What each study mode does, and the order that tends to work. No passive scrolling required.
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A short Japanese passage of one to three connected sentences, built from vocabulary and grammar you have already studied. You write what it means in English. Grading looks at meaning, so your wording can differ from ours as long as you understood the passage.
Reading and listening are most of the JLPT. Meeting your own words inside real context is what makes them usable there.
Toggle the passage into kana only if a kanji stops you, and open hints for the meaning and reading of the words used. Grammar stays hidden.
Typos and loose phrasing are fine. The question is whether you understood the passage, not whether you produced a polished translation.
English on screen. You type the Japanese. No hints, no tapping the right card. This is the core of what makes Zenshin different from recognition-heavy apps.
Getting words wrong is normal, especially early on. Each miss is a pointer, not a score to hide from.
You see a sentence with a verb to change. You type the conjugated form. Dictionary form on a flashcard is step one; production under a prompt is step two.
Past, te-form, potential, passive, causative, and more. Choose before you start.
No multiple choice. You have to produce the form yourself.