Handy Windows Keyboard Shortcuts for Typing in Japanese (Intermediate- Advanced)
Hints for Typing in Japanese
I recently met a man who reads and writes Japanese fairly well and has lived in Japan for years- yet he didn't know some of the most basic shortcuts for typing Japanese. So, here's a quick list of some of the most basic concepts.
Windows IME Shortcuts
ALT+SHIFT | switch between English/hiragana/katakana |
ALT+CAPSLOCK | switch to katakana input |
CTRL+CAPSLOCK | switch to hiragana input |
ALT+~ | toggle kana/direct input |
Enter | "lock in" the words you are typing; tell the machine to accept "as is" what you have typed so far, and do not attempt to change it further |
F6 | convert to full-width hiragana (standard hiragana) |
F7 | convert to full-width katakana (standard katakana) |
F8 | convert to half-width katakana (usually not what you want) |
F9 | convert to full-width English (usually not what you want) |
F10 | convert to half-width English (standard English) |
Space | converts to the first word |
2-6 | when you see the word you want, but it's not in the first position, press the corresponding number to input that word |
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