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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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18/10011:23Yakitori Menu | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input18/1009:03AUTO【JLPTN5】I & NA Adjectives Every Japanese Beginner Must-Know, い形容詞・な形容詞 | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10016:53Morning Study at a Cafe with My Son | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally18/10018:53AUTOた形 (Ta-form) 🇯🇵Conjugation Practice | JLPTN5N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10014:19Capsule Toy | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input18/1008:58AUTO【JLPTN5】CAN , Potential Form(〜られる ) in Just 8 min! - How to say ”I CAN 〜 ”N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10010:27AUTO【JLPTN4】Ta Form in Just 10 min! - Japanese Verbs You Must Know! | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10012:39AUTOCan you ask 'What will you do?' 🇯🇵 Japanese Grammar Guide for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10010:52AUTO【Reservation】How to Make a Restaurant Reservation in Japanese, Phone calls | Japanese for touristsN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10022:19AUTOて形 (Te-form) 🇯🇵Conjugation Practice | JLPTN5N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/1006:53YouTubeテーマソング２／ヒカキン＆セイキンN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowHikakinTV18/1008:51AUTO[Eng Sub] Walk and Talk in Roppongi to the National Art Center, Tokyo | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally18/10023:49AUTOない形 (Nai-form) 🇯🇵Conjugation Practice | JLPTN5N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10015:28AUTO【JLPTN5】QUESTION Form [Present/Future] | Learn Japanese Grammar for beginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10015:15AUTOTop 50 Japanese Phrases for School and Online Lessons 🇯🇵 Japanese for Beginners!N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10018:44AUTOかのう動詞 (Potential-verb) 🇯🇵Conjugation Practice | JLPTN5,N4N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese18/10010:16#16【America Trip】Japan to the U.S.🇯🇵🇺🇸 Learn Japanese Phrases for Airport | Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowNinjapanese19/10057:49AUTO【Hiragana】How to Read and Write Hiragana Alphabet | Learn Japanese for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese19/10012:41AUTOMastering 'GO to [verb]' - [Place]に[ますform]に行きます 🇯🇵 Japanese Grammar Guide for Beginners (N5)N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese19/1007:29AUTO【TIME WORDS】TODAY/ YESTERDAY / EVERY ~ in Japanese| Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese19/10011:46Let's see how much Japanese my Australian friend can speak! N3 [#45]N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese19/10013:12AUTOCan You Say These Symptoms? 🇯🇵 | Japanese PodcastN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese19/1006:25AUTO【Job】Complete 37 Kanji in 6min 🇯🇵 Japanese for Beginners | How to learn KanjiN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese19/1006:26AUTO【JLPTN5 Transportation/vehicle】in Japanese のりもの/乗り物(norimono)| Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

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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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1山田五郎 オトナの教養講座26–9550N1-N1+medium17790 h
2Kimono Mom42–9151N1-N1+medium5016 h
3HikakinTV18–8852N1-N1+medium96105 h
4NAKATA UNIVERSITY 10–7555N1-N1+fast181177 h
5Kimagure Cook54–5856N1-N1+fast21 h
6予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」38–9165N2-N1fast8447 h
7QuizKnock34–9366N1-N1+fast15039 h
8Suit Train55–9272N2-N1fast18478 h
9NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma31–9473N1-N1+fast194101 h
10東海オンエア51–9375N1-N1+fast15379 h
11かまいたちチャンネル44–9577N1-N1+fast19266 h
12ゆる言語学ラジオ55–9480N1-N1+fast132112 h
13ニューヨーク Official Channel42–9683N1-N1+very fast9169 h
14フェルミ漫画大学46–9488N2-N1very fast20275 h
15ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ64–9489N1-N1+very fast151106 h
16ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】88–9391N2-N1very fast14282 h
17歴史を面白く学ぶコテンラジオ_COTEN RADIO57–9391N2-N1very fast217154 h
18令和の虎CHANNEL74–9392N2-N1very fast160132 h
19積読チャンネル90–9492N2-N1very fast9980 h
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