Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

3,870 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.

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7/1001:09:021 hour Japanese immersion: Comprehensible Listening Practice! N5-N3 #158N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

7/1001:02:101 Hour N5 Beginner Japanese Listening Practice / Immersion Learning! #168N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

7/10030:41Learn Japanese with a Listening Card Game (N5–N3 Comprehensible Input!) #154N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

7/10031:33Learn Japanese through the fun Japanese listening practice game! N4, N3N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

7/1001:02:191 Hour N4 Japanese Listening Practice! Immersion Learning! #171N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

7/1001:03:521 hour Japanese Immersion: Comprehensible Listening Practice! #133N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

7/1001:03:481 Hour Easy Japanese Listening 🇯🇵 | Learn N5 Grammar NaturallyN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

7/10032:57Let’s play the Japanese listening card game! N5, N4, N3 Japanese Listening practice! #166N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

8/10031:33N4 Japanese immersion for 30 mins! / Easy Japanese listening practice! #131N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

8/10057:49Let’s Play A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars EP01 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

8/10055:111 Hour Comprehensible Japanese Listening Practice with a Cute Bunny Game! #155N3-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

8/10030:29Let’s Play Her Trees EP01 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

8/1001:10:091 hour Japanese immersion: Comprehensible Listening Practice! N5-N3 #149N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

8/10034:01Let’s Play A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars EP05 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

8/10036:09Learn Japanese with the Japanese listening card game! N5, N4, N3N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

8/10042:54Let’s Play A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars EP04 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

8/10048:5045 mins N4 Japanese immersion: Morning cycling! #156N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

8/10031:12Let’s go to the beach! 🌊 Easy Japanese Listening Practice N4, 30 minN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

8/10032:07Let’s Play A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars EP06 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

8/10041:34Let’s go cycling and talking! 🚲 | Easy Japanese Listening Practice N4, 40 minN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

8/10036:46Let’s Play A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars EP07 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

8/10034:30Let's Play Her Trees EP04 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

8/10044:3145 mins N4 Japanese immersion! / Let's go cycling! #129N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

9/10043:49Let's Play Neko Odyssey EP07 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~4,000 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	山田五郎オトナの教養講座	26–95	50	N1-N1+	medium	177	90 h
2	Kimono Mom	42–91	51	N1-N1+	medium	50	16 h
3	HikakinTV	18–88	52	N1-N1+	medium	96	105 h
4	NAKATA UNIVERSITY	10–75	55	N1-N1+	fast	181	177 h
5	Kimagure Cook	54–58	56	N1-N1+	fast	2	1 h
6	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
7	QuizKnock	34–93	66	N1-N1+	fast	150	39 h
8	Suit Train	55–92	72	N2-N1	fast	184	78 h
9	NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma	31–94	73	N1-N1+	fast	194	101 h
10	東海オンエア	51–93	75	N1-N1+	fast	153	79 h
11	かまいたちチャンネル	44–95	77	N1-N1+	fast	192	66 h
12	ゆる言語学ラジオ	55–94	80	N1-N1+	fast	132	112 h
13	ニューヨーク Official Channel	42–96	83	N1-N1+	very fast	91	69 h
14	フェルミ漫画大学	46–94	88	N2-N1	very fast	202	75 h
15	ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ	64–94	89	N1-N1+	very fast	151	106 h
16	ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】	88–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	142	82 h
17	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
18	令和の虎CHANNEL	74–93	92	N2-N1	very fast	160	132 h
19	積読チャンネル	90–94	92	N2-N1	very fast	99	80 h

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