Typing Japanese Characters

Typing Japanese Characters

Japanese uses three different syllabaries (sets of characters) along with using Roman script (though Roomaji is not officially a Japanese script, it is used for transcription of characters) - hiragana, katakana and kanji. In this course, you will be expected to type these characters, and will need to take steps to set up your keyboard to accommodate them. Use the following basic guides to set up your keyboard to type Japanese characters - follow up with your instructor if you need any additional assistance.

Japanese Typing Chart

Download and keep this Japanese Typing Chart Links to an external site. near by as it will help you when inputting Japanese characters.

Windows Instructions

Windows 10

Windows 11

Mac/Apple Instructions

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