Enable Japanese address predictions for Microsoft IME
Applies To
Windows 11 Windows 10Important:Â Rinna and Japanese Address suggestion service for Microsoft Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) in Windows 10 ended on August 13, 2020. As of that date, Microsoft no longer provides suggestions by Rinna or through the Japanese Address suggestion service. However, Japanese address predictions from the system dictionary without the Japanese Address suggestion service can instead be enabled using the instructions in this article.
To enable Japanese address predictions from the system dictionary when using Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME), select one of the following methods:
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Right-click on the IME options icon in the system tray area of the taskbar and then select Settings.
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In the Time & language > Language & region > Options > Microsoft IME window, select General.
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In the Time & language > Language & region > Options > Microsoft IME > General window, under Predictive Input:
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Make sure Use system dictionary is switched On.
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Select the number of desired characters in the drop-down menu.
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Use the following Microsoft IME shortcut to directly open the Japanese IME settings in the Settings app:Open Japanese IME settings
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In the Time & language > Language & region > Options > Microsoft IME window, select General.
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In the Time & language > Language & region > Options > Microsoft IME > General window, under Predictive Input:
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Make sure Use system dictionary is switched On.
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Select the number of desired characters in the drop-down menu.
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Select Start and then select Settings > Time & language > Language & region . Or Select the following Time & language > Language & region shortcut:Open Time & language > Language & region
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In the Time & language > Language & region window, under the Language section, select the ellipses next to the desired language and then select Language options.
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In the Time & language > Language & region > Options window, under the Keyboards section, select the ellipses next to Microsoft IME and then select Keyboard options.
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In the Time & language > Language & region > Options > Microsoft IME window, select General.
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In the Time & language > Language & region > Options > Microsoft IME > General window, under Predictive Input:
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Make sure Use system dictionary is switched On.
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Select the number of desired characters in the drop-down menu.
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Support for Windows 10 will end in October 2025
After October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide free software updates from Windows Update, technical assistance, or security fixes for Windows 10. Your PC will still work, but we recommend moving to Windows 11.
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Right-click on the IME options icon in the system tray area of the taskbar and then select Settings.
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In the Microsoft IME window, select General.
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In the General window, under Predictive Input:
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Make sure Use system dictionary is switched On.
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Select the number of desired characters in the drop-down menu.
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Use the following Microsoft IME shortcut to directly open the Japanese IME settings in the Settings app:Open Japanese IME settings
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In the Microsoft IME window, select General.
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In the General window, under Predictive Input:
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Make sure Use system dictionary is switched On.
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Select the number of desired characters in the drop-down menu.
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Select Start and then select Settings >Time & language > Language . Or Select the following Language shortcut:Open Language
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In the Language window, under the Preferred languages section, select the desired language and then select the Options button.
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In the Language options: <Language> window, under the Keyboards section, select Microsoft IME, and then select the Options button.
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In the Microsoft IME window, select General.
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In the General window, under Predictive Input:
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Make sure Use system dictionary is switched On.
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Select the number of desired characters in the drop-down menu.
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