulty you actually saw (a fair fight) |
| Keep support on | The recommended level, so comfort can't inflate your schedule |