Type Japanese the way locals do
Furika is a practice app for the Japanese flick keyboard on your phone. Start with short words and get the feel of it.
Try typing it yourself
Tap for あ. Slide left · up · right · down for い · う · え · お.
Type hiragana directly
Most learners stick with the romaji keyboard they already know. Flicking feels hard at first, but once it clicks, it's fast. Furika helps you get there.
Flick does it in one move
The flick keyboard takes fewer moves than romaji.
All of hiragana on ten keys
Each key holds one row of hiragana. Until it feels natural, practice on the guided keyboard with the hints on.
Step by step, until it feels natural
You don't have to get it all at once. The stages build up to your phone's real keyboard.
Short words first
Chapter 1 uses only the あ・か・さ rows. Chapter 2 adds た・な・は, and from Chapter 3 you use every key.
From Chapter 4, the real keyboard
Type with the Japanese keyboard already on your phone. Follow the furigana, then pick the word your keyboard suggests.
Every Monday, 15 new words
A new set opens every Monday. The fewer mistakes you make, the better your score.
Unlocks once you clear stage 3-1.
Start flicking today
Free on iOS and Android. Start with two-character words today.