Windows 10: Japanese input/kanji conversion not working in windows 10

I have no idea which topic is the correct one for this, so I just picked something.


Hello! I got myself a new laptop ThinkPad with Windows 10, and suddenly I can't write Japanese anymore. The conversion from hiragana to kanji isn't working, it only gives me either hiragana or katakana but no kanji to choose from at all. Also, when I changed to Japanese keyboard, the option to switch to other keyboards also vanished I have to log out before I get the language bar back.

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Windows Phone 8 Japanese Support Input Kanji By Stroke

Hello

I've recently switched from an iPhone to a Nokia Lumia phone running Windows Phone 8. I frequently use Japanese. While I have downloaded the Japanese keyboard and find that it works well, I'm disappointed that this appears to be the only input option for
Japanese. The iPhone, and apps like Midori available on the iPhone, also had the option of inputting kanji by drawing the strokes on the touchscreen. Sometimes this is more convenient.

Does Microsoft have any plans to provide a kanji stroke input method for Windows Phone 8, or are there any apps that offer this option already?

 

Japanese IME kanji guessing

Whenever I use the Microsoft Japanese IME keyboard, it has a little text window where it offers suggestions for what kanji to use. I'd like to turn it off, because I need to study the words in hiragana. Any advice would be great.

 

Unable to change Japanese Input Method on Windows 10

After hours of trying to figure this out and an unfruitful search on Google I found a way to get the advanced settings menu to come up and the language selection style menu to stay in English. Properties works now. I have verified this one two of the Windows 10 Home machines I have.

Start Menu > Search > Event Viewer
Open Event Viewer
Select "Japanese Microsoft IME" (Windows key + Spacebar)
Click on "A" on taskbar
Now it should change from "A" to "Kanji/Kana" and if you Right click on the "A" or "Kanji" the menu should show up in English. Make sure your active window is the "Event Viewer" or the menu may revert back to Japanese characters.
In English menu on the taskbar, select "Properties" > Advanced > General Tab > Input settings/input method: Kana Input, click Apply
Conversion Tab > Include in candidate list Half-width Katakana and Romaji, click Apply

Just to make sure all settings are correct, the Microsoft Advanced Options page should now work.

Select "Language Preferences" (Windows key + Spacebar)
Select the Japanese Language > Options
Under Keyboards > Microsoft IME > Options > Verify Radio button is OFF for Use Kana Input Open Advanced Settings (all the way at the bottom of menu)

Close out Notepad if you have it open. Re-Open notepad. Select Japanese Microsoft IME language again (if not already done) and change to Kanji characters. Type something to test.

I had an issue where OneNote that I was testing in would not work. It was not until the changes were made and I restarted Onenote did it finally start working within Onenote.

I hope this work-around works for everyone. I have restarted Windows multiple times and the changes stayed.