Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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19/10014:23AUTO【Hotel】Checking in at Japanese HOTEL | Japan travel, YOU MUST-KNOW ConversationN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10010:15AUTO【N5】[たform]ことがあります 🇯🇵 I have [verb-ed] before | TA form Japanese Verb conjugationN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10014:47AUTO【TRIP to JAPAN】25 Phrases for TRAVEL to Japan - Must Know Survival Phrases in JapanN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10013:24Guess What’s in the Box! | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

19/10010:09AUTOWant Japanese Friends? 🇯🇵You Need These 50 Phrases!N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1007:01AUTO【JLPTN5 Date _Months & Days】in Japanese | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1005:49AUTO【JLPTN5 Food】たべもの(tabemono) MUST KNOW | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1005:09AUTO【BEGINNER】 TASTE in Japanese YOU MUST-KNOW for Food Tour in Japan | Japanese VocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1006:33AUTO【Beginner】Kitchen Vocabulary Words in Japanese | Living in Japan, Survival JapaneseN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10012:26AUTOMastering 'While〜' - [ますform]ながら 🇯🇵 Japanese Grammar Guide for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/1009:52AUTO【JLPTN5】Kanji Test (Verbs) - Master Basic Kanji ! | Learn Japanese for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10010:05AUTOShadowing Practice : Sports ExpressionsN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

19/10012:39Is JLPT N3 enough to live in Japan? [#48]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

19/10013:49AUTO【Kanji】Master 70 "Verbs" in かんじ/漢字 - How to Read and Write Kanji Today!N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10011:06AUTO【JLPTN4】ばForm / Conditional Form | Japanese grammarN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10014:28AUTOTOP 50🇯🇵TRAVEL Phrases You MUST-KNOW in Japan ✈️ How to Speak Japanese!N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

19/10015:38The First Sunrise of the Year | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

20/10024:56The Day I Had to Say Goodbye to My Car | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

20/10017:2617-Minutes Japanese Listening Practice | NY Through Japanese EyesN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

20/10045:26Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP09 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

20/10010:04Japanese conversation while hiking a Japanese mountain! [#46]N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

20/1009:17【N5/N4】You feel tired? Use「だるい (darui)」 🇯🇵#24 Japanese Listening Practice for BeginnersN2-N1 · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese

20/1009:08#11 旅行(りょこう)｜Vacation in Akita 🍚 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowNinjapanese

20/10016:56A Winter Walk & a Warm Drink | Japanese Listening PracitceN1-N1+ · ~7,000 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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