Koto Japanese Keyboard

About Koto Japanese Keyboard

Type Japanese easily with Koto – a fast, customizable Japanese keyboard for Android.

Koto Japanese Keyboard gives you multiple ways to type Japanese, including Kana flick input, Romaji typing, Hiragana, Katakana, English, and offline Kanji conversion.

Whether you're learning Japanese, chatting with friends, writing notes, or typing every day, Koto provides a simple and comfortable Japanese typing experience.

JAPANESE KANA FLICK KEYBOARD

Type naturally using a Japanese-style Kana flick keyboard.

• Tap for あ
• Flick left, up, right, or down for い・う・え・お
• See Kana alternatives directly on each key
• Use ゛ for voiced and semi-voiced Kana
• Use 小 to quickly type small Kana such as ゃ, ゅ, ょ and っ

ROMAJI JAPANESE KEYBOARD

Prefer QWERTY typing? Use the built-in Romaji keyboard to convert Roman letters into Japanese.

Examples:

• nihongo → にほんご
• kya → きゃ
• shi → し
• tsu → つ
• doubled consonants → っ
• nn / n' → ん

Switch easily between Hiragana, Katakana and English while typing.

OFFLINE KANJI CONVERSION

Convert Japanese readings into Kanji without relying on online conversion.

Koto includes a large bundled Japanese dictionary with hundreds of thousands of readings and word candidates.

• Up to 16 Kanji candidates
• Horizontally scrolling candidate bar
• Fast word-by-word conversion
• Dictionary processing happens locally on your device

Type Japanese even when your connection is unavailable.

HIRAGANA, KATAKANA & ENGLISH

Quickly switch between:

• Hiragana keyboard
• Katakana keyboard
• English QWERTY keyboard
• Numbers
• Japanese punctuation
• Emoji and symbols

Everything you need for everyday Japanese typing is available from one keyboard.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR JAPANESE KEYBOARD

Make your keyboard match your style with beautiful Japanese-inspired themes.

Choose from:

• Sakura
• Mount Fuji
• Bamboo
• Indigo
• Kyoto Dusk