Japanese text to speech
Turn any Japanese text into natural audio. 11 voices to choose from, free to hear with no sign-up, and ready for your WordPress site or app.
Japanese voices that read kanji, hiragana and katakana, for blogs, news and learning sites.
Hear Japanese now
Real samplesあなたの記事は読者にこのように聞こえます。
Every Japanese voice, one click to listen
Each voice reads the same sentence, so you can compare them fairly: “あなたの記事は読者にこのように聞こえます。”
Japanese audio on your site in three steps
Install AtlasVoice
Free from WordPress.org: Plugins → Add New → search “AtlasVoice”.
Choose Japanese
In the plugin's Listening settings, pick Japanese and the voice you like best.
Publish
Every post gets a listen button and its own MP3.
curl -X POST "https://api.atlasvoice.cloud/v1/synthesize?raw=1" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATLASVOICE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text": "…", "lang": "ja-JP"}' \ -o audio.mp3
Use the language code ja-JP. Read the API docs.
AtlasVoice vs. the device's built-in Japanese voice
| What you get | AtlasVoice | Device voice |
|---|---|---|
| The same voice for every reader | Yes | Changes per phone |
| A choice of 11 Japanese voices | Yes | Rarely |
| Saved as an MP3 on your site | Yes | No |
| Pronunciation fixes for names | Yes | No |
| Listening analytics | Yes | No |
Made for Japanese-language publishers
News sites and blogs
An audio version of every Japanese post, so readers can listen on the go.
Courses and schools
Learners hear each lesson read clearly, and can replay it as often as they like.
Multilingual sites
With WPML, Polylang, GTranslate or TranslatePress, Japanese pages play Japanese audio.
Accessibility
Readers with low vision or dyslexia can listen to your Japanese content.
Japanese text to speech: questions
Is there a free Japanese text to speech?
Yes. The free AtlasVoice WordPress plugin includes Alpha for Japanese, with 100,000 characters a month, and you can hear every Japanese voice on this page without signing up.
How many Japanese voices does AtlasVoice have?
11 voices for Japanese. Each one has a sample on this page.
Can I download the Japanese audio as an MP3?
Yes. On WordPress, every post's audio is saved as an MP3 file on your own site, and the API returns an MP3 file.
How do I fix how a word is pronounced?
Add a pronunciation fix once, for example for a brand name or an abbreviation, and every post reads it that way.
Can I use Japanese text to speech without WordPress?
Yes. Send your text with the language code ja-JP to the AtlasVoice API and get an MP3 back, with 100,000 free characters a month.
Give your Japanese readers a voice.
Free on WordPress. Every voice with Pro.