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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14/10026:55Japanese Listening Practice | Today is Setsubun!N1-N1+ · ~13,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

14/1009:25Mini-Fantasy Theater EP01 Morning Routine | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

14/1008:31Father and Son EP15 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

14/10023:54N4 Elementary Japanese immersion! The fun Japanese practice! #142N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

14/10025:09Let’s go on a trip! 🚌 | N4 Japanese Listening Practice (25 min)N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

14/10011:20AUTO【JLPTN4】Nai Form - You Must Know! | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

14/1008:59AUTOJLPT N5 Listening Practice 🇯🇵 N5聴解 / リスニング | Japanese LessonN2-N1+ · ~11,000 words · slowNinjapanese

14/10029:14Let’s Play Neko Odyssey EP06 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

14/1008:43#19 おしい (close) の3つの使い方｜3 Ways to Use “Oshii” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~13,000 words · slowNinjapanese

14/10012:16AUTO【JLPTN5】I & NA Adjective NEGATIVE Form（〜ない）Every Japanese Beginner Must-Know | for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · slowNinjapanese

15/1009:51My Sun Protection Routine | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

15/10032:13AUTO【Beginner】Japanese Phrases Used in Schools - Every Japanese Learner Must-KnowN1-N1+ · ~13,000 words · slowNinjapanese

15/1006:20Five Famous Yokai | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

15/1009:29AUTO【N5/N4】You’ll Use "どう(Dou)" Without Thinking After This Episode! 🇯🇵#27 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowNinjapanese

15/1008:04Mini-Fantasy Theater EP11&12 The Gift of Life/Retaliation | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

15/10016:37Why is Shinjuku Called Shinjuku? | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

15/10010:27AUTOJapanese conversation at Tokyo Game Show [#73]N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

15/1005:47Casual Japanese conversation with a Japanese learner [#60]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

15/1001:01:23Let’s Play Neko Odyssey EP01 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

15/10020:12Wabi Sabi Art | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

15/10013:32AUTO【N5/N4】ざんねん (That's too bad) の3つの使い方｜3 Ways to Use “Zannen” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowNinjapanese

15/10010:13Moments of Panic | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

16/10021:19AUTO【Beginner】Top 100 Basic Japanese Phrases Japanese Kids Learn - JLPT N5, N4N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

16/10021:42Taking the First Train | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

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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