Japanese Typing Speed Test

Test your Japanese typing speed in WPM and accuracy using Romaji input — free online.

Click the text above and just start typing — there's no separate box.

About

About the Japanese Typing Speed Test

Type Japanese passages by entering Romaji — romanized syllables that an input method converts into kana and kanji — since that's how Japanese is actually typed on a standard keyboard. Get your words-per-minute and accuracy the moment you finish.

Learners of Japanese use it to get faster at the Romaji they type into a Japanese input method, and Japanese speakers use it as a quick check of their romaji typing speed.

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Guide

Using the Japanese Typing Speed Test

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Choose Easy, Medium or Hard and set no limit or a 1, 2 or 5 minute timer — no Japanese IME is needed.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Click directly on the passage text and start typing the Romaji shown — there's no separate text box.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Watch double consonants and hyphenated counters like 5-ka; a slip turns red, and the clock starts on your first keystroke.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    When you finish or time is up, read your Romaji WPM and accuracy, then load a new passage or save a certificate labelled with the level and "Japanese".

  • Japanese passages shown in Romaji, the romanization you type into a Japanese input method before it converts to kana and kanji
  • Works on any standard keyboard — no Japanese input method needs to be installed
  • Easy lines like Neko wa ichinichi-ju sofa de nemutte imasu. come first; Hard adds a quotation, a date written 2027-nen 1-gatsu 5-ka and a phone number
  • 1, 2 or 5 minute timers keep loading new Romaji sentences, giving a longer test of the rhythm you use with an IME
  • Pasting is blocked and each letter turns green or red as you type, so a dropped double consonant, as in jippun, shows up at once

Japanese learners

Japanese learners use the Japanese Typing Speed Test for getting faster at romaji input.

Office workers

Office workers who type Japanese use the Japanese Typing Speed Test for checking their romaji input speed.

Teachers

Japanese teachers use the Japanese Typing Speed Test for a quick romaji practice activity in class.

Students

Students use the Japanese Typing Speed Test for a fun, timed way to practise romaji.

Examples

Japanese Typing Speed Test examples

3 worked examples

01

A 1-minute test on Easy

Easy level, 1-minute timer, Romaji typed for real with 2 slips. At 60 seconds the run stopped on 44 WPM and 99% accuracy.

02

Mistakes marked as you type

Each slip on this untimed Medium passage turned red as it happened. The 155 characters took 46 seconds — 41 WPM at 98% accuracy, with 3 slips left in.

03

Long vowels without macrons

"…hayaku taipu suru tame no ichiban no hoho desu" writes hōhō as hoho, so only plain letters are needed.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to common questions about the Japanese Typing Speed Test.

What does the Japanese Typing Speed Test do?

It shows a random Japanese passage in Hepburn-style Romaji — short daily-life lines on Easy up to Hard ones with dates, prices and a phone number — and reports your words per minute and accuracy when you finish or your timer runs out.

Why do I type Romaji instead of kana or kanji directly?

Japanese is normally typed by entering Romaji (romanized syllables), which an input method then converts into kana and kanji — typing the romanized form here matches how people actually type Japanese on a real keyboard.

Why not just show kana or kanji to type character by character?

Japanese written without spaces doesn't split cleanly into typeable word-by-word chunks the way this test scrolls text, so the space-separated Romaji form is used instead, matching real Japanese input method behaviour.

Which romanization does the test use?

A simplified Hepburn style without long-vowel marks: renshū is written renshu and hōhō as hoho, so you never need to type macrons.

Why do numbers have hyphens, like 5-ka and 9-ji?

The passages join numbers to their Japanese counters with a hyphen — 5-ka for the 5th of the month, 9-ji for nine o'clock — so type the hyphen as shown.

Do I need a Japanese IME?

No. The Romaji is typed with normal Latin keys, so you don't need to switch input methods — they're the same keystrokes you'd enter before an IME converts them.

Does it include the time spent converting to kanji?

No. Real Japanese typing also involves choosing the right kanji from the IME's suggestions; this test measures only the Romaji keystrokes that come first.

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