Look up roman/kana character correlation for Japanese on Mac
When you use a roman keyboard to enter kana, use the tables provided to find the roman characters that correspond to the kana you want to use.
Use standard keyboard operation
On your Mac, set up and switch to a Japanese input source.
Use the table below to find the roman characters that correspond to the kana you want to use. To enter blocked sounds (double consonants), double the first consonant of the next syllable.
Note: う゛ is character JIS X 0213. To enter う゛you need to use a Unicode-compatible app.
あ
あ
い
う
え
お
a
i
u
e
o
ぁ
ぃ
ぅ
ぇ
ぉ
xa, la
xi, li
xu, lu
xe, le
xo, lo
うぁ
うぃ
うぇ
うぉ
wha
whi, wi
whe, we
who
ゔぁ
ゔぃ
ゔ
ゔぇ
ゔぉ
va
vi
vu
ve
vo
か
か
き
く
け
こ
ka
ki
ku
ke
ko
が
ぎ
ぐ
げ
ご
ga
gi
gu
ge
go
きゃ
きぃ
きゅ
きぇ
きょ
kya
kyi
kyu
kye
kyo
ぎゃ
ぎぃ
ぎゅ
ぎぇ
ぎょ
gya
gyi
gyu
gye
gyo
くぁ
くぃ
くぅ
くぇ
くぉ
qa
qi
qu
qe
qo
ぐぁ
ぐぃ
ぐぅ
ぐぇ
ぐぉ
gwa
gwi
gwu
gwe
gwo
ヵ
ヶ
lka
lke
さ
さ
し
す
せ
そ
sa
si, shi
su
se
so
ざ
じ
ず
ぜ
ぞ
za
zi, ji
zu
ze
zo
しゃ
しぃ
しゅ
しぇ
しょ
sya, sha
syi
syu, shu
sye, she
syo, sho
じゃ
じぃ
じゅ
じぇ
じょ
zya, ja
zyi
zyu
zye
zyo
すぁ
すぃ
すぅ
すぇ
すぉ
swa
swi
swu
swe
swo
た
た
ち
つ
て
と
ta
ti, chi
tu, tsu
te
to
だ
ぢ
づ
で
ど
da
di
du
de
do
でゃ
でぃ
でゅ
でぇ
でょ
dha
dhi
dhu
dhe
dho
ちゃ
ちぃ
ちゅ
ちぇ
ちょ
tya, cha
tyi
tyu, chu
tye, che
tyo, cho
ぢゃ
ぢぃ
ぢゅ
ぢぇ
ぢょ
dya
dyi
dyu
dye
dyo
つぁ
つぃ
つぇ
つぉ
tsa
tsi
tse
tso
っ
xtu, ltu, ltsu
てゃ
てぃ
てゅ
てぇ
てょ
tha
thi
thu
the
tho
とぁ
とぃ
とぅ
とぇ
とぉ
twa
twi
twu
twe
two
どぁ
どぃ
どぅ
どぇ
どぉ
dwa
dwi
dwu
dwe
dwo
な
な
に
ぬ
ね
の
na
ni
nu
ne
no
にゃ
にぃ
にゅ
にぇ
にょ
nya
nyi
nyu
nye
nyo
は
は
ひ
ふ
へ
ほ
ha
hi
hu, fu
he
ho
ば
び
ぶ
べ
ぼ
ba
bi
bu
be
bo
ぱ
ぴ
ぷ
ぺ
ぽ
pa
pi
pu
pe
po
ひゃ
ひぃ
ひゅ
ひぇ
ひょ
hya
hyi
hyu
hye
hyo
ふぁ
ふぃ
ふぇ
ふぉ
fa
fi
fe
fo
ふゃ
ふゅ
ふょ
fya
fyu
fyo
ぴゃ
ぴぃ
ぴゅ
ぴぇ
ぴょ
pya
pyi
pyu
pye
pyo
びゃ
びぃ
びゅ
びぇ
びょ
bya
byi
byu
bye
byo
ま
ま
み
む
め
も
ma
mi
mu
me
mo
みゃ
みぃ
みゅ
みぇ
みょ
mya
myi
myu
mye
myo
や
や
ゆ
いぇ
よ
ya
yu
ye
yo
ゃ
ゅ
ょ
xya
xyu
xyo
ら
ら
り
る
れ
ろ
ra
ri
ru
re
ro
りゃ
りぃ
りゅ
りぇ
りょ
rya
ryi
ryu
rye
ryo
わ
わ
ゐ
う
ゑ
を
wa
wyi
wu
wye
wo
ゎ
lwa
ん
ん
nn, n’
Use Windows-like keyboard operation
On your Mac, set up and switch to a Japanese input source.
