How to Type Japanese

[Ashikaga]

Hi I have a problem with my XP Pro Japanese input. Most of the time it works fine and I can choose Hiragana, Half/Full Width, Alphanumeric, etc.

But sometimes (like now) it doesn't give me the option and it just says "Caps" and "Kana" toggles next to the language selection. Any ideas as to how to get it to go back to normal?

This is a screenshot of what it looks like:

Right-click on the task bar (I think that's what it's called. It's where it says "Caps" and "Kana" or where your language selection option is) and choose "Restore the Language Bar". The same thing happens to me once in a while and that is what I do to fix it. If anyone out there knows an easier way to fix it or why it happens in the first place, please inform. Thank you!

 

[Yan]

I'm presently using NJStar Japanese WP but it seems that the program is translating everything I write. Is it possible?

 

[Ray Senyu]

度も有賀と語さいます
Domo arigato gosaimasu
Thank you very much

 

[Toritoribe]

窶忸窶堙?窶猫窶ｰﾃｪ窶堙?津ｪ窶堋ｳ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷ
Domo arigato gosaimasu
Thank you very much

Congratulations! You can finally use the IME for Japanese.
However, "domuo arigatou gozaimasu" is commonly written in hiragana like "窶堙??堋､窶堙?窶堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙??堋､窶堋ｲ窶堋ｴ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷ." If you describe it in kanji, "窶堙??堋､窶堙?窶猫窶堙ｨ窶愿ｯ窶堋､ﾅ津､ﾂ催?窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷ" is correct.
"窶忸窶堙?窶猫窶ｰﾃｪ窶堙?津ｪ窶堋ｳ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷ" does not make any sense, I'm afraid...

 

[AroundTheWorld]

わたしはにほんごがまだへたです。

Hey, it works!

 

[Red5]

thank you very much to Ur subject ......
but I want ask the members to help me .. douzo
I can't study kanji well because it has ON & KUN reading
and I am very puzzled ... can any one help me

 

[82riceballs]

On my computer, whenever I switch to Japanese via Shift + Alt, the default input mode is "Direct Input". So, everytime I want to type in Japanese, I must move my mouse over to the language bar and change "direct input" to "hiragana."

Is there any nifty keyboard shortcut that will do that for me?

 

[Glenn]

I wish I had the answer to that one. It's one of the things I hate about Japanese-computing on PCs. Granted, the Mac Alt+Shift+J for hiragana isn't the easiest keyboard shortcut, but at least it is one, and you can get used to it without so much trouble as to make it not worth it.

 

[Glenn]

Guess what: I just found the answer while looking for the answer to a different question whose answer was so apparent that I felt stupid for having spent so much time on it, but anyway, I learned two things in the process, so I guess it all worked out.

*ahem*

So, without further ado, here it is: to switch between "Direct Input" and "Hiragana" while in "JP" press "ALT+~" (or I guess you could look at it as "ALT+`," considering that's what the non-SHIFT function of the key is).

 

[82riceballs]

窶堙??堋､窶堙?窶堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙??堋､窶堋ｲ窶堋ｴ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷﾂ！ﾂ！ﾂ！
ALT ` ALT ` ALT `

 

[Ashikaga]

On my computer, whenever I switch to Japanese via Shift + Alt, the default input mode is "Direct Input". So, everytime I want to type in Japanese, I must move my mouse over to the language bar and change "direct input" to "hiragana."
Is there any nifty keyboard shortcut that will do that for me?

OMG, I have been doing the same thing!! Thank you Glenn!! You have made my life soooo much easier!!

 

[Glenn]

Glad I could help out.

 

[bebopx]

Can you type "ﾂ?｡ﾂ?督≫┐ﾂ?ｴ" on an english keyboard?

So, without further ado, here it is: to switch between "Direct Input" and "Hiragana" while in "JP" press "ALT+~" (or I guess you could look at it as "ALT+`," considering that's what the non-SHIFT function of the key is).

Dang that doesn't work for me. You using Vista perchance?

 

[Glenn]

I'm pretty sure I wasn't. I'm back on my Mac now, so I can't really help you.

☆★○●♪ -- you mean an English keyboard that doesn't have Japanese language input?

 

[epigene]

Can you type "ﾂ?｡ﾂ?督≫┐ﾂ?ｴ" on an english keyboard?
Dang that doesn't work for me. You using Vista perchance?

If you talking about English keyboard on a Windows PC with Japanese IME, you'll be able to convert them by typing their names in romaji (correctly).

kuroboshi: ﾂ?｡
kuromaru: ﾂ?
shiroboshi: ﾂ≫┐
onnpu: ﾂ?ｴ
There is a list of conversions for special symbols and kaomoji (on Windows XP/Vista IME), provided you can read hiragana:
http://homepage1.nifty.com/tabotabo/ccc/nyuryoku.htm

Otherwise, I think the only choice is to use the character map and the shortcuts for each symbol--or software such as Quick Key to do it easier!
Quick Key - Nathanael Jones

HTH!

 

[bebopx]

epigeneﾂ、窶堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙??堋､窶堙??堋ｲ窶堋ｴ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷﾂ。That's exactly what I meant.ﾂ 窶堙坂?堋｢ﾂ、窶堙絶?堙ｧ窶堋ｪ窶堙遺?堋ｪ窶愿??堙溪?堙懌?堋ｷﾂ。 Wow, there are a lot of symbols on that page!
What's the deal with ﾂ≫┐ﾂ?｡ﾂ≫?ｺﾂ?督?ｴ etc.? Do people arbitrary substitute them for ﾂ。 and ﾂ・? Is it a girl thing? Do Japanese dudes use them?

