Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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36/10011:55【ホテルの会話】日本語のネイティブスピーカーの会話N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/10010:43AUTOListening real-life Japanese conversation! How's life in Osaka? #101N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

36/10012:12Come to a Japanese bar with Sayaka and Miku!@NihongoDekitaN1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

36/10019:59I lost 10kg for myself. | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

36/10011:49ホテルで使う日本語会話N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/1005:58AUTOChecking in at a hotel in Japan / Japanese conversation! [#100]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

36/10015:33電話の予約とカフェで注文する時の日本語会話N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/10023:09AUTO日本人が本当におすすめするお土産🎁Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.654N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

36/1001:34:54AUTO【JLPT直前対策！】JLPT N1 文法問題 50問 / 日本語能力試験 N1N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

36/10016:1108♪未来へ【日本の歌で日本語を勉強しよう】N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · medium日本語の森

36/1001:06:32AUTO400万円かけて家をマインクラフトの世界にしたら生活できなくなりましたw【リアルマイクラ】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

36/10015:54夜のルーティーン🌛 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.629N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

36/10014:17New Year’s Eve in Japan - 日本の年越し | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

36/10015:25Why am I always so ''Clumsy''?｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

36/10013:30AUTO【衝撃の裏側】撮影2日目、筋肉俳優としての限界を超えろ!!大絶賛で好感度爆上がり成功か？N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

36/1002:12:32【リア王】シェイクスピア「四大悲劇」の最高峰！愛とは何か？老いとは何か？全てを失う王の物語(King Lear)N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY

36/10010:52【日本語の会話】飲食店で注文するときの日本語N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/10013:45How does 'Music' move you?｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

36/10017:53Finally I met her. ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

36/10014:17AUTO#38 🇯🇵 How did we learn Kanji in Japan? | Listen Japanese and Learn CulturesN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

36/10031:20Would You Rather Questions (About Relationship) | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

36/10018:21台湾Vlog-Day2 日本人が中国語に挑戦しますN1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/10025:21Japanese listening about LIFEN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

36/10014:57“お兄ちゃん” or not? How we really call our brothers in Japan | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

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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	Akiko_Japanese_Conversations	7–99	13	N2-N1	slow	131	20 h
2	Speak Japanese Naturally	8–57	15	N2-N1	slow	131	43 h
3	にほんごのじかん \| Japanese Comprehensible Input	7–50	15	N2-N1	slow	201	72 h
4	けんさんおかえり Japanese	7–50	19	N3-N2	slow	149	51 h
5	Ninjapanese	8–44	19	N1-N1+	slow	172	39 h
6	Suzukaの日本語Podcast	25–27	26	N2-N1	medium	2	—
7	Bite Size Japanese	21–42	28	N3-N2	medium	156	55 h
8	日本語の森	8–53	30	N2-N1	medium	90	34 h
9	あかね的日本語教室	21–47	32	N2-N1	medium	108	25 h
10	Emma:)Japanese	10–46	34	N3-N2	medium	164	46 h
11	Miku Real Japanese	18–89	37	N3-N1	medium	70	16 h
12	Learn Japanese with Noriko	29–88	47	N2-N1	medium	226	61 h
13	日本科学情報	40–63	50	N1-N1+	medium	50	18 h
14	山田五郎オトナの教養講座	26–95	50	N1-N1+	medium	177	90 h
15	Kimono Mom	42–91	51	N1-N1+	medium	50	16 h
16	VAIENCE バイエンス	43–77	52	N1-N1+	medium	123	41 h
17	HikakinTV	18–88	52	N1-N1+	medium	96	105 h
18	ザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】	23–93	54	N2-N1	medium	103	23 h
19	NAKATA UNIVERSITY	10–75	55	N1-N1+	fast	180	175 h
20	Kimagure Cook	54–58	56	N1-N1+	fast	2	1 h
21	Chef Ropia料理人の世界	19–96	62	N1-N1+	fast	138	31 h
22	大工の正やん	38–79	62	N1-N1+	fast	105	35 h
23	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
24	瀬戸弘司 / Koji Seto	45–92	66	N2-N1	fast	145	81 h
25	QuizKnock	34–93	66	N1-N1+	fast	150	39 h
26	Fischer's	49–94	67	N1-N1+	fast	130	106 h
27	水溜りボンド	34–91	69	N2-N1	fast	101	69 h
28	はじめしゃちょー（hajime）	26–93	72	N2-N1	fast	145	119 h
29	Suit Train	55–92	72	N2-N1	fast	184	78 h
30	NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma	31–94	73	N1-N1+	fast	194	101 h
31	東海オンエア	51–93	75	N1-N1+	fast	153	79 h
32	両学長リベラルアーツ大学	55–94	76	N1-N1+	fast	184	47 h
33	かまいたちチャンネル	44–95	77	N1-N1+	fast	192	66 h
34	ゆる言語学ラジオ	55–94	80	N1-N1+	fast	132	112 h
35	ニューヨーク Official Channel	42–96	83	N1-N1+	very fast	91	69 h
36	しくじり先生俺みたいになるな!!【公式】	47–95	85	N2-N1	very fast	143	28 h
37	料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ	57–94	85	N1-N1+	very fast	200	88 h
38	フェルミ漫画大学	46–94	88	N2-N1	very fast	202	75 h
39	ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ	64–94	89	N1-N1+	very fast	151	106 h
40	PIVOT 公式チャンネル	67–95	91	N2-N1	very fast	178	106 h
41	ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】	88–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	142	82 h
42	ReHacQ−リハック−【公式】	46–94	91	N2-N1	very fast	242	230 h
43	堀江貴文ホリエモン	45–94	91	N1-N1+	very fast	143	70 h
44	NewsPicks /ニューズピックス	66–98	91	N2-N1	very fast	186	70 h
45	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
46	令和の虎CHANNEL	74–93	92	N2-N1	very fast	160	132 h
47	積読チャンネル	90–94	92	N2-N1	very fast	99	80 h

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