Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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81/10052:09AUTOフィッシャーズvsレイクレで人狼鬼ごっこやったら誰が最後まで生き残るのか！？N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fastFischer's

81/10041:17AUTO【異空間】超高級な酸素ボックスの中で生活したら効果が凄すぎたwwwN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fast水溜りボンド

82/10031:15AUTOクソほど炎上した牛宮城、あの人とガチ忖度無しレビューN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fast料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ

82/1001:20:36AUTO【閲覧注意】ダメなやつだ。異常な事故物件に泊まったらヤバい心霊現象が起きて撮影中止に。【暗夜】N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastはじめしゃちょー（hajime）

82/10018:31AUTO【編集革命】AIに動画を丸ごと編集(カット、テロップ、BGM、サムネイル)してもらったら新時代到来したwwwN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · very fast水溜りボンド

82/1001:45:30AUTOサバンナで動物BIG5を見つけるまで帰れませんが神回だった！！N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fastFischer's

82/10028:57AUTO同い年の魚系YouTuberとガチで飲み明かしましたN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fast料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ

82/10022:38AUTO【裁判練習】『悪事VTR』を見て「誰が何％悪かったのか」適切に判断できるようになろう！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

82/10046:23AUTO明日、麻婆春雨がスーパーから消えます。N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ

82/10012:55AUTO【金券ショップの闇】怪しい新幹線チケットを購入して乗ってみた結果・・・N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · very fastSuit Train

82/10035:17AUTO可能な限り荷物パンパン詰めて、ソロキャンプするのに一番適切な乗り物を調べよう！！N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

82/10048:01AUTO【ことわざ】嘘八百、本当についた後に人はどうなる・・・？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

82/10027:13AUTOお店で890円する丸亀製麺のトマたまカレーうどん、300円で完全再現N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · very fast料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ

82/10026:58AUTO田舎と都会、松茸料理が多いのはどっち！？N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

82/10036:40AUTO焼肉ってどこの部位を頼めばいいの？ガチのプロに教わりましたN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ

82/10029:06AUTOなんで今まで買ってたのか、究極に楽で旨いやけくそ恵方巻N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ

82/10035:10AUTOバカが何を伝えたいのか汲み取れ！おバカ再翻訳伝言ゲーム！N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

82/10028:05What RV Life Is Really Like: 7 Months on the Road with a Japanese Family in the U.S.N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fastKimono Mom

82/10013:04AUTO【祝】瀬戸弘司の動画、ついにアクスタになる！ / 15周年グッズを販売します！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fast瀬戸弘司 / Koji Seto

82/10019:26AUTOむしろこういうのがいい弁当N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · very fast料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ

82/10024:05AUTO街でめっちゃ時間ズレてる時計を探せバトル！！！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fast東海オンエア

82/1008:37AUTO上越新幹線の終電に乗ったらほとんど乗車禁止だった！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train

82/10015:17AUTO【罵声大会】国鉄185系の廃車回送＠大宮N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train

82/10016:56AUTO298円払って何を食わされてんの？と言われ炎上したこのカップ麺がヤバいN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · very fast料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ

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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	Akiko_Japanese_Conversations	7–99	13	N2-N1	slow	131	20 h
2	Speak Japanese Naturally	8–57	15	N2-N1	slow	131	43 h
3	にほんごのじかん \| Japanese Comprehensible Input	7–50	15	N2-N1	slow	201	72 h
4	けんさんおかえり Japanese	7–50	19	N3-N2	slow	149	51 h
5	Ninjapanese	8–44	19	N1-N1+	slow	172	39 h
6	Suzukaの日本語Podcast	25–27	26	N2-N1	medium	2	—
7	Bite Size Japanese	21–42	28	N3-N2	medium	156	55 h
8	日本語の森	8–53	30	N2-N1	medium	90	34 h
9	あかね的日本語教室	21–47	32	N2-N1	medium	108	25 h
10	Emma:)Japanese	10–46	34	N3-N2	medium	164	46 h
11	Miku Real Japanese	18–89	37	N3-N1	medium	70	16 h
12	Learn Japanese with Noriko	29–88	47	N2-N1	medium	226	61 h

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