Translate a Japanese video into Korean subtitles
Japanese to Korean is one of the pairs where a dictionary gets you most of the way and then stops. Japanese and Korean share the same word order and both carry honorific systems, so the skeleton of a sentence lines up almost exactly. What has to change is the sentence ending and the choice between Sino-Korean and native vocabulary.
Translation happens after the timing is fixed, which is why the subtitles stay in sync.
source · Japanese明日の会議は十時からです。
Korean subtitle내일 회의는 열 시부터예요.
same cue, same timecode · 假名+汉字 → 谚文
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What happens to your video
- Upload the file or paste a public link. Phone footage (HEVC/MOV) is read as it comes off the phone.
- The audio is transcribed first, with word-level timing, so every cue starts where speech starts.
- Each line is translated on its own. Timecodes are copied through and never rewritten.
- Download the SRT, or a copy of the video with the subtitles burned in at the original resolution.
Notes on the audio
- Japanese and Korean share the same word order and both carry honorific systems, so the skeleton of a sentence lines up almost exactly. What has to change is the sentence ending and the choice between Sino-Korean and native vocabulary.
- Japanese puts the verb at the end, so a sentence can only be translated after it finishes. That is why English subtitles on Japanese video often appear slightly after the original speech.
- Korean subtitle lines tend to break around 14-16 characters. The English translation of the same line usually fits in 38-42 characters.
What it costs
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Both outputsSRT, or burned-in video
Questions
Do you translate through English?
The engine works from the Japanese audio and produces Korean directly; the English gloss is only for this page.
How accurate is it?
Japanese subtitles usually run one line per cue. When the English translation does not fit, break it into two cues rather than shrinking the font. On top of that, review proper nouns by hand before publishing.
Can I keep the Japanese line as reference?
Yes, bilingual output keeps both lines in one file.
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