Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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19/10012:42AUTO【JLPTN5】I'm good at - じょうず？とくい？ | Learn Japanese Grammar for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1009:02AUTO【JLPTN5】Particles - Practice Test (Vocab,Grammar) | Learn Japanese for BeginnerN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10021:34A Two-Year Change in a Neighborhood & How to Sort Trash in Japan | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

19/1007:46AUTO【N5】[てform]から/ First I will [verb], and then 〜. 🇯🇵 TE form Japanese Verb conjugationN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10011:45AUTOAsking and Giving Directions 🇯🇵 Survival Guide for Travelers in Japan 🚶‍♂🗺️N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10018:42AUTOにvsで🇯🇵 IN? AT? Particles | Master when to use に(ni)/で(de) in JapaneseN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10010:29AUTO【JLPTN5】Kanji Test - Adjective | 漢字 Learn Japanese for BeginnerN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10012:15AUTO【N5】How to Make じしょform (Dictionary-form) 🇯🇵Japanese Grammar Verb conjugationN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10020:44Dogo Onsen, the Oldest Onsen in Japan | Japanese Listening PraceticeN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

19/10013:33AUTO【N5/N4】Don't Pronounce This Word Wrong 😳 たまたま | Japanese Podcast for BeginnersN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10014:40AUTO【ORDER】How to Order Food at a Restaurant in Japanese 2023 | Survival Japanese Phrases, Japan TravelN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1007:10AUTO【JAPAN】47 Prefectures - 都道府県（とどうふけん）| Travel to Japan, Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10010:28A Day with Luffy: Meeting Iñaki Godoy | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

19/10011:30AUTO【JLPT N5】I WANT TO in Japanese たい(tai) Form | Japanese vocabulary / real conversation - Japan travelN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1005:07AUTO【JLPTN5】Relatives in Japanese | Learn Japanese for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10054:10AUTO【Katakana】How to Read and Write Katakana Alphabet | Learn Japanese for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10016:20Walking Through Miho no Matsubara: Pines, Legends, and an Old Poem | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

19/10012:47AUTO【JLPTN5】てform +ください 🇯🇵 How to say 'Please Do' | Japanese Grammar for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10017:46AUTO【Kanji】 "Adjective" in かんじ/漢字 - Master How to Read and Write Kanji Today!N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10010:17【N5/N4】新しいマイク🎤 — Got New Podcast Microphone!! 🇯🇵 #23 Japanese Listening Practice for BeginnersN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10012:05AUTO【Japanese Starbucks】Phrases & Conversation Complete! | スタバで使うことば - Learn Japanese, Japan travelN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1006:06AUTO【JLPTN5】How To Count MONEY (yen/￥/円）| Japanese vocabulary - Learn Japanese for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10017:38AUTOます形 (masu-form) 🇯🇵Conjugation Practice | JLPTN5N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1009:49#4 やっぱり (I knew it) の3つの使い方｜3 Ways to Use “Yappari” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~4,000 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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