 

[epigene]

epigene、ありがとうとございます。That's exactly what I meant. はい、ひらがなが読めます。 Wow, there are a lot of symbols on that page!
What's the deal with ☆★○●♪ etc.? Do people arbitrary substitute them for 。 and ・? Is it a girl thing? Do Japanese dudes use them?

It was originally a girl thing, I guess. But it has become so common, guys use them, too.

However, I think use is not has extensively as among women and only in emails and posts of very casual nature.
What say you, Ashikaga-san, Toritoribe-san and other Japanese "male" members??

 

[Toritoribe]

It was originally a girl thing, I guess. But it has become so common, guys use them, too.
However, I think use is not has extensively as among women and only in emails and posts of very casual nature.
What say you, Ashikaga-san, Toritoribe-san and other Japanese "male" members??

I myself have never used symbols like ﾂ?ｴﾂ≫┐ﾂ?｡ nor cellphone pictograms in my emails, except some emoticons.
^_^ m(__)m (^_^
If I get an email like "窶堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙??堋､窶堋ｲ窶堋ｴ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷﾂ?ｴ" from an unknown sender, I might assume that the sender is female.

 

[regregreg]

Hi!
I have a little problem, maybe someone here can help?
When I open Notepad, change the language to Japanese, and start to type, the characters still remain latin letters. I have to open up the Language Bar, open the Soft Keyboard and insert a few letters, and only after that do my computer convert what I type to kana! It's pretty annoying that every time I open a new program not only I have to change the language but I also have to open the Language Bar and "type" with my mouse before I can actually type in Japanese. Why is that? And more importantly: how can I change it? :?

 

[epigene]

Hi!
I have a little problem, maybe someone here can help?
When I open Notepad, change the language to Japanese, and start to type, the characters still remain latin letters. I have to open up the Language Bar, open the Soft Keyboard and insert a few letters, and only after that do my computer convert what I type to kana! It's pretty annoying that every time I open a new program not only I have to change the language but I also have to open the Language Bar and "type" with my mouse before I can actually type in Japanese. Why is that? And more importantly: how can I change it? :?

Have you tried Glenn's suggestion in Post#59?

 

[regregreg]

Have you tried Glenn's suggestion in Post#59?

Oh! Thank you, it works!
It took a while to figure out which one is the ~/` button on English keyboards because it's 0/ﾂ⇒ button on mine.

 

[manman]

hello, I have a question about japanese fonts other than the fonts that are originally installed with the IME.

I have had the japanese ime for years now and everything works fine. But i'm doing some design work now, and I'm interested in finding/downloading some different fonts for the japanese character set, and I can't seem to find anything like this around. If I search for Japanese fonts I just end up getting fonts that apply to the english character set, but each key produces a randomly assigned hiragana character.

Is it possible to find fonts anywhere that are true fonts that are just applied to the Japanese IME character set (so you can type romaji as you normally would, but the japanese appears in the new font)

I'm not sure how the IME works under the covers so I'm not sure if they have anything like this or if I would have to actually be using the Japanese version of XP to get something like this... any help would be appreciated though!

Thanks

 

[Toritoribe]

hello, I have a question about japanese fonts other than the fonts that are originally installed with the IME.
I have had the japanese ime for years now and everything works fine. But i'm doing some design work now, and I'm interested in finding/downloading some different fonts for the japanese character set, and I can't seem to find anything like this around. If I search for Japanese fonts I just end up getting fonts that apply to the english character set, but each key produces a randomly assigned hiragana character.
Is it possible to find fonts anywhere that are true fonts that are just applied to the Japanese IME character set (so you can type romaji as you normally would, but the japanese appears in the new font)
I'm not sure how the IME works under the covers so I'm not sure if they have anything like this or if I would have to actually be using the Japanese version of XP to get something like this... any help would be appreciated though!
Thanks

There are some free fonts in the linked page below.

http://www.forest.impress.co.jp/lib/offc/print/font/

You can use these fonts for instance in the Japanese word processing software Microsoft Word or its equivalent.

 

[regregreg]

hello, I have a question about japanese fonts other than the fonts that are originally installed with the IME.
I have had the japanese ime for years now and everything works fine. But i'm doing some design work now, and I'm interested in finding/downloading some different fonts for the japanese character set, and I can't seem to find anything like this around. If I search for Japanese fonts I just end up getting fonts that apply to the english character set, but each key produces a randomly assigned hiragana character.
Is it possible to find fonts anywhere that are true fonts that are just applied to the Japanese IME character set (so you can type romaji as you normally would, but the japanese appears in the new font)
I'm not sure how the IME works under the covers so I'm not sure if they have anything like this or if I would have to actually be using the Japanese version of XP to get something like this... any help would be appreciated though!
Thanks

Try searching for Japanese sites in Google! Keyword: ﾆ稚ﾆ辿ﾆ停?愴暖

 

[Ryan-]

I've been using this method for a very long time, but I have a question about shortcuts. I know left alt + shift changes languages, but is there a way to hotkey the switching of input methods?

For example.. it always starts in the default romaji. Is there a way to switch to kana without going down to Input Mode on the language bar and switching it to Hriagana?

Edit: Apparently this has been asked earlier in this thread and I didn't notice. 質問を繰り返してごめんなさい！

Hopeful bump for an answer!