Romaji to Hiragana & Katakana

Engine & evaluation

Provides instant Hepburn/Kunrei-shiki Romaji-to-Hiragana and Katakana syllabary mapping as you type, plus whole-sentence Convert for mixed Japanese Kanji, Kana, and preserved English terms.

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Common questions

When should I use this web tool vs. the UnimeType keyboard?

Use this page for quick, zero-install Hiragana or Katakana lookups. Use the UnimeType keyboard when chatting in LINE, Slack, or Mail so full sentences get proper Kanji and English words stay in English.

Why is the particle "wa" written with は instead of わ?

Modern Japanese writes the topic particle "wa" with the character は (ha). Greetings like konnichiwa (こんにちは) and konbanwa (こんばんは) keep that particle spelling.