Click the Input menu in the menu bar, then choose Open Japanese Preferences.
Select “Windows-like shortcuts.”
Use the table below to find the roman characters that correspond to the kana you want to use.
あ
あ
い
う
え
お
a
i
u
e
o
ぁ
ぃ
ぅ
ぇ
ぉ
xa, la
xi, li
xu, lu
xe, le
xo, lo
うぁ
うぃ
うぇ
うぉ
wha
whi, wi
whe, we
who
ゔぁ
ゔぃ
ゔ
ゔぇ
ゔぉ
va
vi
vu
ve
vo
か
か
き
く
け
こ
ka
ki
ku
ke
ko
が
ぎ
ぐ
げ
ご
ga
gi
gu
ge
go
きゃ
きぃ
きゅ
きぇ
きょ
kya
kyi
kyu
kye
kyo
ぎゃ
ぎぃ
ぎゅ
ぎぇ
ぎょ
gya
gyi
gyu
gye
gyo
くぁ
くぃ
くぅ
くぇ
くぉ
qwa
qwi
qwu
qwe
qwo
ぐぁ
ぐぃ
ぐぅ
ぐぇ
ぐぉ
gwa
gwi
gwu
gwe
gwo
さ
さ
し
す
せ
そ
sa
si, shi
su
se
so
ざ
じ
ず
ぜ
ぞ
za
zi, ji
zu
ze
zo
しゃ
しぃ
しゅ
しぇ
しょ
sya, sha
syi
syu, shu
sye, she
syo, sho
じゃ
じぃ
じゅ
じぇ
じょ
zya, ja
zyi
zyu
zye
zyo
すぁ
すぃ
すぅ
すぇ
すぉ
swa
swi
swu
swe
swo
た
た
ち
つ
て
と
ta
ti, chi
tu, tsu
te
to
だ
ぢ
づ
で
ど
da
di
du
de
do
でゃ
でぃ
でゅ
でぇ
でょ
dha
dhi
dhu
dhe
dho
ちゃ
ちぃ
ちゅ
ちぇ
ちょ
tya, cha
tyi
tyu, chu
tye, che
tyo, cho
ぢゃ
ぢぃ
ぢゅ
ぢぇ
ぢょ
dya
dyi
dyu
dye
dyo
つぁ
つぃ
つぇ
つぉ
tsa
tsi
tse
tso
てゃ
てぃ
てゅ
てぇ
てょ
tha
thi
thu
the
tho
とぁ
とぃ
とぅ
とぇ
とぉ
twa
twi
twu
twe
two
どぁ
どぃ
どぅ
どぇ
どぉ
dwa
dwi
dwu
dwe
dwo
っ
xtu
な
な
に
ぬ
ね
の
na
ni
nu
ne
no
にゃ
にぃ
にゅ
にぇ
にょ
nya
nyi
nyu
nye
nyo
は
は
ひ
ふ
へ
ほ
ha
hi
hu, fu
he
ho
ば
び
ぶ
べ
ぼ
ba
bi
bu
be
bo
ぱ
ぴ
ぷ
ぺ
ぽ
pa
pi
pu
pe
po
ひゃ
ひぃ
ひゅ
ひぇ
ひょ
hya
hyi
hyu
hye
hyo
ふぁ
ふぃ
ふぇ
ふぉ
fa
fi
fe
fo
ふゃ
ふゅ
ふょ
fya
fyu
fyo
ぴゃ
ぴぃ
ぴゅ
ぴぇ
ぴょ
pya
pyi
pyu
pye
pyo
びゃ
びぃ
びゅ
びぇ
びょ
bya
byi
byu
bye
byo
ま
ま
み
む
め
も
ma
mi
mu
me
mo
みゃ
みぃ
みゅ
みぇ
みょ
mya
myi
myu
mye
myo
や
や
ゆ
いぇ
よ
ya
yu
ye
yo
ゃ
ゅ
ょ
lya
lyu
lyo
ら
ら
り
る
れ
ろ
ra
ri
ru
re
ro
りゃ
りぃ
りゅ
りぇ
りょ
rya
ryi
ryu
rye
ryo
わ
わ
ゐ
う
ゑ
を
wa
wyi
wu
wye
wo
ん
ん
nn, n’