How to type Japanese on your cellphone and laptop?
Use different keyboard (Romaji, QWERTY, Kana, 12-keys) to type Japanese on Android, iOS, Window, and MacOS. Type dakuten(濁点),handakuten(半濁点),ん,づ,ぢ,ゔ,ヴィ,ヴェ,ヴォ,っ,ぁ,ぃ,ぅ,ぇ,ぉ
On Laptop/Desktop
- ん:nn
- づ:du (The pronunciation is "zu," when typing, need to differentiate it with "ず".)
- ぢ:di (The pronunciation is "ji," when typing, need to differentiate it with "じ".)
- ゔ:vu
- ヴィ:vi
- ヴェ:ve
- ヴォ:vo
Small character
- っ:repeat the first letter of next word, for example "いって" is "i t te"
- ぁ:xa
- ぃ:xi
- ぅ:xu
- ぇ:xe
- ぉ:xo
On Cellphone/Pad
There are two types of Japanese keyboard on Android and iOS.
Romaji(iOS) / QWERTY(Android)
Same as the real keyboard on laptop/desktop
Kana(iOS) / 12 keys(Android)
- 1Click the kana: With a long press or double-click, you can switch to another kana that is not visible on the screen.
- 2Click the button on the left-bottom to switch between dakuten(濁点), handakuten(半濁点), and small character.
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iOS
Android