Go to Translation.com

No, that doesn't work. You go to Japanese translation, you click on a link, and it just brings up more links. Too complicated.

What I'm looking for is something like THIS; free and simple, but with Romaji.

Well if you know your katakana,this might help you

My computer doesn't have the Japanese language pack, and I'm not going to spend time memorizing the symbols even then, so I need Romaji. Why is it so difficult to get?

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Cause Romaji is real Japanese text and words.

Romaji is anglicized Japanese. It's basically how you write Japanese in english.

Maybe this will help http://freedict.com, just go to the Japanese language option. It doesnt translate everything but its prolly the best ive used.

It's really not that hard. Hiragana and Katakana are very simple to learn and memorize. In fact, the sounds each of the characters represent are just variations on five basic sounds. Hiragana and Katakana are exactly the same except they change the characters a bit.

As for your question though, I don't know of any site or program that can do this. You could just as easily though buy yourself a Japanese/English dictionary... There should be one in your local book store.

I'll just have to install the Japanese language pack then.

The official Windows East-Asian language pack is only around 250 MB anyway.

So, I can get it online? Someone said I had to get a disc.

The ones you get online are pretty crap, really. You'd want the official Windows one (I'm assuming you use a Windows OS of course).

Start - Control Panel - Regional and Language options - Languages

In here, tick the "Install files for East Asian languages" box, and proceed.

NOTE: You will be prompted to insert your Windows CD (just the regular OS disc i.e. Windows XP Home) as the files are only on these discs.

That's why. Don't have the windows disc. This computer is second-hand.

Well, what OS do you have? You could just borrow the disc from a friend with the same OS as you if you want it badly - It will still work.

Oh, it's no problem. I know what to do now. Thanks.


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