For questions regarding the use of Input Method Editors (such as Anthy) when entering Japanese text into a computer.
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Why does the IME give me "←" when I type "zh"?
I accidentally typed "zh" using the Japanese IME on macOS Sierra. Surprisingly, "zh" turned into a "←" character! Why does it do this? I would have expected it to produce just "zh", like it does with other two consecutive consonants: "kr" is "kr",…
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With MS IME, how do I type パーティー?
With MS IME, how do I type パーティー? I can't seem to get the tiny イ. I am typing pa-tei- and getting パーテイー.
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How can you input and display a radical in a computer text document?
(I apologize if this question is off-topic on Japanese.SE or is more suitable for SuperUser).
I like to write computer notes about what I learn in Japanese. From time to time, I would like to be able to include in my text a given radical, say kokoro…
ogerard
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What are the "Ueda" codes found in CIA documents from the 1940s?
CIA documents from the 1940s, such as this declassified biography of Kim Il Sung, annotate the Chinese characters used in Korean names with numeric "Ueda" codes, like this:
Kim Sung-ju is 金成柱 and Kim Il Sung is 金日成, so we can infer that 12380 = 金. …
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How to write hiragana and katakana in Windows?
How to write hiragana and katakana in Windows (XP/Vista/7)? My current locale is Swedish and I have a hard time writing hiragana and katakana characters.
Usually I have a txt-file open in notepad and copy the individual characters, but that is…
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微温い versus 温い versus ぬくい versus ぬるい
According to WWWJDIC,
ぬるい and ぬくい are both written 温い.
Anthy and the iOS Japanese input systems agree.
However a native speaker and the input of an electronic dictionary (広辞苑）say that
温い is read as ぬくい and means pleasantly lukewarm.
微温い is read…
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Why is the space so big/wide in the Japanese IME compared to the English IME?
And is there a way to type a narrower, English style space while in the Japanese IME? (Like a key combination?)
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Difference between the two "o" kana, and how to input them from romaji keyboard?
In Japanese, what is the difference between the two "o" kana (the お at the top of the list and the other "o" usually listed at the bottom rightmost entry of the hiragana our katakana chart. I can't seem to find a way to enter this (using Android…
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Is 芸姑 a real word?
Do IMEs offer gibberish non-words when they make suggestions?
I know that there's many words that have the same pronunciation, and therefore users of IMEs have to choose the correct one. I think 感じ (feeling) versus 漢字 (kanji) would be an example of…
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How to type こんにちは (not こんにちわ) with windows Japanese keyboard
Google spells こんにちは as こんにちは but when I type "konnnichiwa" I've got こんにちわ and if I do space I've got : コンニチワ ...
maybe don't need to trust google here ? or there is some another way to write it
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How to set up Japanese keyboard with Google IME?
I couldn't find any good tutorials online that can guide me on how to set up a Japanese kana keyboard with Google IME. Most of the tutorials I found focused on setting up a romaji keyboard. But I want to learn how to type in kana.
For your…
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How do I write Akane in Japanese?
I want to write Inoue Akane. I can write Inoue (井上) but I can't write Akane.
How would you change アカネ／あかね to 茜? It doesn't show up on the kanji bar thing (when you write in hiragana and you have to change it to kanji) so am I writing Akane wrong?
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