Satoshi
Male · Japanese narrator
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Japanese Text to Speech with AI Voices
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Set the voice’s direction first, then mark the moments that need a different shade of delivery.
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Japanese voiceover guide
Checking kanji readings and politeness in Japanese text to speech
Japanese mixes kanji, hiragana and katakana with no spaces between words, and many kanji change their reading depending on the word around them. Common Japanese voiceover projects include YouTube narration, e-learning modules, product explainers and shop or event announcements.
Standard Japanese, based on Tokyo speech, is the usual choice for narration, while regional speech such as Kansai-ben uses different pitch patterns and wording. Pitch accent separates words like 箸 (chopsticks) and 橋 (bridge), and the politeness level, from plain form to keigo, changes how a voice comes across. Preview a voice on your own script, ideally a line with your key terms, before committing to it.
Three sentences to try in the preview
朝の駅は、いつもより静かでした。
In the morning, the station was quieter than usual.
Listen for: Listen for the soft, almost whispered し in でした, which standard Japanese usually devoices, and a short pause at the comma.
すみません、会議室はどこですか？
Excuse me, where is the meeting room?
Listen for: Check that the particle は is pronounced “wa”, not “ha”, and that the line ends with a natural question intonation on か.
今日は、明日の予定を確認しましょう。
Today, let's go over tomorrow's schedule.
Listen for: Check the kanji readings: 今日 should be きょう, and 明日 should be あした or the more formal あす.
Create Japanese voiceovers with accents and emotion in 4 steps
Turn text into natural Japanese audio with 1,000+ AI voices. Use style instructions, inline emotion controls, and export-ready formats to shape the final voiceover.
Step 1
Add your text
Paste text or import a script, article, training document, or long-form draft for Japanese narration.
.txt.doc.docxURLpaste text
Step 2
Choose a Japanese voice
Pick from 1,000+ AI voices and choose the Japanese voice, accent, and narrator style that fits the content.
VoiceJapanese narratorStandard JapaneseConversational JapaneseFormal Japanese
Step 3
Add style and emotion
Use style instructions, pauses, speed, and inline emotion tags to control how the voice delivers each section.
Style instruction
Speak in stuttering excitement
[excited][serious][whispering]
Step 4
Export your audio
Download clean Japanese audio as one file or split by blocks for videos, courses, podcasts, and production workflows.
MP3WAVOpusFLACOGGSingle fileSplit by blocks
Fix how Japanese voices say names, acronyms, and technical words
Save pronunciation rules for names, acronyms, brand terms, product names, and technical words so they are spoken consistently across scripts.
NamesAcronymsBrand termsProduct namesTechnical words
Use custom pronunciations to control specific words with phoneme or substitution rules. Add a rule once, then reuse it across scripts, projects, and recurring Japanese voiceovers.
Note: Custom pronunciations are available in Listnr Studio.
Custom Pronunciations
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Script
Maya from Acme Labs will review the GraphQL setup in the DOCX guide.
Saved rules
| Maya | → | my-uh |
|---|---|---|
| Acme | → | ak-mee |
| GraphQL | → | graph cue ell |
| DOCX | → | doc x |
Rule type
Substitution · Phoneme
Save once · Reuse across scripts
Japanese voiceovers for every type of content
Create Japanese narration for videos, training, audiobooks, ads, accessibility, games, podcasts, and localized content.
Accessibility and read-aloud content
Convert articles, documents, webpages, lessons, and other digital content into clear Japanese audio for people who prefer or rely on spoken content.
Style instruction
Speak with a serious tone
Text
こんにちは！私の声を聞いてください。あなたの言葉に命を吹き込みます。
Video voiceovers
Create Japanese voiceovers for YouTube videos, documentaries, product demos, explainers, presentations, and social media content.
Style instruction
Speak slowly with confidence
Text
こんにちは！私の声を聞いてください。あなたの言葉に命を吹き込みます。
E-learning and training
Narrate online courses, tutorials, onboarding material, compliance lessons, and internal training with clear and consistent Japanese voices.
Style instruction
Speak with small pauses confidently
Text
こんにちは！私の声を聞いてください。あなたの言葉に命を吹き込みます。
Japanese localization
Create regional versions of the same content using the Japanese accents and delivery styles available in Listnr Studio.
Style instruction
Speak in a clear Japanese accent
Text
こんにちは！私の声を聞いてください。あなたの言葉に命を吹き込みます。
Advertising and social campaigns
Create Japanese voiceovers for performance ads, product launches, creator-style promotions, brand films, and short-form social campaigns.
Style instruction
Speak with controlled enthusiasm
Text
こんにちは！私の声を聞いてください。あなたの言葉に命を吹き込みます。
Games and character voices
Create Japanese dialogue, character voices, tutorials, narration, and in-game announcements with different accents, emotions, and delivery styles.
Style instruction
Speak with fearful trembling voice
Text
こんにちは！私の声を聞いてください。あなたの言葉に命を吹き込みます。
Audiobooks and long-form narration
Turn fiction, nonfiction, articles, and long-form manuscripts into expressive Japanese narration with control over pacing, emotion, and narrator voices.
Style instruction
Speak in a reflective way with general sadness
Text
こんにちは！私の声を聞いてください。あなたの言葉に命を吹き込みます。
Podcasts and audio shows
Produce podcast intros, scripted episodes, news segments, audio essays, and recurring Japanese narration without recording every line manually.
Style instruction
Speak like a studio anchor
Text
こんにちは！私の声を聞いてください。あなたの言葉に命を吹き込みます。
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Frequently asked questions
Many kanji have more than one reading, so preview names, place names and technical terms first. If a word is misread, write it in hiragana in your script or save a custom pronunciation in Listnr Studio, then regenerate only that block.
Use the polite です・ます form for training, customer-facing videos and announcements. Plain form suits casual vlogs, inner monologue and some fiction. Keep one style throughout a script and preview a few lines to check that the voice's tone matches it.
No. Japanese is normally written without spaces. Use 、 and 。 as you would in published text, since they show where pauses belong, then preview the passage and add pauses in Listnr Studio where a sentence needs more room.
Text to Speech converts written text into spoken audio. Listnr uses neural models to read punctuation, context, and pacing so the result sounds closer to a finished production take than a robotic readout.
Paste a script in Listnr Studio, choose a voice, optionally add style or pause cues, then generate. The model analyzes the text and produces natural-sounding speech you can preview and export.
Yes. You can adjust speaking rate, pitch, volume, and custom pauses. Many premium voices also support speaking styles such as newscast, cheerful, sad, or whispering, depending on the selected model.
Listnr is built for long-form work. Use script blocks or scenes for audiobooks, podcasts, and courses, then generate and revise section by section inside one project.
Yes. Assign a different voice or language to each block. That covers dialogue, interviews, and multilingual campaigns in a single studio project.
Listnr voices are designed for production use, with natural pacing and inflection. Preview samples on this page or in Listnr Studio before you export.
Listnr supports 1,000+ voices across 142+ languages and accents, including multiple English variants. Browse the language grid on this page for the full catalog.
Each plan includes a monthly credit quota. If you need more, upgrade or purchase extra credits in Listnr Studio. There is no extra software cap beyond your plan.
No. Listnr is browser-based. Open Listnr Studio from Chrome, Safari, or Firefox — no download required.
Yes. Download generated audio in high-quality MP3 or WAV, as individual blocks or a merged project file.
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