Japanese Audio Reader & Pronunciation

This reader uses the Web Speech API built into your browser. The voices come from your operating system (and, in Chrome and Edge, some online voices), so audio is generated on your device — nothing is uploaded and there are no usage limits. The tool looks for an exact ja-JP voice first, then another accent of the same language, and warns you if neither exists.

• Windows: Settings → Time & language → Speech → Manage voices → Add voices, choose Japanese, then restart your browser. Microsoft Edge also offers online “Natural” voices for many languages.
• macOS: System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → System voice → Manage Voices…, tick a Japanese voice to download it, then reload this page (restart Chrome if needed).
• iPhone & iPad: Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices → 日本語, download a voice, then reload this page.
• Android: Settings → System → Languages → Text-to-speech output → engine settings (Speech Services by Google) → Install voice data → Japanese, then reload.
• ChromeOS: Settings → Accessibility → Text-to-Speech → Speech engines, enable a Japanese voice, then reload.
• Linux: install speech-dispatcher with an espeak-ng (or RHVoice / Piper) voice for Japanese, then restart your browser.

あ い う え お か き く け こ さ し す せ そ た ち つ て と な に ぬ ね の は ひ ふ へ ほ ま み む め も や ゆ よ ら り る れ ろ わ を ん

Tap any letter in the tool to hear it, or use “Read the whole alphabet”. Letters are read by your device's voice, so names of letters may vary between voices.