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E-07 · Transfer gate 1 of 5 · Onigiri Line (おにぎり線) · Rank E: Read Japanese

Level 7: GATE 1 · Fudemaru, the Living Brush

20 questions: hiragana, spelling, katakana and listening.

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Guardian of Gate 1: Fudemaru (筆丸), the Living Brush

A 10-year-old calligraphy genius. Can you really read?

What the gate checks

20 questions: hiragana, spelling, katakana and listening. Everything from E-01 to E-06.

The 20 questions

  • 5 · Read hiragana
  • 5 · Katakana loanwords
  • 4 · Look-alike traps
  • 6 · Listening

Get 14 of 20 right to open the gate, including 3 of the 6 listening questions. If you miss something, the gate tells you exactly which station to go back to.