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Typing letters or characters in other languages, such as Japanese, is now a breeze thanks to technological advances in keyboard controls. There are a few clean tips and tricks in this article that will help you type Japanese letters quickly and efficiently on any computer platform, including desktops, laptops, and even mobile devices. Some keyboards are made in Japanese and allow you to type these Japanese characters more quickly and comfortably. However, if you don't have access to such special Japanese keyboard, the techniques in this article can be very helpful. Without further ado, let’s get started. How to Type or Insert Japanese Letters There are several methods for typing or inserting Japanese characters into Microsoft Word. Because these characters are not readily available on the keyboard, the simplest way to type them on Word is to use their alt codes. In this section, I'll show you how to use alt codes to type Japanese letters on an English keyboard. Using the Japanese Letters Alt Code Each Japanese character has an alt code that you can use to type it in Microsoft Word. You'll quickly learn the alt code for all the Japanese characters. For the time being, let's focus on the steps. To type Japanese letters in MS Word, follow these steps: First and foremost, get the alt code for the Japanese letters you intend to type. These alt codes are listed just below these instructions.Open your Microsoft Word document and move the insertion pointer to the location where you want to type the Japanese characters.Turn on your Num Lock. Press Fn+NmLk to turn on Num Lock on laptops without the numeric keypad.Hold down the Alt key on your keyboard.Whilst still holding on to the Alt key, press the Japanese alt code.For example, to type ア, press and hold the Alt key, then type the alt code 12450 on the numeric keypad.Now release the Alt key. You should see the Japanese letter inserted as soon as you release the Alt key. Related: How to type Arabic Characters Below are the alt codes for the various Japanese Characters. Character NameCharacterAlt CodeKATAKANA LETTER SMALL AァAlt + 12449KATAKANA LETTER AアAlt + 12450KATAKANA LETTER SMALL IィAlt + 12451KATAKANA LETTER IイAlt + 12452KATAKANA LETTER SMALL UゥAlt + 12453KATAKANA LETTER UウAlt + 12454KATAKANA LETTER SMALL EェAlt + 12455KATAKANA LETTER EエAlt + 12456KATAKANA LETTER SMALL OォAlt + 12457KATAKANA LETTER OオAlt + 12458KATAKANA LETTER KAカAlt + 12459KATAKANA LETTER GAガAlt + 12460KATAKANA LETTER KIキAlt + 12461KATAKANA LETTER GIギAlt + 12462KATAKANA LETTER KUクAlt + 12463KATAKANA LETTER GUグAlt + 12464KATAKANA LETTER KEケAlt + 12465KATAKANA LETTER GEゲAlt + 12466KATAKANA LETTER KOコAlt + 12467KATAKANA LETTER GOゴAlt + 12468KATAKANA LETTER SAサAlt + 12469KATAKANA LETTER ZAザAlt + 12470KATAKANA LETTER SIシAlt + 12471KATAKANA LETTER ZIジAlt + 12472KATAKANA LETTER SUスAlt + 12473KATAKANA LETTER ZUズAlt + 12474KATAKANA LETTER SEセAlt + 12475KATAKANA LETTER ZEゼAlt + 12476KATAKANA LETTER SOソAlt + 12477KATAKANA LETTER ZOゾAlt + 12478KATAKANA LETTER TAタAlt + 12479KATAKANA LETTER DAダAlt + 12480KATAKANA LETTER TIチAlt + 12481KATAKANA LETTER DIヂAlt + 12482KATAKANA LETTER SMALL TUッAlt + 12483KATAKANA LETTER TUツAlt + 12484KATAKANA LETTER DUヅAlt + 12485KATAKANA LETTER TEテAlt + 12486KATAKANA LETTER DEデAlt + 12487KATAKANA LETTER TOトAlt + 12488KATAKANA LETTER DOドAlt + 12489KATAKANA LETTER NAナAlt + 12490KATAKANA LETTER NIニAlt + 12491KATAKANA LETTER NUヌAlt + 12492KATAKANA LETTER NEネAlt + 12493KATAKANA LETTER NOノAlt + 12494KATAKANA LETTER HAハAlt + 12495KATAKANA LETTER BAバAlt + 12496KATAKANA LETTER PAパAlt + 12497KATAKANA LETTER HIヒAlt + 12498KATAKANA LETTER BIビAlt + 12499KATAKANA LETTER PIピAlt + 12500KATAKANA LETTER HUフAlt + 12501KATAKANA LETTER BUブAlt + 12502KATAKANA LETTER PUプAlt + 12503KATAKANA LETTER HEヘAlt + 12504KATAKANA LETTER BEベAlt + 12505KATAKANA LETTER PEペAlt + 12506KATAKANA LETTER HOホAlt + 12507KATAKANA LETTER BOボAlt + 12508KATAKANA LETTER POポAlt + 12509KATAKANA LETTER MAマAlt + 12510KATAKANA LETTER MIミAlt + 12511KATAKANA LETTER MUムAlt + 12512KATAKANA LETTER MEメAlt + 12513KATAKANA LETTER MOモAlt + 12514KATAKANA LETTER SMALL YAャAlt + 12515KATAKANA LETTER YAヤAlt + 12516KATAKANA LETTER SMALL YUュAlt + 12517KATAKANA LETTER YUユAlt + 12518KATAKANA LETTER SMALL YOョAlt + 12519KATAKANA LETTER YOヨAlt + 12520KATAKANA LETTER RAラAlt + 12521KATAKANA LETTER RIリAlt + 12522KATAKANA LETTER RUルAlt + 12523KATAKANA LETTER REレAlt + 12524KATAKANA LETTER ROロAlt + 12525KATAKANA LETTER SMALL WAヮAlt + 12526KATAKANA LETTER WAワAlt + 12527KATAKANA LETTER WIヰAlt + 12528KATAKANA LETTER WEヱAlt + 12529KATAKANA LETTER WOヲAlt + 12530KATAKANA LETTER NンAlt + 12531KATAKANA LETTER VUヴAlt + 12532KATAKANA LETTER SMALL KAヵAlt + 12533KATAKANA LETTER SMALL KEヶAlt + 12534KATAKANA LETTER VAヷAlt + 12535KATAKANA LETTER VIヸAlt + 12536KATAKANA LETTER VEヹAlt + 12537KATAKANA LETTER VOヺAlt + 12538KATAKANA MIDDLE DOT・Alt + 12539KATAKANA-HIRAGANA VOICED SOUND MARK゛Alt + 12443KATAKANA-HIRAGANA SEMI-VOICED SOUND MARK゜Alt + 12444KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARKーAlt + 12540KATAKANA ITERATION MARKヽAlt + 12541KATAKANA VOICED ITERATION MARKヾAlt + 12542KATAKANA LETTER SMALL KUㇰAlt + 12784KATAKANA LETTER SMALL SIㇱAlt + 12785KATAKANA LETTER SMALL SUㇲAlt + 12786KATAKANA LETTER SMALL TOㇳAlt + 12787KATAKANA LETTER SMALL NUㇴAlt + 12788KATAKANA LETTER SMALL HAㇵAlt + 12789KATAKANA LETTER SMALL HIㇶAlt + 12790KATAKANA LETTER SMALL HUㇷAlt + 12791KATAKANA LETTER SMALL HEㇸAlt + 12792KATAKANA LETTER SMALL HOㇹAlt + 12793KATAKANA LETTER SMALL MUㇺAlt + 12794KATAKANA LETTER SMALL RAㇻAlt + 12795KATAKANA LETTER SMALL RIㇼAlt + 12796KATAKANA LETTER SMALL RUㇽAlt + 12797KATAKANA LETTER SMALL REㇾAlt + 12798KATAKANA LETTER SMALL ROㇿAlt + 12799CIRCLED KATAKANA A㋐Alt + 13008CIRCLED KATAKANA I㋑Alt + 13009CIRCLED KATAKANA U㋒Alt + 13010CIRCLED