Female voices
7 voices. Hear your Japanese text with a female voice.
Voices include ななみ (Nanami), あおい (Aoi), まゆ (Mayu), and しおり (Shiori). Select a name in the Voice field.
Japanese text to speech
Japanese text to speech gives your text a voice, with 16 options including female, male, announcer, and robot voices.
Adjust kanji readings with the dictionary, then save MP3 or WAV audio for study or Japanese narration.
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Japanese voices
Choose from 16 Japanese voices
Use this Japanese voice generator to compare female, male, announcer, voice assistant, and robot voices with the same script.
Male voices
5 voices. Hear your Japanese text with a male voice.
Voices include けいた (Keita), だいち (Daichi), なおき (Naoki), and たくみ (Takumi). Select a name in the Voice field.
Announcer, voice assistant, and robot
4 voices. Voices listed as announcers, a voice assistant, and a robot.
Voices include アナウンサー（A） (Announcer A), アナウンサー（B） (Announcer B), 音声アシスタント (Voice assistant), and ロボット (Robot). Select a name in the Voice field.
Use cases
Ways to use Japanese audio
Make Japanese audio for pronunciation practice, conversation lessons, or your next video. Choose a voice and start with your own words.
Hear Japanese pronunciation
Hear a word or short sentence before practicing it aloud.
Slow down the audio, listen, and practice repeating it. Write short sentences with the words you want to learn to make practice material of your own.
Set the kanji reading you need
Adjust a name or place name when it is read differently from what you intended.
Kanji can have different readings depending on context. If a word is not read as you intended, add its reading to the dictionary and listen to the sentence again.
Build Japanese dialogue lessons
Give each speaker a different voice in a Japanese conversation.
Use two or more voices in the conversation function. You can alternate Japanese and English voices, then save an MP3 to listen to the dialogue again.
Create Japanese narration
Turn your script into Japanese audio for a video or presentation.
Save MP3 or WAV files for your editing software. Commercial use is allowed; credit is required on the free plan.
Tips
Tips for Japanese text to speech
Choose a voice and speed, then adjust pronunciation to suit your text.
Speed from 0.3x to 4x
Slow down to catch every word, or speed up to get through long text faster.
Choose a voice type
Try female, male, announcer, and other voice types with your script.
Fix pronunciation with the dictionary
Add names, abbreviations, and other words to the dictionary to set how they are pronounced.
Read conversations aloud
Give each speaker a different voice and turn a script into a conversation.
Read Japanese from a photo
Check the Japanese text extracted from your image, then listen to it aloud.
Save as MP3 or WAV
Download your audio to listen again or use it in a video editor.
How to use
How it works in 3 steps
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Paste your text
Paste the text you want read aloud into the box above.
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Choose a voice
Adjust the language, voice, speed, and pitch to your preference.
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Play it aloud
When you press the read aloud button, the audio will play immediately. You can also save it as an MP3.
Case Studies
Used by 91% of Nikkei 225 companies
As of November 2026, based on internal research
Adire Law Office
6 hours became 1.5 hours
Reduced the time required for voiceovers in explanatory videos of approximately 10 minutes. It is also being utilized for staff training videos.
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National Museum of Ethnology
Significantly reduce the recording burden on researchers
Create narration for video works just by entering text. Production speed has also increased.
Read the case studyOthers include Juchheim Co., Ltd., Kobelco Health Insurance Association, Ginza Parking Center Co., Ltd., and Hitachi Yokohama Science Club.
Pricing
What is free and what is paid
Start for free. If you want to read aloud more, you can increase the number of characters with a paid plan.
Free registration
Up to5,000characters per month
- You can try it immediately, even without registration.
- Includes the history, conversation and sharing features
- You can save in MP3 or WAV format.
- Commercial use allowed (credit required)
Paid Plan
More characters, no credit required
- Many more characters to read aloud
- No credit required
- Keep your history longer (up to indefinitely)
- Read aloud from more images
Can I use Japanese text to speech for free?
Yes. You can try it without registration, and by signing up for a free account, you can read up to 5,000 characters every month.
Can I change how a kanji word is read?
Yes. Add the word and its intended reading to the dictionary, then read the sentence again to check the result.
Can I use Japanese audio in a video?
Save MP3 or WAV files for your editing software. Commercial use is allowed; credit is required on the free plan.
Can I use the created audio on YouTube or for work?
Commercial use is allowed. The free plan requires a credit. For details, see "About commercial use and prohibited items" in the guide.
Can the audio be downloaded?
You can download the audio in MP3 format from the button displayed after reading. By registering for free, you can also download past audio from your history in MP3 and WAV formats.
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