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.

3,870
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27
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1,971 h
of material
1,213
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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

58/10022:44AUTO【8月オススメ】なんで川にカツオが・・・?N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · fastKimagure Cook58/10013:22Your Japan Shopping Guide | How to Buy at Best PriceN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastKimono Mom58/10015:02AUTO大宮→上野を寝台特急で移動してみた!N2-N1+ · ~9,000 words · fastSuit Train58/10014:55What We Bring To The US! We Need Your Suggestion🙏N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastKimono Mom58/10031:51AUTOこのデブ、どのガリカチュア? 激ヤセ似顔絵から100kg超デブを当てろ!!N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fast東海オンエア58/1002:30:46AUTO15年ぶりにスーパーで働くことになりましたN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastHikakinTV58/10029:36AUTO【名探偵】目隠し利き酒!正解のお酒と同じ「黒ずくめの組織」のコスプレで解答しろ!!N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · fast東海オンエア58/10025:47Japanese Working Mom & DadN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastKimono Mom59/10059:11AUTO【伝説】崩したら全部食え!!食べ食べタワーバトル!!!N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fast東海オンエア59/1002:47:42AUTO沖縄の超巨大新テーマパーク『ジャングリア沖縄』2日間遊び尽くしてみた!【JUNGLIA OKINAWA】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · fastHikakinTV59/10014:53AUTO【石油危機】日本に来た石油はどこへ行くのかN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fastSuit Train59/10024:07AUTO材料費100円でお酒をたくさん飲める一品を作れ!100ベロ料理対決!N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fast東海オンエア59/10022:36AUTO番号パネルを抜いたら即罰!罰ゲームキックターゲット!!N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fast東海オンエア59/10020:32AUTO「赤い食べ物」の中から「辛くないもの」を一瞬で見抜け!!N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · fast東海オンエア59/10021:10AUTO虫眼鏡がミスタードーナツ50個大食いに挑戦!!!!?N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fast東海オンエア59/10022:58AUTOONICHA700万本突破して3日で倉庫から在庫無くなりましたN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastHikakinTV60/10023:23AUTOそのへんを流れてる水の「この冬一番冷たい瞬間」を記録したい!N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fast東海オンエア60/1001:32:50AUTO【初店内撮影】日本最大のコストコで「人気ランキングTOP100クイズ」当てた商品全部買うチャレンジ!【COSTCO】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · fastHikakinTV60/10037:47AUTO【脳汁】勘だけでクイズの正解を叩き出して極限の快感を味わおう!!N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fast東海オンエア60/10018:34AUTO【新幹線の真上】新大阪駅のホテル「レム」泊まったら夜景がヤバすぎたN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastSuit Train60/1001:19:22AUTO辛みそきん、登場。N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastHikakinTV60/10023:21AUTO【2026年開業】帝国ホテル京都に泊まってみたN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · fastSuit Train60/10013:25AUTO【北海道】特急なしで日帰り一周してみた!N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastSuit Train61/1001:13:15AUTO【緊急事態】まさかのあの超大物に突撃されました【初対面】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastHikakinTV

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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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