KATAKANA E㋓Alt + 13011CIRCLED KATAKANA O㋔Alt + 13012CIRCLED KATAKANA KA㋕Alt + 13013CIRCLED KATAKANA KI㋖Alt + 13014CIRCLED KATAKANA KU㋗Alt + 13015CIRCLED KATAKANA KE㋘Alt + 13016CIRCLED KATAKANA KO㋙Alt + 13017CIRCLED KATAKANA SA㋚Alt + 13018CIRCLED KATAKANA SI㋛Alt + 13019CIRCLED KATAKANA SU㋜Alt + 13020CIRCLED KATAKANA SE㋝Alt + 13021CIRCLED KATAKANA SO㋞Alt + 13022CIRCLED KATAKANA TA㋟Alt + 13023CIRCLED KATAKANA TI㋠Alt + 13024CIRCLED KATAKANA TU㋡Alt + 13025CIRCLED KATAKANA TE㋢Alt + 13026CIRCLED KATAKANA TO㋣Alt + 13027CIRCLED KATAKANA NA㋤Alt + 13028CIRCLED KATAKANA NI㋥Alt + 13029CIRCLED KATAKANA NU㋦Alt + 13030CIRCLED KATAKANA NE㋧Alt + 13031CIRCLED KATAKANA NO㋨Alt + 13032CIRCLED KATAKANA HA㋩Alt + 13033CIRCLED KATAKANA HI㋪Alt + 13034CIRCLED KATAKANA HU㋫Alt + 13035CIRCLED KATAKANA HE㋬Alt + 13036CIRCLED KATAKANA HO㋭Alt + 13037CIRCLED KATAKANA MA㋮Alt + 13038CIRCLED KATAKANA MI㋯Alt + 13039CIRCLED KATAKANA MU㋰Alt + 13040CIRCLED KATAKANA ME㋱Alt + 13041CIRCLED KATAKANA MO㋲Alt + 13042CIRCLED KATAKANA YA㋳Alt + 13043CIRCLED KATAKANA YU㋴Alt + 13044CIRCLED KATAKANA YO㋵Alt + 13045CIRCLED KATAKANA RA㋶Alt + 13046CIRCLED KATAKANA RI㋷Alt + 13047CIRCLED KATAKANA RU㋸Alt + 13048CIRCLED KATAKANA RE㋹Alt + 13049CIRCLED KATAKANA RO㋺Alt + 13050CIRCLED KATAKANA WA㋻Alt + 13051CIRCLED KATAKANA WI㋼Alt + 13052CIRCLED KATAKANA WE㋽Alt + 13053CIRCLED KATAKANA WO㋾Alt + 13054 Note: Using the alt code approach means that you have a lot to learn. And as we all know, learning these alt codes will take a lot of practice as there are many alt codes to remember. However, you can create a cheat sheet for quick reference if you happen to type Japanese letters frequently. Using Online Japanese Keyboard There are numerous free online Japanese keyboards available that allow anyone to type Japanese characters by simply clicking on them. Instead of trying to type these characters with your own keyboard, you are presented with a virtual Japanese keyboard that includes all of the language's characters. You will also be given a simple text editor in which to type the characters. After that, you can copy and paste the typed characters into Microsoft Word or wherever you want. Listed below are some of the best free virtual Japanese keyboards. Clavier-Arabe.coVKboard.com Branah.com This is another online tool that gives you a very simple and beautiful virtual keyboard with which you can type in Japanese by clicking on the virtual keyboard. These are some of the amazing tools you can use to type in Japanese. Conclusion These are the easiest ways you can use to type Japanese letters in Microsoft Word. If you often need to type a particular Japanese letter or character in Word, using the Alt code method will be a good idea. However, if you want to type a lot of characters, then using one of the virtual keyboards will save you lots of time. Thank you so much for reading this blog.

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