Small tsu っ
きって kitte / がっこう gakkou
Double the next consonant
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Typing Finger Placement & Home Row Chart
Keep every key, finger assignment, home-row position, and essential technique on one sheet. Print it beside your keyboard and check only the finger that slows you down.
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Typing Finger Placement & Home Row Chart
Use the bumps on F and J to find your index fingers. Return to ASDF / JKL; after every reach.
Keyboard finger assignment chart
Colours show the assigned finger
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
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=
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Q
W
E
R
T
Y
U
I
O
P
[
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\
A
S
D
F
G
H
J
K
L
;
'
Enter
Z
X
C
V
B
N
M
,
.
/
Key colors show which finger owns each column at a glance.
Left pinky
Left ring
Left middle
Left index
Thumbs
Right index
Right middle
Right ring
Right pinky
Five touch-typing basics
- 1.Find F/J without looking
- 2.Keep wrists neutral and relaxed
- 3.Use the assigned finger
- 4.Return each finger to home row
- 5.Choose accuracy before speed
Japanese Romaji Typing Chart
One-page reference for basic kana, voiced kana, contracted sounds, and the special mora rules learners most often forget.
Basic kana
| あ | あa | いi | うu | えe | おo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| か | かka | きki | くku | けke | こko |
| さ | さsa | しshi | すsu | せse | そso |
| た | たta | ちchi | つtsu | てte | とto |
| な | なna | にni | ぬnu | ねne | のno |
| は | はha | ひhi | ふfu | へhe | ほho |
| ま | まma | みmi | むmu | めme | もmo |
| や | やya | ゆyu | よyo | ||
| ら | らra | りri | るru | れre | ろro |
| わ | わwa | をwo | |||
| ん | んn |
Voiced & semi-voiced
| が | がga | ぎgi | ぐgu | げge | ごgo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ざ | ざza | じji | ずzu | ぜze | ぞzo |
| だ | だda | ぢdi | づdu | でde | どdo |
| ば | ばba | びbi | ぶbu | べbe | ぼbo |
| ぱ | ぱpa | ぴpi | ぷpu | ぺpe | ぽpo |
Contracted sounds (small ya/yu/yo)
| き | きゃkya | きゅkyu | きょkyo |
|---|---|---|---|
| し | しゃsha | しゅshu | しょsho |
| ち | ちゃcha | ちゅchu | ちょcho |
| に | にゃnya | にゅnyu | にょnyo |
| ひ | ひゃhya | ひゅhyu | ひょhyo |
| み | みゃmya | みゅmyu | みょmyo |
| り | りゃrya | りゅryu | りょryo |
| ぎ | ぎゃgya | ぎゅgyu | ぎょgyo |
| じ | じゃja | じゅju | じょjo |
| び | びゃbya | びゅbyu | びょbyo |
| ぴ | ぴゃpya | ぴゅpyu | ぴょpyo |
Special mora, small kana & symbols
Long vowel ー
メーカー me-ka- / データ de-ta
Type a hyphen (-)
Kana ん
案件 anken / 全員 zennin
Use nn before vowels/y and at word end
Small kana
ぁ xa / ゃ xya / っ xtu
Prefix with x or l
Loanword sounds
ふぁ fa / てぃ thi / しぇ she
Common in katakana words
Symbols & conversion
。 . / 、 , / ・ / / ー -
Space converts; Enter confirms
Understand finger placement first
Use the illustrated home-row guide to check posture, finger placement, and common beginner mistakes.
Read the home-row guide →Then practise immediately
Choose a free mode for your level, from home-row warm-ups to full typing exercises.
Choose a typing practice mode →Learn every Japanese input rule
The full guide explains every chart, exception, and conversion step with examples.
Read the Japanese typing guide →Type it after reviewing it
Practise every kana in order, then move to words containing special mora.