# Japanese text to speech for kanji, kana and mixed-in English

> Paste Japanese text exactly as you write it, choose a Japanese voice and download an MP3 with subtitles cut at 16 characters a line. Free to use, no watermark and no sign-up to listen.

Page: https://ttslark.com/japanese-text-to-speech

## What you can do here

- Read kanji, hiragana, katakana and numbers in context. Dates, prices and other figures are read out in Japanese.
- Keep English product names and menu labels in the script. The Japanese voice reads them in place instead of skipping them.
- Choose a female or male Japanese voice for lessons, walkthroughs and story excerpts. Every sample plays for free.
- Set a rarer reading yourself with the Pronounce as tag, for example 生物 read as なまもの. The kanji stays on screen and the voice reads your kana.
- Blend a Japanese voice with a second voice for a different timbre while the Japanese reading stays correct.

## Why it helps

**Japanese captions sized for video.** Lines are capped at 16 characters, the usual width for Japanese captions. Each cue is anchored to a real pause in the audio. Edit a sentence, render again and the cues follow.

**Useful for learners.** Slow the voice to 0.75 or 0.5 times for shadowing and dictation. The pitch stays natural and the subtitles stretch with the audio.

**Readings you can trust.** On paid plans the AI tidy pass checks readings and spells out numbers and units, and every tag it adds stays visible so you can remove it in one click.

**Free to publish.** 5 credits a month on the free plan, one credit up to 10 minutes of audio, commercial use included and no watermark.

## How it works

1. Paste the Japanese text with any English left in place.
2. Pick a voice, set the speed and add a blend if you want more warmth.
3. Run the tidy pass or add your own readings, then download the MP3 with SRT and VTT files.

## More Japanese voices

Paid plans also include 1,600+ premium voices that read Japanese among 40 languages, with tone set part by part: https://ttslark.com/ai-voice-over

## Start

- Japanese voice generator: https://ttslark.com/japanese-text-to-speech
- All voices: https://ttslark.com/voices