How to Type Japanese on Windows like a NATIVE Japanese Person

This is a comprehensive tutorial on how to type Japanese on Windows 10 that will cover the installation of the Japanese IME on Windows 10, as well as talking about different input methods such as romaji or kana (JIS) input.

Let this tutorial by a step by step guide on how to first start typing Japanese on your computer. Then you'll learn shortcuts and tips for faster and more efficient typing, including how to enter in hard-to-type kana characters like long vowels and small kana. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced Japanese learner, this tutorial is perfect for anyone looking to improve their Japanese typing skills on Windows 10.

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🎬 Timestamps:
00:00 Why you should practice typing
00:28 The 2 types of keyboards
01:24 Installing the Japanese IME
02:11 How to type Japanese kana & kanji
03:07 How to write sentences
03:43 Keyboard shortcuts
04:29 Special inputs like ん, small っ, symbols, etc.
08:07 How to practice typing Japanese
08:31 What to do if language changes unexpectedly
09:07 Can't move in video games when typing Japanese

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[JouzuJuls]

Try typing a Japanese comment!

PSS. The above tip also applies for sounds like "Fa" "Fi" "Fe" "Fo", being typed as ファ、フィ、フェ、フォ, but simply going "fa, fi, fe fo" also works

[Katejsej]

I had a problem. I typed "k" and "a" and got "のち". Because the "Kana-Input" was activated by default. I deactivated it and I could use the normal Romaji input. Just right-click on the Hiragana A or Romaji A and deactivate "Kana-Input".

[usgovernment]

私はかわいい人です。Thanks so much! I have been learning Japanese on my phone for about 6 months. Not putting too much time each day into learning, but now that I have made the switch to my PC and a full size keyboard, my motivation has been renewed! ありがとうございます。

[flyback_driver]

Thanks man! I'm new to Japanese and I purchased a keyboard to practice typing but in every guide I saw them switch to IME. However, I had no idea how to find that option and now I have. ありがとう！

[MoonFairy]

The nice video that is very useful and on point of what I always wanted to know. Thank you so much.

[tsutchieya]

「でぃ」は「dhi」でも打てるよ
知ってたらごめんね

You can also type "dhi" for "でぃ"
Sorry if you know that.

[hozz]

Thanks for this, it helped me out a ton.

[nyuh]

thank you for making this i was confused about how to type づ. i tried typing dzu but it didnt work lol. i saw in this vid that "di" makes ぢ then i figured that du would make づ and yeah it does !! the keyboard shortcuts here is also nice

[coolbrotherf]

One extra useful keyboard short cut is alt+` changes to raw keyboard input for something like gaming without having to switch to English input.

[coolbrotherf]

I actually do have a kana keyboard, but I probably wouldn't actually type like that since I type pretty fast with standard QWERTY already.

[cameron]

Did not mention how typing I M A literally gives the current time (like 22時30分) in the options dropdown, 0/10
Jokes aside, this is very helpful.

[harrylu]

Dude why is your English so good? I have not seen any Japanese speaking fluent English like a native speaker until I see you

[olliitkonen]

Nice video, trying to learn it in duolingo and struggling a lot especially with the kanji and small versions of kana.. this’ll help thanks

[anthonyboujee]

how come when I type the romanji doesn't work :/

[juniorjimenez]

Man, do you have someone that reads your JP text like on 1:54 or is it TTS ?

[IkebaVT]

is there websites where i can Practice typing Japanese and how to speak it to ask

[Von_D]

I'm a decent typist in English, but my rōmaji input is a lot slower.

Also, I find inputting “XN” for ん more intuitive, especially for typing ん+な行, like “OXNNA” for おんな and “HAXNNOU” for はんのう.

[pateto_]

I really appreciate your video! Actually helped me a lot bro, Thanks!
and Can you tell me how did you change your PC into Japanese language?

[Marshallette]

a little too fast for me to grasp but still an amazing video!

[jssmedialangs]

The STRUGGLE I had trying to figure out how to keep my keyboard in Japanese and just switch between kana and romaji mode... 😭 教えてくれてありがとうございます！