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Mai, female character styled voice in Japanese

Mai is a female character styled voice for Japanese text to speech on Speechma Pro. She sounds playful and full of personality, with bigger emotion than a narrator, and speaks at a lively, changing pace that follows the emotion of each line.

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Japanese · Character styled voice

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Language
Japanese (日本語)
Accent
Japan
Gender
Female
Voice type
Character styled voice
Delivery
Playful and full of personality, with bigger emotion than a narrator
Allowance
Styled voices (how it works)

About Mai

Mai is a styled voice made on Speechma Pro's own AI voice models for one job: character. The character is built into the voice, so every line comes out in that style without any extra settings or tags.

Accent: Standard Japanese (hyōjungo), based on Tokyo speech.

Creators usually choose Mai for game and animation characters, story dialogue and fun social clips. Strong personality makes characters memorable.

What Mai is best for

  1. Game and animation charactersStrong personality makes characters memorable.
  2. Story dialogueGives each character in a story a distinct voice.
  3. Fun social clipsStands out in short, entertaining videos.

What you hear in the sample

The sample above is Mai reading Speechma Pro's standard preview text in Japanese:

お聞きいただいているのは Speechma Pro 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 Mai

  • Write short lines with clear emotion words.
  • Use exclamation marks and ellipses (...) for dramatic timing.
  • 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 Mai

  1. Open Text to SpeechMai is already selected in the voice list at the top of this page. Press "Use this voice" to jump straight to it.
  2. Type or paste your textUp to 10,000 characters per conversion, written in Japanese (Kanji, hiragana and katakana script).
  3. Adjust the deliveryChange the speed or pitch if you need to, and use punctuation to control the pauses.
  4. Generate and downloadPress Generate, listen to the result and download your MP3.

Mai compared with similar voices

Not sure Mai is the one? These voices are the closest in language, accent, type and style:

VoiceGenderAccentTypeBest for
Mai (this voice)FemaleJapanCharacter styled voiceGame and animation characters
KentaMaleJapanCharacter styled voiceGame and animation characters
Kenji WatanabeMaleJapanCharacter styled voiceGame and animation characters
Shin InoueMaleJapanCharacter styled voiceGame and animation characters
SoraFemaleJapanBedtime Story styled voiceBedtime stories
EmiFemaleJapanYouTube styled voiceYouTube voiceovers

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 Pro has 84 Japanese voices, and you can also use Voice Cloning, Voice Changer, Voice Design, Speech to Text, AI Dubbing in Japanese.

Voices like Mai

KentaMale · Japan · Character styled voiceKenji WatanabeMale · Japan · Character styled voiceShin InoueMale · Japan · Character styled voiceSoraFemale · Japan · Bedtime Story styled voiceEmiFemale · Japan · YouTube styled voiceAkaneFemale · Japan · Documentary styled voiceHinaFemale · Japan · Spoken Word styled voiceYukiFemale · Japan · Fitness Coach styled voice

All 84 Japanese voices · Voice library · Voice types explained

Questions about Mai

Is Mai free to use?

Mai is included in Speechma Pro. Each conversion counts toward your Styled voices allowance; see how allowances work.

Can I use Mai for YouTube and commercial projects?

Yes. Audio you create with Mai can be used in your own videos, podcasts, ads, courses and products. Please read the terms for the details.

What does Mai sound like?

Mai sounds playful and full of personality, with bigger emotion than a narrator and speaks at a lively, changing pace that follows the emotion of each line. Press play on the sample at the top of this page to hear it.

Which language should I type in?

Write your text in Japanese using the Kanji, hiragana and katakana script. Text in other languages may be read with a Japanese accent.

How long can my text be?

Up to 10,000 characters in one conversion. For longer texts, split them into parts and join the MP3 files.

How do I download the audio?

Press Generate, then Download. You get an MP3 file that you can use in any video or audio editor.

Which voices are similar to Mai?

The closest voices are Kenta, Kenji Watanabe and Shin Inoue. You can compare them in the table above.

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