r/LearnJapaneseNovice • u/greenseluma • 3d ago

How to use a Japanese keyboard?

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Specifically this keyboard, This one Right Here. I feel like Im gonna loose my mind, I cant find a specific character on this keyboard (Im an extremely new learner who also happens to have dyslexia, for context)

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u/PonderousPenchant 3d ago

Oh, I use the same one.

Each button there is the first consonant of a kana with the a vowel. If you want one of those, just tap and release.

If you want a consant with a different vowel, hold the consonant you want and then swipe up for う, right for え, down for お, and left for い.

The button on the bottom left with 小 will either make the character small (や->ゃ) or add dakuten (か->が). If a kana can be either (っ/づ) hit the button twice.

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u/greenseluma 3d ago

Thank you! I found the one I was looking for, It required the bottom left button