Japanese on PC

[Shanis]

Hi guys, atm i´m learning japanese and i thought "how can i write the signs with my pc?" so i need your help How can i do that? is there an special programm for that? or have i to write all the japanese words with the letters we have?

Thx to all who can help me out with it and don´t give up learning japanese it´s a very interesting language

[filiadragongurl]

Hey, someone helped me get Japanese language going on my computer last year. It comes w/ Windows if you have a Windows operating system, you just have to turn the function on. I have Windows XP and I don't remember exactly how to do it, but you don't need the install disk and I'm pretty sure you don't have to download anything extra. It's just a setting and I bet you can google it to figure it out. If you're still confused, write again here.

And sorry if you have a Mac, 'cause I have *no idea* how to do it for them!

[Uriko]

oh yeah..i know to VIEW japanese/korean etc you just go on control panel under languages & enable it..you're gonna have to restart & all that afterwards.

as for you typing it..i'm as lost as you are.

[noodle]

It's quiete simple

Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Keyboards and Languages > Change Keyboards > Add

Then you just add Japense... After, you do accept, ok etc etc etc... and at the bottom right, near your clock, there should be a little square that says EN atm, you click there and choose JP when you wanna use Japanese and if you wanna go back to english, just click there again and choose EN

[Yakimaki]

Ok firs to get you computer set up you will need the original disk to get the language off of. Im assuming you have XP so here is a very useful guide thats pretty streight forward: GMAN: Windows XP Japanese Input

As for typing you just type in romanji and it will be translated into hiragana, katakana, or kanji. Example: どずよろしく

[zenit]

Originally Posted by filiadragongurl

Hey, someone helped me get Japanese language going on my computer last year. It comes w/ Windows if you have a Windows operating system, you just have to turn the function on. I have Windows XP and I don't remember exactly how to do it, but you don't need the install disk and I'm pretty sure you don't have to download anything extra. It's just a setting and I bet you can google it to figure it out. If you're still confused, write again here.

And sorry if you have a Mac, 'cause I have *no idea* how to do it for them!

With a mac is easy too u just go to language options and add japanese to language and then select it when u want to write japanese, very easy too, but i only did that on hiragana, couldnt use kanji(not that i know any, lol, i was just curious)

[Shanis]

It´s not working oO i did all what u said but i can´t write in here in japanese but i found an option in fire fox and now it shows me the words i stop on with my mouse how they are written in japanese^^