Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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54/10040:38AUTOヒカキンの1歳娘、ついにデビューN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

54/10039:52AUTO夢が叶いましたN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

55/1002:25:32AUTO急遽動物園でバイトすることになりましたN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

55/1008:06AUTO【新幹線】新しい増設線路が異常すぎる・・・なぜこうなった？N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumSuit Train

55/1001:20:51AUTOポケモン本社に呼び出されましたN1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

55/10029:16Japanese Family in NYCN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastKimono Mom

55/10017:28AUTO【泥試合】関節固定バスケで｢１番大切な関節｣を決めよう！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium東海オンエア

55/10030:07AUTO閉店しますN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastHikakinTV

56/10011:13AUTOバブル時代に作られた異次元の豪華ホテルに潜入N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastSuit Train

56/10029:37AUTOさよなら、元祖みそきん東京ラーメンストリート店N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastHikakinTV

56/10025:57AUTO【7分おきテキーラ】高気圧と低気圧、低気圧の方が酔うらしいから検証だ！！！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fast東海オンエア

56/10040:17AUTO｢動きやすい格好｣ってそんなに効果あるのかね？1000m走って検証！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fast東海オンエア

56/10045:24AUTOお酒が入ればそりゃあゲームも下手になるはずですよね…？N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fast東海オンエア

56/1001:03:20AUTO娘が1歩、歩くまで。N1-N1+ · ~13,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

56/10026:03AUTO呼吸したら即帰宅！！トンネル息止めサバイバル！！！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fast東海オンエア

56/10012:12How to make OMURICE | Easy Japanese Food | Vegan Recipe! Home CookingN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastKimono Mom

57/10019:35AUTO【東京→沖縄】JAL国内線の裏メニュー「スカイラックス」が現れた！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastSuit Train

57/10014:07Japan Trip to Kanazawa | Earthquake Damage to TourismN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastKimono Mom

57/10051:44AUTO【神回】1歳娘と『ポケパークカントー』行ったら反応が可愛すぎてパパ崩壊www【YouTuber最速潜入】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · fastHikakinTV

57/10017:46How to make Oden | 3 Japanese Autumn Recipes | Mixed Rice, Sweet Baked PotatoN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fastKimono Mom

57/10024:02AUTOこれが伝説の『無水豚汁』飛ぶぞN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · fastHikakinTV

57/10022:50AUTO【リベンジ】25mちょうどでお腹いっぱいになる食べ物持ってきたやつが勝ち！！！！！！N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fast東海オンエア

57/10013:11AUTOヒカキン、結婚式挙げましたN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastHikakinTV

58/10025:02AUTO設定時間でちょうど食べ切れる量を仲間に取り分ける「早食い対決」なら、大食い弱者でも勝てそうじゃない！？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · 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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