Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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26/10022:51日本人が考えずに使ってることば Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.710N2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10014:12#18 First Time Shooting a Gun! It Was INSANE! 😳💥 | Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

26/10011:20580「〜ておく」「〜てある」の使い方のちがい #japanesepodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1009:40あまりにも、生きづらい。perfectionism, insomnia, stressfulN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

26/1006:35AUTO【重要】山田五郎とワダからのお知らせ【ゴロワーズの皆様へ】N2-N1 · ~2,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

26/10013:14AUTOPractice Japanese conversation #9 Where are you from?N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

26/10022:07日本の隠れたステキな場所 Hidden Gems in Japan Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2 Ep.647N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10024:10Pepper & Carrot EP38 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/1008:53A Chinese Tale: Saiou ga Uma | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10012:20【関西弁講座】第3回「勉強すきやんなぁ？」関西弁の文末表現①N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

26/10023:53Day3: Learn Japanese from Stardew ValleyN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowEmma:)Japanese

26/10013:05AUTOCasual Japanese Conversation while BBQ [#68]N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

26/10017:09Souvenirs from Okinawa | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10024:02Pepper & Carrot EP35 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10010:21567 体のストレッチはすごい！効果と習慣の作り方 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10012:57【初中級】日本語の会話で間違えやすい５つの文法／日本語トーク＃20N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

26/10030:02日本の宗教｜日本人はどれくらい信じてる？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.684N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10029:16日本はヤバい？若者のお金の不安について Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.676N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10013:49My Daughter's "Rankatsu" | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/1009:11AUTOJLPT N２試験に出た音と動きの言葉　第6回N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slow日本語の森

26/1009:14AUTOEASY listening 🇯🇵 comprehensible input [Japanese Immersion] やさしい日本語　聴解N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

26/10026:28日本人の友達を作る方法 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.698N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1008:33AUTOEASY Listening 🇯🇵 Daily Japanese [comprehensible input] 日本語　聴解　JLPTN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

26/10013:06Mini-Fantasy Theater EP21 A Burning Problem | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

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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	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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