Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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17/10024:07AUTO【Beginner】100 Basic Japanese Phrases Japanese Kids Learn PART2 - JLPT N5, N4N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10019:09AUTOWhat Are These English Words in Japanese? 🇯🇵 Japanese English You Hear Everywhere! | Katakana GuideN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/1008:18AUTO【JLPTN5】Dictionary Form/じしょ形 - Part2 | Japanese vocabulary - Learn Japanese for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10024:07AUTO【BEGINNER】100 Japanese Phrases You MUST-KNOW to Speak [PART2] - JLPT N5, N4 Learn Japanese, TravelN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10010:49Spending 3 weeks in Japan! / Japanese immersion trip! [#58]N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

17/1008:16Ozoni (Japanese New Year's Soup) | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~14,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

17/10010:00AUTO【JLPTN5】 Te Form/て形 - Part2 | Japanese vocabulary - Learn Japanese for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10011:56AUTO【JLPTN5_Ta Form】た形 | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10012:25AUTO【JLPTN5】I & NA Adjective PAST Form（〜かった）Every Japanese Beginner Must-Know | for Absolute BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10012:17AUTO【N5/N4】3 Uses of「また」That Native Speakers Use Every Day 🇯🇵 | Japanese Podcast for BeginnersN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10012:27AUTO【N5/N4】Having a Bad Day?😭 You NEED This Japanese Phrase! 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10030:59AUTO【BEGINNER】70 Japanese Conversation Phrases You MUST-KNOW - JLPT N5, N4 | Learn Japanese, TravelN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/1009:04AUTO【JLPTN5】Past Form - How to Make Japanese Sentences? | Basic Japanese GrammarN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10011:29AUTO【JLPTN4】Dictionary Form/じしょ形 | Japanese vocabulary / Verbs - Learn Japanese for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10013:01AUTO【JLPTN5】Nai Form (ない形) | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/1009:40AUTO【JLPTN5】50 Phrases for Conversation (LEVEL3) | Japanese language tutorial for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10027:14AUTO【Beginner】Japanese Phrases They Don't Teach You in Japanese Language School | Japanese for BeginnerN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10011:49AUTO【JLPTN5-Verb】Practice Test (Vocab, Kanji) | Learn Japanese for BeginnerN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10014:40AUTO【JLPTN5】QUESTION Form [Past] - DID YOU? | Learn Japanese Grammar for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/1006:54AUTO【JLPTN5 Verbs】Everyday Activities! [Masu Form] | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

17/10012:47Japanese Listening Practice | Tsukiji at 3 PM and a Taxi Ride from Tsukiji to ShinjukuN3-N1+ · ~4,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

18/10014:25AUTO【JLPTN5】Mastering 'I have/ Do you have?' - [noun]があります 🇯🇵 Japanese Grammar Guide for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

18/10011:09AUTO【JLPTN5】Have you done? / Not yet | Learn Japanese Grammar for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

18/10012:02AUTO【JLPTN5】Nai Form in Just 10 min! Part2 - How to say ”I SHOULD 〜 ” in Japanese | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

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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
9	山田五郎オトナの教養講座	26–95	50	N1-N1+	medium	177	90 h
10	Kimono Mom	42–91	51	N1-N1+	medium	50	16 h
11	HikakinTV	18–88	52	N1-N1+	medium	96	105 h
12	NAKATA UNIVERSITY	10–75	55	N1-N1+	fast	181	177 h
13	Kimagure Cook	54–58	56	N1-N1+	fast	2	1 h
14	予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」	38–91	65	N2-N1	fast	84	47 h
15	QuizKnock	34–93	66	N1-N1+	fast	150	39 h
16	Suit Train	55–92	72	N2-N1	fast	184	78 h
17	NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma	31–94	73	N1-N1+	fast	194	101 h
18	東海オンエア	51–93	75	N1-N1+	fast	153	79 h
19	かまいたちチャンネル	44–95	77	N1-N1+	fast	192	66 h
20	ゆる言語学ラジオ	55–94	80	N1-N1+	fast	132	112 h
21	ニューヨーク Official Channel	42–96	83	N1-N1+	very fast	91	69 h
22	フェルミ漫画大学	46–94	88	N2-N1	very fast	202	75 h
23	ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ	64–94	89	N1-N1+	very fast	151	106 h
24	ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】	88–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	142	82 h
25	歴史を面白く学ぶコテンラジオ_COTEN RADIO	57–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	217	154 h
26	令和の虎CHANNEL	74–93	92	N2-N1	very fast	160	132 h
27	積読チャンネル	90–94	92	N2-N1	very fast	99	80 h

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