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Browse natural voices for Japanese text to speech.
Five Japanese voices
FreeTextoSpeech offers five Japanese voices powered by the Kokoro neural model: four female (Alpha, Gongitsune, Nezumi, Tebukuro) and one male (Kumo). They read kanji, hiragana, and katakana natively, and use standard Tokyo pitch accent for delivery that sounds natural to native listeners.
When to pick which voice
- Alpha (F): grounded, narrator-style, best for documentary, education, and serious explainer content.
- Gongitsune (F): warm, storyteller delivery, best for fiction, audiobook samples, and bedtime-story style narration.
- Nezumi (F): brighter, lighter female, best for character voiceover and anime-style narration.
- Tebukuro (F): playful tone, best for casual content, vlogs, and entertainment.
- Kumo (M): clear male voice, best for masculine narration and educational content.
Use cases
Japanese-language YouTube has a massive faceless-channel ecosystem covering anime commentary, history, life advice, and finance. Creators use FreeTextoSpeech to narrate scripts at scale without paying per character. Language learners use it to hear standard Tokyo Japanese pronunciation. Accessibility projects use it for visually impaired readers. The browser-only workflow means there is no install, no signup, and no friction.
In context
A step-by-step visual guide for Japanese text to speech.
FAQ
Japanese FAQs
01 How many Japanese voices are available?
FreeTextoSpeech ships with five Japanese voices: Alpha, Gongitsune, Nezumi, and Tebukuro (female) plus Kumo (male). All five are free, no signup, 5,000 characters per Generate; anonymous cloud allowance is 25,000 per 30 days.
02 Do these voices read kanji, hiragana, and katakana correctly?
Yes. The engine reads mixed Japanese text natively. Paste content in any combination of kanji, hiragana, and katakana and it will be voiced correctly. Furigana annotations are not required.
03 YouTubeの収益化動画にこれらの音声を使えますか？
はい。FreeTextoSpeechで生成されたすべての音声ファイルは商用利用が許可されています。収益化されたYouTube動画、TikTok、広告、ポッドキャストなどに自由にお使いいただけます。クレジット表記は不要です。
04 Which voice is best for an anime-style narration?
For light, character-style female delivery, try Nezumi or Tebukuro. For a more grounded narrator voice, Alpha or Gongitsune work well. Kumo provides a male option for masculine character narration. Preview each on the home page before committing.
05 Does the engine handle pitch accent correctly?
The Kokoro Japanese voices model standard Tokyo pitch accent (標準語). For most narration, the result sounds natural to native listeners. Highly specialized regional dialects are not currently supported.
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