Convert Japanese video to text
Upload a Japanese video and get an accurate transcript in real kanji and kana. No audio extraction, no conversion, and every line replays its own moment.
Free: 60 min per 30 days, files up to 30 min / 50 MB · Paid plans: 10 to 100 hrs, files up to 2 GB. Big video? Upload just its audio track: same transcript, much faster upload.
Encrypted in transit · audio & video auto-delete in 30 days · never used to train AI
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Last updated 2 August 2026
Japanese video to text means getting an accurate written transcript, in real kanji and kana, out of a video file. Trustample reads the speech directly from the video you upload. There is no need to extract the audio first or convert MP4 to MP3: set the spoken language to Japanese, drop in the file, and the transcript opens in an editor where every line replays its own moment of the video.
Video is the format Japanese speech mostly arrives in now. Interviews recorded on a phone, seminar recordings, vlogs and commentary tracks are all video files, and many tools quietly expect you to rip the audio track before they help. Here MP4, MOV, MKV and WEBM upload as they are, vertical phone video included. The engine listens to the audio track inside the file, so image quality, cuts and on-screen graphics have no effect on the text.
The output is written Japanese the way a native reader expects it: kanji where kanji belongs, kana elsewhere, punctuation handled for you. Names and specialist terms are the usual weak spot in Japanese speech recognition, so add them to the vocabulary box before uploading and check them first in the editor afterwards. The free plan covers 60 minutes a month with files up to 30 minutes and 50 MB, which suits short clips; longer or heavier videos need a paid plan and its 2 GB per-file ceiling.
How it works
- 1Set 'Spoken language' to Japanese before uploading.
- 2Upload the video file. MP4, MOV, MKV and WEBM all work, vertical phone video included.
- 3Fix names in the synced editor, then export TXT free, or DOCX, PDF and SRT/VTT subtitles on paid plans.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I transcribe a Japanese video to text?
Three moves: set the spoken language to Japanese, upload your video file, and open the result in the editor. Trustample transcribes files you upload and own, not links. A typical short video is done in seconds, and the free plan's 60 monthly minutes cover it comfortably.
Do I need to convert the video to audio first?
No. The engine reads the audio track inside the video container directly, so MP4, MOV, MKV and WEBM files work as they are. Skipping the conversion step also skips a lossy re-encode, which can only help accuracy.
Can it read Japanese text shown on screen?
No. This is speech to text: it transcribes what is said, not captions, signs or slides shown in the frame. If information is only visible and never spoken, it will not appear in the transcript.
Is the transcript in romaji?
No, the transcript comes back in normal written Japanese, kanji and kana. If you want romaji for study purposes, export the text and run it through any converter; the accurate Japanese source text is the part that matters.
Can I get English text from a Japanese video instead?
Yes, that is its own workflow: transcribe the Japanese first, then translate from the verified transcript. The Japanese video to English guide walks through it, including the free path and where Pro picks up.
Worth knowing: Music, anime openings and layered trending sounds do not transcribe reliably, and that is true of every speech engine. For speech over heavy background music, expect to fix more lines than usual. Test a short sample on the free plan before committing a long file.
Related pages
Audio files and the transcription head page
Japanese Video to EnglishSame upload, English translation added
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