Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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19/10011:33AUTOMastering 'I have to' 🇯🇵 [ないform]きゃいけません - Japanese Grammar Guide for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10010:25AUTOHow to use ADJECTIVES (いadj・なadj）in Japanese 🇯🇵 JLPTN5 | Japanese GrammarN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10015:38N4 Japanese listening practice: Expressing your gratitude in Japanese! #143N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

19/1006:23Mini-Fantasy Theater EP14 Security | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

19/1009:09AUTO【JLPT N5】Listening Practice 🇯🇵 Check your listening skill | N5聴解 | Japanese LanguageN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10013:37AUTO【JLPT N5】How to Count Numbers - Counter | Learn Japanese for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1006:02AUTO【JLPT N5】Talk About Your Hobby | Japanese Conversation - Learn Japanese for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1002:02:56Let’s Play Frog Detective 1 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

19/1008:45AUTO【N5】I am 〜ing in Japanese 🇯🇵 [てform]います！| TE form Japanese Verb conjugationN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10013:46AUTOMastering 'You Should' - [たform]ほうがいいです 🇯🇵 Japanese Grammar Guide for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10010:47AUTOMastering 'SHALL I ? ' - [ますform]ましょうか？🇯🇵 Japanese Grammar Guide for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10020:07Rainy Days in Onomichi | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

19/10010:28AUTO【N5】[たform]あとで 🇯🇵 - After [verb]ing | TA form Japanese Verb conjugationN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10011:30AUTOCan You Use ‘BECOME’ in Japanese?🇯🇵 になります/くなります | Japanese GrammarN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10014:43AUTO【N5】 If もし〜たら in Japanese | たform Verb ConjugationN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10015:09AUTO【N5】When / [verb]とき 🇯🇵 | Japanese Grammar for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1005:28AUTO【JLPTN5 Musical Instrument】in Japanese がっき/楽器(gakki) | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10011:17AUTO【N5】I like [verb]ing - 好きです (suki desu) 🇯🇵 | Japanese Grammar for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1009:14AUTO36 Simple Japanese Sentences for Daily Life! 🇯🇵 Things to Do on Weekends!N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10011:13AUTODon’t do it in Japanese 🇯🇵 [NAI-form]でください！- Here's the Easiest Explanation! - JLPTN5 GrammarN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1006:40AUTO【Place】Complete 33 Kanji in 6min 🇯🇵 Japanese for Beginners | How to learn KanjiN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1009:58AUTO【JLPTN5】How to talk about HOBBIES 🇯🇵 Japanese GrammarN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10013:01AUTO【N5】How to Make なかったform (Past Negative) 🇯🇵Japanese Grammar Verb conjugationN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1006:35AUTO【JLPTN5 Jobs & Occupations】in Japanese | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

Japanese channels, ranked

ChannelsAny Made for learners Real-world content

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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