Japanese audio to text: transcribe recordings and video online
Turn Japanese audio to text by uploading a recording in Japanese or pasting a YouTube link. Audiotexta returns a transcript with punctuation, timestamps and speaker labels in minutes, ready to edit, summarise, translate and export.
Japanese is spoken by roughly 125 million people, mainly in Japan, which is why it is a first-class language in modern speech models rather than an afterthought.
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MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, FLAC, MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV · up to 5 GB on Pro
Free plan: files up to 30 minutes, 120 minutes a month. No account needed. By uploading you agree to the terms and the privacy policy.
What you get from a Japanese transcript
| Text | Sentences with punctuation and paragraphs, not a wall of words |
|---|---|
| Timestamps | Per segment, and per word in the editor for click-to-seek |
| Speakers | Automatic speaker separation with rename-once labels |
| Export | TXT, DOCX, PDF, Markdown, SRT, VTT, CSV, JSON |
| Insights | Summary, chapters, key points and action items (Pro) |
| Translation | Into English or any of 50+ languages, next to the original |
Example: a short Japanese transcript
A fragment of a demo meeting recording, as it appears in the editor: timestamps on every segment and speakers labelled automatically.
Speaker 1お集まりいただきありがとうございます。前四半期の数字から始めましょう。
Speaker 2売上は十一パーセント増えました。主に新しいサブスクリプションのおかげです。
Speaker 1いいですね。モバイルアプリのリリースを妨げているものはまだありますか。
Speaker 2アップロード機能のバグが二つあります。金曜日までに直します。
How to transcribe Japanese audio in three steps
- Upload the file (MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, MP4, MOV, WebM and more) or paste a link
- Choose Japanese as the language, or leave detection on if the recording mixes languages
- Review in the editor, rename speakers, export or translate
Accuracy for Japanese: what to expect
Japanese is among the best-supported languages in Whisper-class models. On clean recordings expect only a handful of corrections per hour, mostly names and numbers.
The language is written without spaces between words. Segments are still timed precisely, and the editor highlights characters as the audio plays.
Formal and informal registers are both handled; the model keeps the wording of the speaker rather than normalising it.
How to get a better Japanese transcript
- Record close to the speakers; a phone on the table beats a laptop microphone across the room.
- Add names, products and jargon to the custom vocabulary before uploading.
- Pick the Precise mode for interviews and legal or medical material; Fast is fine for notes.
- Keep speaker separation on for meetings and interviews; turn it off for monologues to save a few seconds.
Translate the Japanese transcript
After transcription, translate the whole text into English or 50+ other languages with one click. The translation appears next to the original with the same timestamps, so subtitles and bilingual minutes take no extra work.
What it costs
Free: 120 minutes a month, files up to 30 minutes, timestamps and speaker labels included, no card required.
Pro: €12 a month for 3000 minutes, files up to 10 hours, AI summary and chapters, translation, DOCX and PDF export, API access.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Japanese transcription free?
The free plan includes 120 minutes a month with timestamps and speaker labels and no card. Longer files, AI summaries and translation are on Pro.
How accurate is Japanese speech recognition?
On a clean recording, most sentences come back correct; names, numbers and overlapping speech are where you will edit. The editor highlights words as the audio plays so corrections take seconds.
Can the service tell speakers apart in Japanese?
Yes. Speaker separation works independently of the language. Rename 'Speaker 1' once and the name is applied to the whole file.
What if the recording mixes Japanese with another language?
Leave the language on auto. Each segment is transcribed in the language it was spoken in; you can translate everything into one language afterwards.
Which formats and sources are supported?
Audio: MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, Opus, FLAC, AAC. Video: MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV. Links: YouTube, Vimeo and direct media URLs. Meetings: live via the browser extension.
What happens to my Japanese audio?
Files are deleted after the retention period you choose, and your content is never used to train models.