Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

3,869 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.

3,869

videos scored

channels

1,970 h

of material

1,213

made for learners

Find something to watch

The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

LevelAny Beginner Intermediate Advanced

LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (892)Talk shows (779)Podcasts (500)Entertainment (485)

SortEasiest first Hardest first Newest

23/10010:18My Content Creation Philosophy and Future Plans | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

23/10012:24My Manga Collection | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

24/10026:21日本の夏の過ごし方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.704N3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

24/10014:23【生活で使う日本語文法 #9】「～てしょうがない」「～たびに」N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

24/10025:24お金と幸せについて Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.711N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

24/10015:51[Eng Subs] A Uni Festival | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

24/10012:31【生活で使う日本語文法 #8】「つもり」「かいがある」N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

24/10024:04カジュアルで自然な日本語の話し方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.696N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

24/10013:47558 日本人はどうやって「名前」を考えるの？#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

24/10015:25562 めまいが治った！体に鍼（はり）をさす治療って、こんな感じ！#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

24/1001:04:21Q and A😊1 hour Japanese Immersion! わたしのこと、日本語のことなど！N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

24/10018:26Pepper & Carrot EP31 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

24/10011:44【生活で使う日本語文法 #5】「～がち」「～ぎみ」N2-N1 · ~8,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

24/10044:08Let’s Play KUUKIYOMI: Consider It 3 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

24/10018:25606 ネイティブがよく使う『目』を使う表現２０選！#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

24/1009:04Healthy Matcha Cake | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

24/1008:10Mini-Fantasy Theater EP02 Monster | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

24/10025:01日本の働き方の問題＆働きたくない若者 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.695N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

24/10021:42Making Hotteok | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

24/10013:18飲食店の日本語会話N2-N1 · ~8,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

24/10011:54【生活で使う日本語文法 ♯11】「～に越したことはない」「～ざるを得ない」N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

24/10013:41【宮城県Vlog】お昼ご飯を食べて自然を楽しみながらお茶をしました。N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

24/10022:15Telepathy Game #2 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

24/10032:35Pepper & Carrot EP39 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

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	180	175 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

Watching is the other halfYouTube gives you one subtitle line, in one language. Linglass puts Japanese and your own language on screen together, and turns any word you tap into a flashcard.Add to Chrome — free