Teaching students how to type in Japanese
Touch typing in Japanese is very different to English. Here are some useful resources for teaching your students how to type and use IME in Japanese:
Do you need to install IME Japanese fonts onto your computer?
CLICK HERE for easy to follow instructions!
Japanese typing in MS Word worksheet:
Click here to download.
Japanese touch typing websites
Practice typing Kana
www.realkana.com/practice/
Select the hiragana or katakana students need to practice, then students read the Japanese and type in the correct romanji.
Practice typing hiragana
http://easyjapaneasy.com/files/HiraganaRomaji.htm
Students read romaji and then type the corresponding hiragana.
Japanese keyboarding practice
http://www.quia.com/cz/72070.html
Students read hiragana and romaji then practice typing hiragana.
Hiragana Katakana and Kanji game
http://nihongoup.com/
Practice hiragana, katakana, and JLPT kanji. Trial is free and then only $4.99 to download. The game gets faster and faster the more you get right and is fun to play!
Hiragana Typing practice
http://learn-hiragana-katakana.com/typing-hiragana-characters/
Read hiragana and type the hiragana.
Katakana Typing practice
http://learn-hiragana-katakana.com/typing-katakana-game/
Read katakana and type the katakana.
Katakana Typing game
http://www.learn-hiragana-katakana.com/japanese-alphabet-typing-game-katakana/
Type the dropping katakana before they hit the bottom of the screen.
Hiragana Typing game
http://www.learn-hiragana-katakana.com/japanese-alphabet-typing-game-hiragana/
Type the dropping hiragana before they hit the bottom of the screen.
Kana practice
http://www.gyford.com/japanese/
Type the romaji for the kana you see. You can select to do hiragana, katakana or both.
Nifty Kids Typing games
http://kids.nifty.com/game/typing/index.htm
Various typing games from easy to hard using hiragana, katakana and pictures for comprehension.
Let's play typing game
http://www.0typeing.com/01game.php
A long list of various Japanese typing games.
PuniPuni Panic
http://netkun.com/panzo/games/punip.htm
Type the hiragana before the head hits the pumpkin hits the water or weights will be put on your boat and it will sink!

















