How to Type Japanese

Since there is no space between words in a Japanese sentence,
IME often converts the phrase that is different from you mean.

きょ う い く KYO U I KU

In the above case, for example, your IME converted KYOUIKU into 教育 (education) as one phrase,
but you want to input KYOU + IKU 今日＋行く (I will go today) as two phrases.
You can tell your IME that KYOU is the phrase by [Shift] + [Left] or [Right] keys.

教育

今日行く

きょ	う	い	く
KYO	U	I	KU

1.

Type

K Y O U I K U

きょういく

2. Space key   教育 3. [Shift] + [Left] きょういく 4. [Shift] + [Left] きょういく 5. Space key 今日いく 6. [Right] 今日いく 7. Space key 今日行く 8. Enter key   今日行く is typed in.

Try another example.

こ ん ば ん は し る KO NN BA NN HA SHI RU

今晩は知る

今晩走る

こ	ん	ば	ん	は	し	る
KO	NN	BA	NN	HA	SHI	RU

1.

Type

K O N N B A N N H A S H I R U

こんばんはしる

2. Space key   今晩は知る 3. [Shift] + [Left] こんばんは知る 4. Space key 今晩走る   IME may convert not only こんばん into 今晩, but also は知る into 走る at once. 5. Enter key   今晩走る is typed in.

Try another example.

こ	ど	も	は	き	も	の	を	ぬ	い	だ
KO	DO	MO	HA	KI	MO	NO	WO	NU	I	DA

子供履物を脱いだ

子供は着物を脱いだ

こ	ど	も	は	き	も	の	を	ぬ	い	だ
KO	DO	MO	HA	KI	MO	NO	WO	NU	I	DA

1.

Type

K O D O M O H A K I M O N O W O N U I D A

こどもはきものをぬいだ

2. Space key   子供履物を脱いだ 3. [Shift] + [Right] こどもはきものを脱いだ 4. Space key 子供は着物を脱いだ   IME may convert not only こどもは into 子供は, but also きもの into 着物 at once. 5. Enter key   子供は着物を脱いだ is typed in.

MS-IME	KOTOERI	Functions
		Expand the target phrase to convert
		Shorten the target phrase to convert