Step 3: It’ll look different depending on your operating system, but Google IME may be ready to go on your computer. Step 2: Follow the instructions on installing it on your particular operating system. Step 1: Download Google’s Japanese IME (the download page is in Japanese, but the application itself is not – just hit the big blue button that says ダウンロード). If you don’t have any IME installed, or want to try something new / better, keep reading. If you have another IME installed (like koteri for Mac or Windows IME) you can keep that one if you’d like. Whether you have a Mac or PC, I’m going to have you install the same IME (made by Google) because I think it’s easier to use, it’s cross platform, and better overall (at least in my opinion). I’m going to cover MacOSX and Windows in this chapter (sorry Linux users, I’m just going to assume you’re more tech savvy than I am and can do all this because you’re using Linux and awesome like that – still, you get a forum post written by a fellow member to help you out!). There are a few IME applications out there, including ones that come with your computer. Installing An IMEĪn IME is an “Input Method Editor.” This is an application that lets you type in other languages, using your keyboard (versus using a Japanese keyboard, or something like that). Whoever you are, it’s probably a good idea to (at the very least) skim the next couple pages to make sure you know what’s going on. I’m sure many of you can do that already, but for those of you who can’t (and for those of you who want to get a little better at typing in Japanese), keep reading on.
The first thing you have to do is be able to type in Japanese. Installing Japanese Input On Your Computer “A program is a spell cast over a computer, turning input into error messages” - Anonymous
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