Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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26/10010:08AUTOHave you experienced Natural Disasters in Japan? [#71]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

26/10023:42【JLPT N1】文字・語彙の問題を20問いっしょにときましょう！＜#01＞N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · slow日本語の森

26/10019:27Alive, but not living.｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

26/1006:07🎧️Japanese Listening👘 #11『着物（きもの）って知ってる？』N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

26/10010:48581 The Bite size Japanese Podcast の自己紹介😊 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10011:20575 私たち夫婦のルール😊 家事を上手に分けるコツ #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10042:06Let’s Play KUUKIYOMI: Consider It | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10013:09What We Eat in Summer | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10025:08働き方について考える Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.625N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10018:20AUTOComprehensible Daily Japanese Conversation with Naoko [#84]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

26/10011:26AUTOEASY Podcast🇯🇵 Daily Japanese - Chat about trips 日本語　聴解　JLPTN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

26/1001:02:45日本語でおしゃべり｜移住を決めた理由、日本の好きなところetc Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.694N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10017:08A New Year Drive on a Scary Snowy Road | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

26/1007:23570 会話が上手になる！話を変えるとき＆戻すときに使うフレーズまとめ！#japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10019:43日本人の話し方４つの特徴 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.680N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1006:48#5 わたしの汚いネイル💅｜My Messy Nail 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N2 · ~5,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

26/10012:17【関西弁講座】第7回　関西弁の基本の単語を覚えましょう！「だめ」は「あかん」で！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

26/10010:45Toilets in Japanese Homes | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10014:44583 日本の制服って大変？私が制服で困っていたこと💦 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10013:19605 日本のいなか暮らしの生活費 Japanese Listening Practice #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10026:05一人の時間 vs 友達といる時間 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.683N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10016:30612 面白い日本語をトイレから勉強しよう😊🇯🇵 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1008:17AUTOJLPT 音と動きの言葉　第3回N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slow日本語の森

26/10013:16日本語のレベルを初級から中級にレベルアップさせるための3つのコツ【Japanese Talk #12】N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

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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	日本科学情報	40–63	50	N1-N1+	medium	50	18 h
2	山田五郎オトナの教養講座	26–95	50	N1-N1+	medium	177	90 h
3	Kimono Mom	42–91	51	N1-N1+	medium	50	16 h
4	VAIENCE バイエンス	43–77	52	N1-N1+	medium	123	41 h
5	HikakinTV	18–88	52	N1-N1+	medium	96	105 h
6	NAKATA UNIVERSITY	10–75	55	N1-N1+	fast	180	175 h
7	Kimagure Cook	54–58	56	N1-N1+	fast	2	1 h
8	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
9	QuizKnock	34–93	66	N1-N1+	fast	150	39 h
10	Suit Train	55–92	72	N2-N1	fast	184	78 h
11	NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma	31–94	73	N1-N1+	fast	194	101 h
12	東海オンエア	51–93	75	N1-N1+	fast	153	79 h
13	両学長リベラルアーツ大学	55–94	76	N1-N1+	fast	184	47 h
14	かまいたちチャンネル	44–95	77	N1-N1+	fast	192	66 h
15	ゆる言語学ラジオ	55–94	80	N1-N1+	fast	132	112 h
16	ニューヨーク Official Channel	42–96	83	N1-N1+	very fast	91	69 h
17	フェルミ漫画大学	46–94	88	N2-N1	very fast	202	75 h
18	ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ	64–94	89	N1-N1+	very fast	151	106 h
19	PIVOT 公式チャンネル	67–95	91	N2-N1	very fast	178	106 h
20	ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】	88–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	142	82 h
21	ReHacQ−リハック−【公式】	46–94	91	N2-N1	very fast	242	230 h
22	NewsPicks /ニューズピックス	69–98	91	N2-N1	very fast	40	16 h
23	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
24	令和の虎CHANNEL	74–93	92	N2-N1	very fast	160	132 h
25	積読チャンネル	90–94	92	N2-N1	very fast	99	80 h

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