# On what type of keyboard does the average Japanese person type (on their smartphone)?

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**Created:** [December 11, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/on-what-type-of-keyboard-does-the-average-japanese-person-type-on-their-smartphone/40729 "2019-12-11T18:37:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/on-what-type-of-keyboard-does-the-average-japanese-person-type-on-their-smartphone/40729/21 "2019-12-12T12:29:38Z")

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I’m too old to start using a new input system, after I’ve spent more than half my life training my muscle memory on qwerty keyboards. Predictive input isn’t just a feature of flick keyboards so I’d rather use a system I’m already familiar with that I can type very quickly in. It’s like how I skipped learning to handwrite. I picked what to prioritize in my studies so I could progress the fastest. I tried for a long time to get used to the flick keyboard but I just can’t do it as fast as qwerty and was unwilling to put anymore time into something that was obviously not helping.

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