Your Japanese Keyboard
AZRS's online Japanese keyboard lets you type Hiragana and Katakana scripts in any browser without installing Japanese input software. Copy your Japanese text and paste it into any app.
- Free to use
- No signup
- Nothing to install
- Works in any modern browser
Type romaji like “konnichiwa” and the kana input mode converts it to こんにちは as you go, the same way a phone IME would. Use the dakuten/handakuten keys to turn か into が or は into ぱ.Open the Japanese Keyboard
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What is the Japanese Keyboard?
AZRS's online Japanese keyboard lets you type Hiragana and Katakana scripts in any browser without installing Japanese input software. Copy your Japanese text and paste it into any app. The page keeps standard left-to-right text direction throughout.
Japanese writing uses three scripts: Hiragana (ひらがな), Katakana (カタカナ), and Kanji (漢字). Hiragana and Katakana each have 46 base characters. This keyboard covers both syllabic scripts plus common special characters. Enabling Japanese input (IME) on a non-Japanese device is complex. Our browser-based keyboard lets you type Japanese characters instantly without any system configuration.
3 steps to your result
Open the tool and follow along. Nothing to install.
What you get
A full 日本語 layout with 3D keycaps you can click or tap — no japanese keyboard software or OS language pack needed.
Add kana modifiers (dakuten ゛, handakuten ゜, small tsu っ, long-vowel bar ー) with one tap, separate from the base letters, for text where precise pronunciation matters.
Instantly translate your typed Japanese text into 16 target languages, or translate Japanese text you paste in back into English.
Copy to clipboard, download as a text file, or jump straight to any of the other 16 language keyboards from the same page.
AZRS tools are free to open and use.
It opens in your browser, so there is nothing to download.
Used for
Pick one to see how it fits.
Japanese speakers & diaspora
Message family, write posts, or fill out forms in Japanese from a device that only has a Latin keyboard installed.
Try it freeStudents learning Japanese
Practice typing 日本語 script without buying a physical Japanese keyboard or reconfiguring a shared/school computer.
Try it freeAnyone on a shared or public device
Type Japanese on a library, hotel, or work computer without admin rights to change the system keyboard layout.
Try it freeHow it compares
A plain look at this tool next to the usual alternative.
| This keyboard | Desktop software | |
|---|---|---|
| Install | Nothing to install | Usually an app or program to install |
| Account | No signup | Depends on the product |
| Cost | Free to use | Free or paid, depends on the product |
Questions people ask
How do I type Japanese online without a Japanese keyboard?
Open this page — type romaji (romanized Japanese) on your physical keyboard and the kana input mode converts it to 日本語 script live, the same way a phone or desktop Japanese IME works. No software install or OS language pack is required.
Is this Japanese keyboard free?
Yes, 100% free with no sign-up, on any device.
Does the Japanese keyboard work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. The layout is touch-friendly and works in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on phones and tablets with no app to download.
Can I translate Japanese text to English?
Yes — type or paste your text, tap Translate, and choose English or any of the other supported target languages.
What does the diacritics strip do?
It adds kana modifiers (dakuten ゛, handakuten ゜, small tsu っ, long-vowel bar ー) that aren't on the main letter keys, for text where precise pronunciation matters.
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