Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

6,572 videos from 47 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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31/10019:07AUTOPractice Japanese conversation #7 Making plans with friends!N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

31/10015:24Japanese Listening Practice | How to use GozaimasuN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

31/10015:40#42🇯🇵 Spring in Japan | Listen Japanese and Learn CulturesN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

31/10015:05I'm gonna cry. lol ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

31/10025:27How Japanese People Learn Kanji | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

31/10019:52My Voice Is Back… Kinda ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

31/10017:20Don't do this in Japan...(Japanese conversation) with subtitlesN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

31/10019:283 Recommended Summer Destinations in Fukuoka | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

31/1007:01607 日本人がよく使う「遠慮」の使い方３つ！#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10020:51Making No-Bake Cheesecake with My Daughter | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

31/10021:48国際恋愛で大変なこと Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.657N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/1006:25🎧️Japanese Listening👜 #9『ただいま！』N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

31/10015:22This is what it's like to go to a dental clinic in Japan [#52]N2-N1 · ~8,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

31/10021:44AUTO【変態】罵倒ナース立野沙紀に、お見送り芸人しんいちが興奮しすぎて変態爆発！N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

31/1006:03🎧️Japanese Listening✍ #10『日本の”ことわざ”について』N3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

31/1001:03:03AUTO【JLPT直前対策】1時間で🌟この動画1本で N3文法が終わる！ N3 grammar in 1 hourN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

31/10022:05私たちの結婚生活 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.639N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/1005:21559「やっぱり」の正しい使い方！#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10025:16日本人は知らない人とどう話す？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.668N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10021:08すごすぎる日本のおもてなし８選！Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.656N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10037:53AUTO【JLPT N3】文字・語彙の問題を20問いっしょにときましょう！＜#05＞N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

31/10022:17A Train Day in Osaka | Japanese listening practiceN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

31/1009:29614 言語を効率よく勉強する方法！#japanesepodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10014:01【日本語散歩Vlog＃6】東京駅から新橋駅まで歩きましたN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

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	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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