Fude: Hiragana & Katakana

Write kana, stroke by stroke

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

Write Japanese kana with your finger. Fude checks every single stroke — how many, in what order, in which direction, the shape, the proportion, the curve — and tells you exactly which one is wrong, and why. "Stroke 2 goes the wrong way." "Stroke 3 should curve, not run straight." That is the whole idea. You stop guessing what you did wrong, so you stop repeating it. SIX CHECKS, EVERY CHARACTER - Stroke count — an incomplete character is never accepted - Stroke order — the authentic Japanese order, enforced - Direction — so look-alike characters can't be confused - Shape — measured against the real curve of each stroke - Proportion — the relative size of every stroke - Curvature — a straight line drawn where a curve belongs is caught WRITTEN FROM MEMORY, NOT TRACED The guide fades as you improve. First the full guide. Then the last stroke disappears. Then no guide at all — and you are writing from memory. Characters you have learned come back for review at the right moment, weighted towards the ones you keep getting wrong. 183 CHARACTERS 46 hiragana, 46 katakana, 25 voiced forms (dakuten and handakuten), and 66 yōon combinations — きゃ, しゅ, ちょ and the rest. Every one in its true handwritten form, not the printed one. Each with audio pronunciation. EVERY CHARACTER IS FREE TO WRITE All 183 of them. Hiragana, katakana, dakuten, yōon — write any of them with the full stroke-by-stroke recognition and audio, for free. Not a demo. Not a trial. All of them, always. All 46 hiragana also come with the complete learning system, free: guided sessions, the fading guide, spaced review, saved progress. ONE PURCHASE. It unlocks the learning system for everything beyond hiragana. Guided sessions, the fading guide, spaced review, saved progress. No subscription. No ads. No account. Nothing expires. BUILT FOR YOUR FINGER No stylus. No paper. Works offline. Your progress is saved locally on your device. — Made by one person. If something is wrong, or if you want me to add something, tell me: hello@fudejapanese.com Stroke-order data from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Practice now brings together reading quizzes for kana and words, plus a new listening quiz. Writing has a refreshed canvas and brush-style strokes, with clearer feedback.

Version 1.0.3

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Seller
  • Karim Ghezali
Size
  • 76.7 MB
Category
  • Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 4 more
  • English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
  • © 2026 Karim Ghezali
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