# How to type Japanese Katakana in Windows on Chrome **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 24, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-type-japanese-katakana-in-windows-on-chrome/953118 "2021-10-24T21:31:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-type-japanese-katakana-in-windows-on-chrome/953118/1 "2021-10-24T21:31:59Z")
Need to do this for a Japanese passport renewal application. I have downloaded the Japanese language pack for Windows, but after that I’m stumped. I have a western roman-letter qwerty keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-type-japanese-katakana-in-windows-on-chrome/953118/2 "2021-10-25T00:31:14Z")
Never tried it, but I understand this is the method. > **[How to Type in Japanese on PC - Typing in Japanese Using Microsoft IME on...](https://cotoacademy.com/type-japanese-windows-10/)** > > Typing in Japanese is essential for using Japanese on a computer. This article shows you how to type in Japanese using the MS-IME. > [@](#): > > In recent years, Windows has come out with a Japanese IME – Japanese typing software that utilizes Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji using an English keyboard. What’s more: it’s super simple to install and easy to use! ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-type-japanese-katakana-in-windows-on-chrome/953118/3 "2021-10-25T01:31:24Z")
It seems like some applications aren’t set up to accept Katakana using Windows, and that includes the online form (ironic, I think). I was able to type the items elsewhere and copy/paste them into the form. Thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-type-japanese-katakana-in-windows-on-chrome/953118/4 "2021-10-26T19:28:42Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > I was able to type the items elsewhere and copy/paste them into the form I’ve done this too; congrats for figuring it out. There’s always something useful out there on the internet. I wonder what @TokyoBayer 's advice would be on this topic. (I’ve not had to type anything in Japanese in a long time, 10+ years, so things likely have changed since then.) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-type-japanese-katakana-in-windows-on-chrome/953118/5 "2021-10-26T21:03:22Z")
I was even able to type in a few simple kanji (the application is for my husband, and his family name is made of simple kanji, but his given name did not come up using the Windows method). Fortunately I don’t have to do this very often. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-type-japanese-katakana-in-windows-on-chrome/953118/6 "2021-10-26T23:34:54Z")
I do pretty much what was linked above. It works out ok! > [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > It seems like some applications aren’t set up to accept Katakana using Windows, and that includes the online form (ironic, I think). That’s interesting. I haven’t run into that problem before but it looks like you have it taken care of.