Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

3,870 videos from 27 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

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78/10013:39AUTOスーツチャンネルの視聴者らしき人物が富士山で遭難！？N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · very fastSuit Train

79/10030:57AUTOもう特急は来ない… 新幹線開業で閑散化した「長崎本線」に乗車。意外と楽しい！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train

79/10010:50AUTO名古屋の絶品きしめんを食べに行く！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train

79/1002:12:16AUTO【日本最長の鉄道路線】山陰本線を全線走破してみた！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train

79/10016:44AUTO【絶景】海沿いを走る特急くろしおに乗ってみた！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train

79/10033:38AUTO【大真面目】そろそろ野球を真剣に教えてもらう時が来たようですN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

79/10017:51AUTOとしみつの怒りを鎮めろ！第一回アンガーマネジメント選手権！！！【怒りコンサル：しばゆー】N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

79/10011:51AUTO川口駅に上野東京ライン停車決定！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train

80/10026:50AUTO成田エクスプレスのグリーンが安くなったので乗ってみた！N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

80/10016:21AUTOJR北海道「北斗」のグリーン車が改善！お得な区間で乗ってみた！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train

80/10020:36AUTO日本中に蔓延る「てつやっぽいネーミングセンス」を刈ろう！！！【勝手に】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

80/10024:37AUTO【グリーン乗車】２本しかない特急くろしお「オーシャンアロー」乗ってみた！N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

80/10017:53AUTO地獄の激安ルートで伊香保温泉に行ってみた！N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

80/10011:23AUTO何か変な新幹線「こだま860号」に乗ってみた！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train

80/10012:36AUTO新幹線で乗り換えアプリに騙されました・・・！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train

80/10018:18AUTO京都→奈良を走る豪華電車「あをによし」で超快適移動してみた！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train

80/10022:50AUTO狙ったギミックを作れ!! 買い出し&工作チャレンジ!N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

80/10015:01AUTO【東海道新幹線】グリーン車を超える最上級個室スプリームクラス発表！　一体どんな列車なのか！？N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train

81/10038:40AUTO【3社直通】関東最長の私鉄特急で雪国に行ってみた！【リバティ会津】N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

81/10016:29AUTO5000円で贅沢旅行してみた！みさきまぐろきっぷの旅N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

81/10042:11AUTO茶懐石コース料理の順番を当てるまで終われないチャレンジが難しすぎちゃ。。。N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

81/10017:56AUTO聞いたことあるけど見たことないものを持ち寄ろう！！！！N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

81/10055:35AUTO東海オンエアのONICHAのCM見た結果、無人島に行くことになりましたN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fastHikakinTV

81/10033:20AUTO1週間、BeRealの通知が来たら即〇〇！のお題を押し付け合って楽しむよ！！N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

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Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#	Channel	Level range (0–100)	Median	Typical band	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	Speak Japanese Naturally	8–57	15	N2-N1	slow	131	43 h
2	にほんごのじかん \| Japanese Comprehensible Input	7–50	15	N2-N1	slow	201	72 h
3	けんさんおかえり Japanese	7–50	19	N3-N2	slow	149	51 h
4	Ninjapanese	8–44	19	N1-N1+	slow	172	39 h
5	Bite Size Japanese	21–42	28	N3-N2	medium	156	55 h
6	あかね的日本語教室	21–47	32	N2-N1	medium	108	25 h
7	Miku Real Japanese	18–89	37	N3-N1	medium	70	16 h
8	Learn Japanese with Noriko	29–88	47	N2-N1	medium	226	61 h

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