Typing a basic Japanese message in hiragana

The idea

Enable a Japanese input method and choose hiragana with romaji input. Type kippu for きっぷ and kyou for きょう; doubled consonants and small ょ matter. For こんにちは type konnichiha. Confirm the composing text before sending; controls vary by device.

Examples

• きょうはあめです。It is raining today.
• あしたはやすみです。Tomorrow is a day off.
• えきであいましょう。Let’s meet at the station.
• わたしはげんきです。I’m well.
• ともだちとえいがをみます。I’ll watch a film with a friend.
• きょうはどうもありがとう。Thank you very much for today.

Watch out

The examples use kana throughout for practice; ordinary Japanese often uses kanji and katakana as well. The greeting ends in は even though that particle sounds wa; don’t spell it こんにちわ.

Try it yourself

1. Choose and fill the blank: 「kippu」→＿。（きっぷ／きぷ）

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   きっぷ

   kippu produces きっぷ with a small っ, not きぷ.

2. Choose and fill the blank: 「kyou」→＿。（きょう／きよう）

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   きょう

   kyou produces きょう with a small ょ, not the full-sized よ in きよう.

3. Choose and fill the blank: 「konnichiha」→＿。（こんにちは／こんにちわ）

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   こんにちは

   konnichiha produces the conventional spelling こんにちは with は at the end.

Use it today

Type a greeting and two short sentences in a Japanese IME. Check small kana, particles and the committed text before sending.