How can I type Japanese characters?

Question

What is the way to be able to type Japanese characters? Could someone make a how-to in order to explain the few steps to get it?

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 14 '16 at 07:38

Since Ubuntu 9.10, you just have to follow those few steps :

Install ibus-anthy
Go to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard input methods
Accept to activate iBus (pop-up window)
Add Japanese-Anthy in the Method tab
Disconnect and reconnect
Open an input field (like Gedit for instance), hit Control + Space ; you should be able to type Japanese characters

In order to have iBus launched automatically on boot, go to System -> Administration -> Languages and select iBus as the input method.

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 03 '20 at 15:30

To install Japanese input methods (Hiragana, Katagana, etc.) you need Mozc:

# apt install fcitx-mozc ibus-mozc mozc-data mozc-server mozc-utils-gui

In case you can select Japanese input methods but you are missing Japanese characters - i.e. you see empty squares or other incorrect characters instead expected Hiragana, Katagana signs etc. - follow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets

In my case installing Takao fonts solved the issue:

# apt-get install fonts-takao

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 19 '11 at 17:39

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answered Mar 19 '11 at 17:39

J. Taylor

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