Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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25/10013:45【日本語の会話】買い物するときに使う日本語N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

25/10011:31Getting Ready for a Taiwan Trip | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

25/10011:15#14 引っ越し(ひっこし)｜Moving a house 🏚️🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

25/10010:30569 会話でよく使う慣用句｜「手」を使ったよく使う8つの表現を紹介！#japanesepodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/10011:36【生活で使う日本語】部屋に関する日本語と家を借りる時に使う日本語N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

25/10011:44【千葉Vlog】富津・鋸南／Futtsu and KyonanN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

25/10013:30【東京Vlog】神保町でお昼ご飯を食べて本屋に行きましたN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

25/10026:27一日の過ごし方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.709N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/10011:58#9 さすが (As expected) の使い方｜How to Use “Sasuga” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowNinjapanese

25/10019:52A Walk to Pick Up My Car | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

25/1008:08#10 にほんのBBQ - Japanese BBQ Culture｜ 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese

25/10016:33579 ネイティブの丁寧で自然なことわり方＜日本語レッスン＞ #japanesepodcastN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/1009:44572 日本では、嫁は夫の両親と一緒に住まないといけない！？ #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/10022:25会話でよく使うあいまいな表現　Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.671N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/1001:05:29Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP02 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

25/1008:20Have you been to Nagoya in Japan? [#62]N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

25/10046:58オーストラリアでの新生活 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.708N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/10030:28Pepper & Carrot EP34 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10014:27【生活で使う日本語文法 ♯10】「どころじゃない」「かねない」N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

26/10017:11Mini-Fantasy Theater EP18&20 AGI Part1&2 | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10030:03日本の習慣｜おばあちゃんが今も大切にしていること Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.689N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10012:41585 最初からはっきり伝えないで！まず「クッション言葉」を使ってください😊 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1001:00:49Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP03 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10026:23理解できない日本の習慣 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.679N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

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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.

#	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	180	175 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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