Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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34/1001:15:35The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

34/10024:59日本人が外国人について思うこと Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.666N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

34/10022:10Culture Shock Stories | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

34/10010:12Japanese Podcast Season 3-100 Noriko's Philosophy Playground 3 完全な自由は可能なのか?N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

34/10014:35【生活で使う日本語文法 #1】「～ながら」「～ようがない」N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10014:40Why isn’t this in the textbooks? | Japanese Podcast｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10015:392025 Noriko’s Holiday Calendar Day 4 写真は“心の記録”N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

34/10035:20日本語でゲームしよう🎮You are the owner of a Strange Plant Shop! - Learn 180+ Japanese Words in ContextN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10011:13How many Kanji can you read? in TokyoN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

34/10019:56AUTOA Real Japanese Lesson | Pitch Accent and Pronunciation Lesson with SHIWAM-sanN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

34/10014:20AUTO【衝撃】グアム政府観光局から招待されたホテルがスゴすぎた...N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

34/10023:17AUTOPractice Japanese Conversation #4 What's your favorite food?N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10010:18【千葉県市川駅】コーヒーを注文するときの日本語会話N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10019:54英会話を勉強している3つの理由N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10021:40Easy Japanese conversation (N5 | N4) with @SayuriSayingN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

34/10018:52【日本語会話】ホテルでチェックインするときの日本語 in 台湾N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10035:21AUTO【盛り沢山】鳴門の超美味寿司に絶品コーヒー！大塚国際美術館と鳴門市の魅力大調査SPin徳島後編【旅のススメ】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

34/10013:30【Japanese Talk #12】性格について日本語で話しますN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10019:15AUTO【超快挙】なんとYouTube史上初のアメリカ海軍最大級空母ロナルド・レーガンに筋肉取材の許可が出ました。N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

34/10017:02AUTOJapanese listening practice with a rickshaw driver Masa in Asakusa! [#99]N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10016:39I always fall for the 'Second Lead'. ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10016:22Japanese conversation with Sayaka @NihongoDekitaN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

34/10016:27why we don't say ''NO'' in Japanese ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10011:40601 失礼に聞こえる？！日本語を話すとき、注意する3つのこと！#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~2,000 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	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	ザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】	23–93	54	N2-N1	medium	103	23 h
7	NAKATA UNIVERSITY	10–75	55	N1-N1+	fast	180	175 h
8	Kimagure Cook	54–58	56	N1-N1+	fast	2	1 h
9	Chef Ropia料理人の世界	19–96	62	N1-N1+	fast	138	31 h
10	大工の正やん	38–79	62	N1-N1+	fast	105	35 h
11	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
12	瀬戸弘司 / Koji Seto	45–92	66	N2-N1	fast	145	81 h
13	QuizKnock	34–93	66	N1-N1+	fast	150	39 h
14	Fischer's	49–94	67	N1-N1+	fast	130	106 h
15	水溜りボンド	34–91	69	N2-N1	fast	101	69 h
16	はじめしゃちょー（hajime）	26–93	72	N2-N1	fast	145	119 h
17	Suit Train	55–92	72	N2-N1	fast	184	78 h
18	NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma	31–94	73	N1-N1+	fast	194	101 h
19	東海オンエア	51–93	75	N1-N1+	fast	153	79 h
20	両学長リベラルアーツ大学	55–94	76	N1-N1+	fast	184	47 h
21	かまいたちチャンネル	44–95	77	N1-N1+	fast	192	66 h
22	ゆる言語学ラジオ	55–94	80	N1-N1+	fast	132	112 h
23	ニューヨーク Official Channel	42–96	83	N1-N1+	very fast	91	69 h
24	しくじり先生俺みたいになるな!!【公式】	47–95	85	N2-N1	very fast	143	28 h
25	料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ	57–94	85	N1-N1+	very fast	200	88 h
26	フェルミ漫画大学	46–94	88	N2-N1	very fast	202	75 h
27	ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ	64–94	89	N1-N1+	very fast	151	106 h
28	PIVOT 公式チャンネル	67–95	91	N2-N1	very fast	178	106 h
29	ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】	88–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	142	82 h
30	ReHacQ−リハック−【公式】	46–94	91	N2-N1	very fast	242	230 h
31	堀江貴文ホリエモン	45–94	91	N1-N1+	very fast	143	70 h
32	NewsPicks /ニューズピックス	66–98	91	N2-N1	very fast	186	70 h
33	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
34	令和の虎CHANNEL	74–93	92	N2-N1	very fast	160	132 h
35	積読チャンネル	90–94	92	N2-N1	very fast	99	80 h

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