Sonelune Japanese text to speech
No sign-in needed. Tap play to listen in the player bar, or tap a title to read the full text. The word or sentence being read is highlighted; tap one to hear it from there. Save the ones you like to your own library for free.
16 tracks · about 9 min
4 tracks · 01:55
Greetings, introducing yourself, saying thanks and shopping at a convenience store: the Japanese you need first.
4 tracks · 01:31
Asking the way, taking the train, ordering food and shopping on a trip to Japan.
2 tracks · 00:30
Lines you hear again and again in anime, and how friends really talk.
2 tracks · 01:25
Twenty common grammar points, each in one original example sentence, read slowly.
4 tracks · 03:18
From weekend plans and an essay to a work email and a classic children's story, getting harder as you go.
Levels are our own rough guide, not official JLPT ratings.
For Japanese learners
Sonelune doesn't come with lessons. It reads the Japanese you are already working with, so your own material becomes something you can listen to again and again.
Paste textbook dialogues, example sentences from your word list, or your own diary. Each one becomes a track in your library that you can replay any time.
Follow the highlighted word as you listen. When you miss something, tap the word and hear that part again.
Generate new text at a gentle speed, and create it again at natural speed once you know it. The player can also change the playback speed.
In the iPhone app you can save tracks for offline listening, repeat one track, and set a sleep timer for listening in bed. These features are only in the iPhone app. Get the iPhone app
How it sounds
Paste text the way it is normally written, with kanji, hiragana and katakana mixed. The voice picks kanji readings from context.
Katakana loanwords and English words such as PDF or deadline are read inside the Japanese sentence, as they appear in real emails and articles.
The same self-introduction in two voices. Hearing more than one speaker makes real conversations easier to follow.
Your own text
Up to 9,000 characters per track. A title is added automatically.
Preview voices before you choose, then pick a gentle, natural or brisk reading speed.
The audio is saved to your library with synced captions. Sign in with Google or Apple to generate.
FAQ
Most of the time. Readings are chosen from context, but names, rare words and some numbers can come out differently from what you intended. If a word is read wrong, write it in hiragana and generate the audio again.
Any level, because you choose the text. Beginners can start with short sentences at a gentle speed; intermediate learners can paste essays, articles or work emails. The levels on the samples are only a rough guide.
The samples on this page are free to listen to without an account. Generating your own audio uses credits: the free plan includes a monthly allowance, and Plus or credit packs add more. See Pricing for the current details.
On the web you can download each track as an MP3. The iPhone app can save tracks to your device and play them offline.
Any text you have the right to use, such as your own notes and diary, or material you're allowed to copy for personal study. Your audio stays in your private library.