Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

4,895 videos from 36 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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2,429 h
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23/10024:18Day2: Learn Japanese from Stardew ValleyN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowEmma:)Japanese23/10012:05AUTO[Eng Sub] Japanese Listening Practice | Walk and Talk in Jinbouchou in TokyoN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally23/10014:36【N5/N4】How Japanese People REALLY Celebrate New Year 🇯🇵#25 Japanese Listening Practice for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese23/10010:18My Content Creation Philosophy and Future Plans | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input23/10012:24My Manga Collection | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input24/1006:30AUTON2 おいしいかんじ 漢字のたのしい覚え方N2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slow日本語の森24/10026:21日本の夏の過ごし方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.704N3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese24/10021:47絶対試験に出るオノマトペN3 模擬試験N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slow日本語の森24/10014:23【生活で使う日本語文法 #9】「~てしょうがない」「~たびに」N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室24/10019:22Learn Japanese from Stardew Valley【Day1】N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowEmma:)Japanese24/10025:24お金と幸せについて Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.711N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese24/10015:51[Eng Subs] A Uni Festival | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally24/10012:31【生活で使う日本語文法 #8】「つもり」「かいがある」N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室24/10024:04カジュアルで自然な日本語の話し方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.696N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese24/10013:47558 日本人はどうやって「名前」を考えるの?#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese24/10015:25562 めまいが治った!体に鍼(はり)をさす治療って、こんな感じ!#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese24/1001:04:21Q and A😊1 hour Japanese Immersion! わたしのこと、日本語のことなど!N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese24/10018:26Pepper & Carrot EP31 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input24/10011:44【生活で使う日本語文法 #5】「~がち」「~ぎみ」N2-N1 · ~8,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室24/10012:13【関西弁講座】第5回 「ごはん食べてん。」過去のことについて話すときの関西弁!N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · medium日本語の森24/10044:08Let’s Play KUUKIYOMI: Consider It 3 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input24/10018:25606 ネイティブがよく使う『目』を使う表現20選!#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese24/1009:04Healthy Matcha Cake | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input24/10028:43Stardew Valley × Japanese【Day 7】– Real Japanese in Everyday DialogueN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowEmma:)Japanese

Japanese channels, ranked

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日本科学情報406350N1-N1+medium5018 h
2山田五郎 オトナの教養講座269550N1-N1+medium17790 h
3Kimono Mom429151N1-N1+medium5016 h
4VAIENCE バイエンス437752N1-N1+medium12341 h
5HikakinTV188852N1-N1+medium96105 h
6NAKATA UNIVERSITY 107555N1-N1+fast180175 h
7Kimagure Cook545856N1-N1+fast21 h
8予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」389165N2-N1fast8447 h
9QuizKnock349366N1-N1+fast15039 h
10Suit Train559272N2-N1fast18478 h
11NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma319473N1-N1+fast194101 h
12東海オンエア519375N1-N1+fast15379 h
13両学長 リベラルアーツ大学559476N1-N1+fast18447 h
14かまいたちチャンネル449577N1-N1+fast19266 h
15ゆる言語学ラジオ559480N1-N1+fast132112 h
16ニューヨーク Official Channel429683N1-N1+very fast9169 h
17フェルミ漫画大学469488N2-N1very fast20275 h
18ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ649489N1-N1+very fast151106 h
19PIVOT 公式チャンネル679591N2-N1very fast178106 h
20ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】889391N2-N1very fast14282 h
21ReHacQ−リハック−【公式】469491N2-N1very fast242230 h
22NewsPicks /ニューズピックス699891N2-N1very fast4016 h
23歴史を面白く学ぶコテンラジオ_COTEN RADIO579391N2-N1very fast217154 h
24令和の虎CHANNEL749392N2-N1very fast160132 h
25積読チャンネル909492N2-N1very fast9980 h
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