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Hiragana ↔ Katakana

Switch Japanese kana between hiragana and katakana.

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Paste text, open a file or try the sample to begin.

How to use

  1. Paste Japanese text.
  2. Choose katakana or hiragana output.
  3. Copy or download the result.

Good to know

Converts standard kana; kanji, Latin letters and numbers are unchanged.

Half-width katakana are expanded first. This is character conversion, not kanji reading or translation.

Text files up to 5 MB are supported. Downloads are encoded as UTF-8.

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Questions

Does it convert kanji to kana?

No. Kanji readings need a dictionary; only existing hiragana and katakana are switched.

What about half-width katakana?

Half-width katakana are expanded to full width first, then converted.

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