Learn the way Japanese is actually spoken — from real videos. Shadow native speakers sentence by sentence, repeat out loud, and get instant AI scoring on rhythm, pitch accent and natural intonation.
まず よく 聞いて、それから 声に 出して 真似してください。
mazu yoku kiite, sorekara koe ni dashite mane shite kudasai.
Shadowing Japanese means listening to a native speaker and repeating each sentence immediately, copying their pronunciation, pitch accent and natural rhythm. It trains your mouth and ear together so speech feels automatic. Shadola shows Romaji alongside the Japanese script and gives instant, free AI pronunciation feedback in your browser, one sentence at a time.
Sentence-by-sentence player with live AI scoring — accuracy, fluency and especially pitch accent & natural rhythm.
Open playerFree Japanese-specific utilities, no sign-up.
Structured tracks for Japanese learners — pitch accent and politeness are first-class.
Mine words from clips and review with SRS — cards show kanji, kana, Romaji and meaning, with optional readings.
Make Japanese practice playful — race the clock and fill the gaps.
Calibrated to the JLPT standard (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test).
Not sure where to start? Take the free level testPaste Japanese text, get clean Romaji with standard romanization.
Hear hiragana and katakana read aloud, syllable by syllable.
See and hear the high–low pattern of any word, then match it.
Speak a word or sentence, see your score instantly.
Add kana readings above any kanji for easier reading aloud.
For Japanese, it's the fastest way to nail natural rhythm, pitch accent and intonation. Shadola scores those parts directly — so you stop sounding textbook-flat.