Japanese (日本語) → English

Translate scanned Japanese PDFs to English
without breaking the layout

From product manuals and spec sheets to academic articles and official forms, scanned Japanese is a frequent translation need. Reglyph OCRs the Japanese, clears it from the page, and rebuilds the English so diagrams, captions, and tables line up exactly as before.

100% automatic ·3 pages free
Layout-preserving

Mixed scripts and vertical text

Japanese mixes kanji, hiragana, and katakana, and technical documents sometimes use vertical text. Reglyph handles the mixed scripts and keeps figure callouts and table cells anchored to the right place after translation.

Chinese translation with identical layout
Original English scanned page
OriginalTranslated

Drag to compare — every table, figure, and number stays in place.

Common scanned Japanese documents we translate

These are the Japanese-language documents people most often translate to English — each keeps its original layout, seals, and tables.

Product & equipment manuals
Technical spec sheets
Academic articles & papers
Family register (koseki)
Business contracts
Patent documents

How to translate a scanned Japanese document

1
Upload your scan

Drop in a scanned Japanese PDF or a photo of the page. Image-only files are fine — no text layer needed.

2
We read & translate

OCR extracts the Japanese text, then it's translated to English while the original text is erased from the page.

3
Download, layout intact

Get a clean PDF where tables, figures, stamps, and numbers sit exactly where they were.

Japanese → English — frequently asked

Can it translate a scanned Japanese manual with diagrams?

Yes. Diagrams and their callout labels stay in position while the surrounding text is translated to English.

Does it read kanji, hiragana, and katakana together?

Yes. All three Japanese scripts are recognized in the same document.

Is furigana handled?

Furigana is read as part of the text; the English output focuses on the main meaning rather than reproducing reading aids.

Choose your plan

Simple, scan-friendly pricing. Pages are pages — no multiplier for scanned files.

Pay-as-you-go
Translate a few pages. No commitment.
$5/ one-time
What's included:
  • $0.50 / page
  • 10 scanned pages, never expire
  • Up to 100 MB per file
Buy a pack
Most popular
Starter
For individuals with scans to translate every month.
$15/ per month
What's included:
  • $0.13 / page
  • 120 pages every month
  • Up to 100 MB per file
  • Pages reset each month
Start Starter
Pro
For high-volume users and whole-book scans.
$39/ per month
What's included:
  • $0.06 / page
  • 700 pages every month
  • Unused pages roll over (up to 2,100)
  • Big files up to 300 MB
Start Pro

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