1. B 04 How to Type in Japanese How do you TYPE in Japanese?

2. Index Tip 1: ん n Tip 4: Kanji How do you type in Japanese? Tip 2: っ small tsu Tip 3: Katakana Setting Up Japanese Font Tip 5: Particles は を へ

3. Setting Up Japanese Font: Page 1 If you want to type in Japanese, make sure to set up the Japanese font in your computer, first. It’s easy. EN Open Word. Click EN in the tool bar. Show the Language bar Choose Show the Language bar.

4. Setting Up Japanese Font: Page 2 Language bar The Language bar pops up. small arrow Settings… Click the small arrow pointing down. Choose Settings…. Add Choose Add.

5. Setting Up Japanese Font: Page 3 Japanese (Japan)Microsoft IME Scroll down and find Japanese (Japan) – Microsoft IME. OK Apply Tick the box. Click OK then Apply.

6. Setting Up Japanese Font: Page 4 Language barJapanese Go back to the Language bar. Choose Japanese. key board iconMicrosoft IME Click the key board icon. Choose Microsoft IME. A Input Mode Hiragana Click A Input Mode. Choose Hiragana.

7. Setting Up Japanese Font: Page 5 あ Input Mode When you see あ next to Input Mode, you are ready! English Language Bar You can always go back to English in the Language Bar. short cut key English Japanese is: Or, super handy short cut key to change English – Japanese is:

8. How do you type in Japanese? To type in Japanese, you basically type it in Roma-ji. Roma-ji literally means “Roman Characters”. They are used to tell you how to read Japanese words in English characters. See some example of Roma-ji on top of words in Japanese. So, when you type “a” then あ appears. When you type “sushi” then すし appears. When you type “nihongo” then にほんご appears. NOT a translator not Make sure you know that it’s NOT a translator. If you type “Japanese” in Japanese Input mode, then じゃぱねせ appears which does not make sense. Type how you say it in Japanese like “nihongo” for “Japanese”.

9. How do you type in Japanese? So, to type Japanese in Roma-ji, Hiragana chart helps. WRYMHNTSK わらやまはなたさかあ a りみひにちしきい I んるゆむふぬつすくう u れめへねてせけえ e をろよもほのとそこお o

10. Let’s Read Hiragana! In a Word file, try typing up the following words. Can you get correct Hiragana spellings?