- Language
- Japanese (日本語)
- Accent
- Japan
- Gender
- Male
- Voice type
- Natural voice
- Delivery
- Relaxed and human, as if the person is speaking to you rather than reading
- Price
- Free to use, no sign-up
About Kumo
Kumo is a natural voice: instead of reading, it talks, with the small pauses and changes in pitch of real conversation. It is made on Speechma's own AI voice models and works best with casual, everyday language.
Accent: Standard Japanese (hyōjungo), based on Tokyo speech.
Creators usually choose Kumo for social media videos, friendly explainers and podcast segments. Sounds like a real creator.
What Kumo is best for
- Social media videosSounds like a real creator.
- Friendly explainersEasy, approachable listening.
- Podcast segmentsCasual, natural conversation.
Try Kumo with this text
This line is already in the tool above. Press Generate to hear Kumo read it, or replace it with your own text:
お聞きいただいているのは Speechma です。この声で、動画のナレーションやオーディオブックの朗読ができ、自然でスタジオ品質のサウンドがあらゆる物語に命を吹き込みます。 How to get the best results with Kumo
- Write in everyday language.
- Short sentences sound the most natural.
- Write names in hiragana or katakana if the kanji has several possible readings.
- Use Japanese punctuation (、。) so the pauses fall in the right place.
- Write foreign words in katakana for a natural Japanese pronunciation.
How to use Kumo
- Open Text to SpeechKumo is already selected in the voice list at the top of this page. Press "Use this voice" to jump straight to it.
- Type or paste your textUp to 1,000 characters per conversion, written in Japanese (Kanji, hiragana and katakana script).
- Adjust the deliveryChange the speed or pitch if you need to, and use punctuation to control the pauses.
- Generate and downloadPress Generate, listen to the result and download your MP3.
Kumo compared with similar voices
Not sure Kumo is the one? These voices are the closest in language, accent, type and style:
| Voice | Gender | Accent | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumo (this voice) | Male | Japan | Natural voice | Social media videos |
| Nezumi | Female | Japan | Natural voice | Social media videos |
| Tebukuro | Female | Japan | Natural voice | Social media videos |
| Alpha Hayashi | Female | Japan | Natural voice | Social media videos |
| Gongitsune | Female | Japan | Natural voice | Social media videos |
| Taro | Male | Japan | Radio DJ styled voice | Radio jingles and intros |
About the Japanese language
Japanese is spoken almost entirely in Japan and is written with three scripts together: kanji (Chinese characters), hiragana and katakana. It uses pitch accent, and politeness levels are built into the grammar.
Japanese is spoken by about 125 million people and belongs to the Japonic language family. Speechma has 84 Japanese voices, and you can also use Voice Cloning, Voice Changer, Voice Design, Speech to Text, AI Dubbing in Japanese.
