The Limitations of Typing in Japanese
Have you ever noticed that typing in Japanese feels… different?
The other day I realized something strange: True touch typing, the kind where you don’t look at the screen at all, is basically impossible in Japanese. It’s not about skill. It’s not about speed. It’s simply built into how Japanese typing works.
In this video, I cover:
- What makes Japanese typing fundamentally different from English
- Why the IME conversion step changes everything
- And how homophones and kanji make screen‑checking unavoidable
If you missed my video about how to type in Japanese, including my favorite tips and tricks, you can watch that here.
And... don't forget to catch the Japanese Word of the Day at the end of the video!