Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

3,869 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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88/10023:35AUTO【しりとり】ラッパーだけはりんご→ゴリラの次にラップって言う説N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · very fast東海オンエア89/10039:45AUTO『全くレシピ動画に見えない映像』でレシピを伝えろ!【異次元のコンプラ対策】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア90/10023:37AUTOあの有名?キャラ達が集う「選手権オーディション」が開催されました【ポストジャイアン選手権】N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fast東海オンエア90/10010:40AUTO【結構楽しい】中央線の無人グリーン車に乗ってみたN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train90/10012:54AUTO妻と撮り鉄やってみた!N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train90/10015:25AUTO【結構おもしろい】500円で乗れる京都の豪華電車「きらら」乗ってみた!N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train90/10017:00AUTO汽車で喜多方ラーメン食べに行ってみた!N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train90/10039:43AUTO「サカナを食べればアタマが良くなる」って本当?『断定している歌詞』を検証してみよう!!!N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fast東海オンエア90/10017:48AUTO【りょうが2人】海外から帰ってきたら自分がメンバーと動画撮ってるドッキリ!!!N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fast東海オンエア91/10013:28AUTO【意外なルート】東京から1時間で和歌山に直行する飛行機に乗ってみた!N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastSuit Train91/10011:30AUTO【特急やくも】岡山の電車が快適すぎる!N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train91/10026:03AUTOタイヤがパンクした!即対応しろ!緊急事態迅速対応王!!!N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fast東海オンエア91/1008:00AUTO古い看板のマクドナルドに行ってみた!N2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train91/10038:31AUTO【長期ドッキリ】日本各地で「ヤバそうな男」とすれ違い続けたらいつ恐怖を感じる!?N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fast東海オンエア91/1001:37:26AUTO【サーキットに行ってみた!】SUBARUが参戦するモータースポーツ SUPER GT 体験ツアー【特別取材】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train91/10042:21AUTO川崎重工のバイクで大阪万博行ってみた!N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train91/1001:06:33AUTO友達とサンライズ出雲で2人旅N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train91/10010:40AUTO東京に雪が降ったので電車に乗りまくってみた!N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train91/10010:08AUTOWE'RE GOING BACK TO JAPAN!!N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · very fastKimono Mom91/10024:21AUTO【豪華乗り継ぎ】寝台列車サンライズ号と新幹線で九州→東京を移動!N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fastSuit Train91/10050:23AUTO【バ化学】知識0から『蒸気機関』を完成させてやる!!!1m進んだらクリア!!!N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア92/10029:37AUTO『激長ネイル生活』で剥がれずにたくさん残せた奴の勝ち対決!N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア92/10029:05AUTO【自分だけ?】第一回なんか汚そうで嫌なんだよね座談会N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア92/10029:25AUTO不利すぎるお題を事前準備で覆せ!!ドーピング弁論対決!!!N1-N1+ · ~6,000 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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Speak Japanese Naturally85715N2-N1slow13143 h
2にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input75015N2-N1slow20172 h
3けんさんおかえり Japanese75019N3-N2slow14951 h
4Ninjapanese84419N1-N1+slow17239 h
5Bite Size Japanese214228N3-N2medium15655 h
6あかね的日本語教室214732N2-N1medium10825 h
7Miku Real Japanese188937N3-N1medium7016 h
8Learn Japanese with Noriko298847N2-N1medium22661 h
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