Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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85/10053:00AUTO日本最長距離を走る特急列車に乗ってみた！　大阪→長野N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

85/10028:54AUTO【３週間勉強】推しコンビニの商品を学んで推しへの愛を示そう！！！N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

86/10058:31AUTO｢嘘の知識が紛れ込んだ授業｣にはご用心！きちんと指摘して謝罪させよう！【ちなみに麻雀のルールについて授業します】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

86/10015:42AUTO手作りイカダで川下り！シーズン７！【Part1】N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

86/10014:40AUTO【本気のリニューアル】JR西日本の新しい特急「まほろば」乗ってみた！結構すごいN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

86/10018:18AUTO【セラヤTV】富士山ガチ登頂！体入れ替わった！！寝たら即失格の旅！！！日本一のyoutuberも近い！！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

86/10037:47AUTOあなたも診断できます！！手作り〇〇診断でバズりたいんだ！！！N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

86/10029:10AUTO「関西弁」って個性あってええなぁ！ほなマスターしよかさかいに！【エセ関西弁上手王】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

86/10030:08AUTO【1泊20万円】リッツカールトン福岡の最上階に泊まってみたN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train

86/10023:36AUTO【ヤニカス発揮】喫煙者ならコンビニのタバコの番号見なくても欲しい銘柄注文できるはず！N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

86/10021:26AUTO【チン挿しあり】旗揚げゲームを魔改造して令和の童を虜にしよう！！！N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

86/10017:00AUTO「各駅停車はやぶさ」のグランクラスは超おすすめ！N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · very fastSuit Train

87/10010:48AUTO【神の電車】まもなく引退するJR東海213系に乗ってみたN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

87/10025:52AUTOこの大食い映像『本当に限界まで食べた』or『実は一口だけ』どっちだ！？間違えたら同じ量食え！！！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

87/10018:59AUTOサフィール踊り子で常識の範囲内の豪遊してみた！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train

87/10013:59AUTO【補助ベッドの寝心地は？】サンライズ瀬戸シングルツインの上段で寝る！N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

87/10020:13AUTOネタ会議中に勝手にクイズ大会を開いて知らない間に優勝している喜びを教えてあげよう！！！N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

87/10025:46AUTO大人、意外と『抱っこ』や『おしゃぶり』した方が早く寝る説。【睡眠革命】N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

88/10030:42AUTO映画館で作品を見てる最中にデカい音、一度でいいから出してみたいですよね？？？N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

88/10021:38AUTO【味より演出】日本最高峰の『パフォーマンス系高級料理店』が３店舗オープンしてしまいましたN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

88/10055:24AUTO池の水全部抜いてみたN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fastHikakinTV

88/10038:29AUTO【映像16本】クイズ出題前に出そうな内容を話しまくっててつやの頑張りを潰そう！！！【ざけんな】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

88/10021:36AUTO【東京→新大阪】東海道新幹線の改札を出ずにグルメ旅！N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

88/10035:40AUTO日本一デッキが豪華な特急「白いソニック」N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train

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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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