Japanese keyboard layout how to#

To switch input languages, click the globe-shaped button (or leave it pressed to display the list) located to the left of the space bar.

“Japanese - Romaji” or “Japanese - Kana”.

In iOS 8 (the procedure has remained largely unchanged since the beginning): Please note that Google has developed its own IME which you may use instead of the Microsoft IME.

Keyboard shortcut : create in Keyboard > Shortcuts (before: Cmd + space).

To switch from one input language to the other: In the menu bar, a new flag icon appears. On Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite (very similar procedure on all Mac OS X):

Keyboard shortcut: left Alt key + Shift.

Click EN then “Japanese” and then click A to display あ.

In the taskbar, a new icon is added to the list of languages.

Check “Windows Update” to update IME and the Japanese keyboard.

In “Clock, Language and Region”, click the “Input Language” button.

On Windows 8 or 7 (very similar procedure on Windows Vista or XP): The Microsoft operating system uses IME (Input Method Editor) as its input module for foreign languages including Japanese.

You therefore need to browse the options in order to display it next to your usual keyboard (English or other): On Windows PC On most computers bought outside of Japan, the (virtual) Japanese keyboard cannot be accessed by default. This is what this article is about.īeforehand, especially if your computer is not a recent model, you should check that it can display Japanese characters correctly.

Japanese keyboard layout how to#

To do so, you need to figure out and practice how to access the hiragana, katakana and kanji writing systems and use them properly. When you start learning Japanese, you want to be able to switch your keyboard to a different writing system from the Roman alphabet.