Romaji to Kana Converter
Type romaji and see it as hiragana and katakana instantly. Paste kana to go the other way. Free, no signup.
Type sounds the way they are spelled in kana: gakkou, shinbun, kon'nichiwa. For katakana long vowels you can write ō or double the vowel.
How romaji typing rules work
Typing Japanese with a Latin keyboard follows a few simple patterns, the same ones every Japanese input method uses. Each syllable is a consonant plus a vowel (ka, shi, tsu), doubling a consonant inserts the small pause っ, and the letter n on its own becomes ん. The table below covers the patterns that trip people up.
Typing patterns cheat sheet
| ka ki ku ke ko | か き く け こ ・ カ キ ク ケ コ |
| shi / si · chi / ti · tsu / tu · fu / hu | し ・ ち ・ つ ・ ふ |
| nn | ん ・ ン |
| kin'en | きんえん |
| kitte | きって |
| kya kyu kyo · sha shu sho · cha chu cho | きゃ きゅ きょ ・ しゃ しゅ しょ ・ ちゃ ちゅ ちょ |
| toukyou / tōkyō | とうきょう ・ トーキョー |
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Frequently asked questions
How do I type ん in romaji?
Type nn, or a single n before a consonant. Before a vowel or y, use n followed by an apostrophe, as in kin'en, so it does not merge into a single syllable. This converter accepts all three.
How do I type the small っ?
Double the consonant that follows it: kitte becomes きって, matcha becomes まっちゃ. The doubled letter becomes the small pause character automatically.
How do I type long vowels?
For hiragana, type them the way they are spelled: ou for おう, uu for うう. For katakana, a macron vowel like ō or a doubled vowel becomes the long mark ー, so tōkyō becomes トーキョー.
What is the difference between Hepburn and kunrei romaji?
They are two spelling systems for the same sounds: Hepburn writes shi, chi, tsu, fu; kunrei writes si, ti, tu, hu. This converter accepts both and reads them identically.
Why does こんにちは end with は instead of わ?
Because the final character is the topic particle, which is spelled は but pronounced wa. It is a spelling rule of Japanese, not a typing mistake. When typing, you enter it as ha.