Show The Prediction candidate window offers typeahead candidates. General operations
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The Conversion candidate window offers candidates whose reading matches what you type. General operations
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IME supports a UI called IME toolbar which offers an alternate way to quickly invoke specific IME functions. The IME toolbar is the UI renewed from the language bar. To open the IME toolbar, right-click the IME mode icon in the notification area, then select Show/hide IME toolbar. Keyboard shortcutsIME offers keys or combinations of keys to use IME functions.
Press this key To do this Hankaku/Zenkaku Turn on / off Japanese input. Eisu (Caps lock) Toggle between Hiragana and Alphanumeric mode. Hiragana Enter Hiragana mode. Alt + Hiragana Switch between Kana input and Romaji input. Prerequisite: Turn on the Switch Kana/Romaji input with Alt + Katakana Hiragana Romaji key setting in IME settings > General. Shift + Hiragana Enter Katakana mode. Convert Reconversion Ctrl + Convert Open IME context menu (right-click menu). NonConvert Toggle among Hiragana, Full-width Katakana, and Half-width Katakana. Shift + NonConvert Toggle between Half-width Alphanumeric and Full-width Alphanumeric mode. ImeOn (あ key) *1 Enter Hiragana mode. Alt + ImeOn (あ key) *1 Switch between Kana input and Romaji input. Prerequisite: Turn on the Switch Kana/Romaji input with Alt + Katakana Hiragana Romaji key setting in IME settings > General. Ctrl + ImeOn (あ key) *1 Reconversion Shift + ImeOn (あ key) *1 Enter Full-width Katakana mode. ImeOff (A key) *1 Enter Half-width Alphanumeric mode. Ctrl + ImeOff (A key) *1 Toggle among Hiragana, Full-width Katakana, and Half-width Katakana. Shift + ImeOff (A key) *1 Toggle among un-capitalized, all-capitalized, and first-character-capitalized full-width alphanumeric characters. *1: The ImeOn (あ) key and ImeOff (A) key are available on specific Japanese hardware keyboards. The ImeOn key and the ImeOff key work on the following operating systems. Windows 10 Version 1903 (OS build 18362.1049 or later) 1909 (OS build 18363.1049 or later) 2004 (OS build 19041.388 or later) Versions of Windows 10 later than 2004 Windows 11 For developers, please refer to Keyboard Japan - ImeOn / ImeOff Implementation | Microsoft Docs for more details.
Press this key To do this Hankaku/Zenkaku Turn on / off Japanese input. Eisu (Caps lock) Toggle between Hiragana and Alphanumeric mode. Hiragana Toggle between Hiragana and Alphanumeric mode. Alt + Hiragana Toggle between Kana input and Romaji input. Prerequisite: Turn on the Switch Kana/Romaji input with Alt + Katakana Hiragana Romaji key setting in IME settings > General. Shift + Hiragana Enter Katakana mode. Convert Turn on / off Japanese input. Shift + Convert Reconversion NonConvert Toggle between Hiragana and Half-width Alphanumeric mode. Ctrl + NonConvert Toggle among Hiragana, Full-width Katakana, and Half-width Katakana. Shift + NonConvert Toggle between Hiragana, Full-width Alphanumeric, and Half-width Alphanumeric mode. ImeOn (あ key) *1 Enter Hiragana mode. Alt + ImeOn (あ key) *1 Switch between Kana input and Romaji input. Prerequisite: Turn on the Switch Kana/Romaji input with Alt + Katakana Hiragana Romaji key setting in IME settings > General. Ctrl + ImeOn (あ key) *1 Reconversion Shift + ImeOn (あ key) *1 Enter Full-width Katakana mode. ImeOff (A key) *1 Enter Half-width Alphanumeric mode. Ctrl + ImeOff (A key) *1 Toggle among Hiragana, Full-width Katakana, and Half-width Katakana. Shift + ImeOff (A key) *1 Toggle among un-capitalized, all-capitalized, and first-character-capitalized full-width alphanumeric characters. *1: The ImeOn (あ) key and the ImeOff (A) key are available on specific Japanese hardware keyboards. The ImeOn key and the ImeOff key work on the following operating systems. Windows 10 Version 1903 (OS build 18362.1049 or later) 1909 (OS build 18363.1049 or later) 2004 (OS build 19041.388 or later) Versions of Windows 10 later than 2004 Windows 11 For developers, please refer to Keyboard Japan - ImeOn / ImeOff Implementation | Microsoft Docs for more details.
Press this key To do this Ctrl + Delete Remove the selected candidate from the prediction candidate window. Ctrl + B Search the selected candidate in the prediction candidate window. Tab Expand / collapse the table view in the conversion candidate window. Windows logo key + period (.) Open Emoji picker. Ctrl + Shift + F10 Turn on / off IME private mode. F6 Convert input string to Hiragana. F7 Convert input string to Full-width Katakana. F8 Convert input string to Half-width Katakana. F9 Convert input string to Full-width Alphanumeric. F10 Convert input string to Half-width Alphanumeric.
Press this key To do this Alt + Backquote (`) Turn on / off Japanese input. Ctrl + Caps lock Equivalent to Hiragana key on a Japanese keyboard (106/109 key). Alt + Caps lock Equivalent to Shift + Hiragana key on a Japanese keyboard (106/109 key). Shift + Caps lock Equivalent to Eisu key on a Japanese keyboard (106/109 key).
IME settingsFind IME settings in Windows 11
Note: You can also search “Japanese IME settings” in the Search on the taskbar. Find IME settings in Windows 10
Note: You can also search “Japanese IME settings” in the Search on the taskbar, or press Settings in the context menu (right-click menu) of the IME mode icon in the notification area. Key customizationWith IME, you can change a specific key function in IME settings > Key and touch customization.
How can I give feedback?If you encounter any problems or have suggestions regarding Microsoft IME, please give us feedback through the Feedback Hub. You can open the Feedback Hub from Send feedback in the context menu (right-click menu) of the IME mode icon in the notification area or click here. Your feedback goes directly to our engineers working to improve IME. For more on steps for providing feedback, please refer to Send feedback with the feedback hub app. CompatibilityMicrosoft Japanese IME was renewed as of Windows 10 October 2020 Update (Version 2004) and is also available with Windows 11. IME supports a compatibility setting in IME settings > General. If you encounter issues with the new IME, you can enable the previous version of IME by turning on Use previous version of Microsoft IME. We'll continue to improve the new IME, so please consider filing feedback to help us deliver a great input experience to you. Need more help? |