JAPANESE HANDWRITING

A handwriting app should explain the stroke that went wrong.

Accepting or rejecting a finished kana gives a score. Identifying the failed stroke and its cause gives the learner a correction they can apply.

The six checks behind Fude

  1. Stroke count: the kana contains the required number of strokes.
  2. Stroke order: each part is written in sequence.
  3. Direction: the movement follows the expected path.
  4. Shape: the stroke follows the structure of the reference.
  5. Proportion: its size and placement fit the whole character.
  6. Curvature: curved and straight movements remain distinct.

Feedback names the exact problem, such as a stroke moving in the wrong direction or a curved stroke being drawn straight.

Tracing, recognition and recall serve different goals

Tracing introduces movement. Recognition connects a visible kana to a sound. Recall asks you to produce the character without seeing it. A complete handwriting path uses all three in sequence rather than treating one exercise as the whole skill.

Fude begins with a guide, fades it as performance improves, then schedules learned kana for review and uses them in Reading practice.

Finger writing is the intended interaction

Fude is calibrated for writing directly on an iPhone screen with a finger. A stylus is optional. The reference stroke remains visible behind the attempt so the learner can compare structure without losing ownership of the movement.

Scope and privacy

Fude covers 183 written forms: 46 hiragana, 46 katakana, 25 diacritic forms and 66 yōon forms. It works offline, requires no account and stores learning progress on the device.