You will notice that the keyboard still types English characters because it is set to. So go ahead and switch that to “Japanese Microsoft IME” to try it out! Confirm by checking the language bar on the bottom right side of the display, which is probably still set to ENG (English). Select “日本語 – Japanese” and voila! “Japanese is added” means that the Microsoft IME is now installed and ready to go. Next, open “Region & language” and select the “Add a language” button listed under Languages. Second, navigate to “Time & language” and click to go into that.
Just in case you don’t already have the IME installed on your computer, let’s run through how to do that real quick! (if you already have the IME installed, skip to Typing in Japanese)įirst, click on the start button in the bottom left-hand corner and open “Settings”. What’s more: it’s super simple to install and easy to use! Installing the Japanese IME on Windows 10 In recent years, Windows has come out with a Japanese IME – Japanese typing software that utilizes Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji using an English keyboard. Even now most Japanese keyboards come still standard with kana on them, but not many young people use the kana keys because typing in romaji has become more popular. From emails to Facebook comments to Google searches, we type almost without thinking on a regular basis.īut what if you want to practice typing in Japanese? Isn’t it exciting that for us in 2020, it’s super easy to do so? Back before Windows came out if you wanted to type in Japanese you had to buy a keyboard with kana. In our modern age, typing has become an essential and integrated part of daily life. How to Use Microsoft IME on Windows 10 to Type in Japanese