入力する
nyuuryoku suru
To type is 入力する in Japanese.
The phrase is used to describe the act of entering text into a computer or a device using a keyboard.
What does it mean word for word?
The noun part of the phrase, 入力 (nyuuryoku), literally means 'input'.
How do you pronounce it?
nyuuryoku suru
Did you know?
- Programmers in Japan sometimes use the verb 叩く (tataku), which means 'to pound', when discussing data entry.
- The standard method of typing in Japanese is ローマ字入力 (roomaji nyuuryoku), where Latin letters are used to generate Japanese characters.
- While 入力する is the standard term, many people colloquially use the word 打つ, which means 'to hit' or 'to strike', to describe the act of typing on a keyboard.
Examples in context
- 私はレポートをタイプします。I will type the report.
- 彼はキーボードを使ってデータを打ち込みました。He typed in the data using the keyboard.
- 今、ゲームのチャットでタイピングしているんだよ。I'm typing in the game chat right now.
- メールを打っているからちょっと待ってください。Please wait a moment, I'm typing an email.
- タイピングを楽しんでくださいEnjoy typing
- キーボードで名前を入力する。Kī bōdo de namae o nyūryoku suru.Type your name using the keyboard.
- この文章を入力するのは大変です。Kono bunshō o nyūryoku suru no wa taihen desu.It is hard to type this text.
Example conversation
Hiyori and Kenta are working on a computer together.
- 陽葵 Himari健太さん、ここに住所を入力して。Kenta-san, koko ni jūsho o nyūryoku shite.Kenta, please type the address here.
- 健太 Kentaいいよ。今入力するね。Ii yo. Ima nyūryoku suru ne.Sure. I'll type it now.
- 陽葵 Himariありがとう。もう終わった？Arigatō. Mō owatta?Thanks. Are you finished already?
- 健太 Kentaうん、全部入力したよ。Un, zenbu nyūryoku shita yo.Yeah, I typed everything.
