Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

3,870 videos from 27 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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ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (893)Talk shows (779)Podcasts (500)Entertainment (485)

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9/10019:23Fukuyama and Shimanami Kaido | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10023:34Rainy Days| Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10043:49Let's Play Neko Odyssey EP07 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

9/1006:27Father and Son EP32 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

9/1006:29Mini-Fantasy Theater EP15 Settings | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

9/10021:07Japanese Listening Practice Coming of Age Day, せいじんしきN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10015:04Japanese Listening Practice | Sunday VlogN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10015:44A Work Day | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10018:22Rice fields in June | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10012:47AUTOWalk around Kamikochi in Japan! / Easy Japanese Listening Practice #102N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

9/10010:45AUTOJapanese conversation with a British guy while traveling in Japan! [#72]N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

9/10019:43Japanese Listening Practice | Walking in Golden HourN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10019:24N5 Beginner Japanese immersion! The comprehensible Japanese practice! #140N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

9/10021:04Japanese Listening Practice | Let's Go Find Kingfisher!N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10031:57Japanese Listening Practice | Vlog in KoreaN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10019:40Japanese Listening Practice | A Day in December: My Busy Life as a Soccer MomN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10016:55Riding the Fujikyu Railway | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10017:48Train and Plane Ride | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10012:56Father and Son EP10 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

9/10018:26Buying Vegetables for Cheap | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/1005:40AUTO【Christmas song/クリスマスソング】back number (English lyrics) | Japanese love songN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowNinjapanese

9/10022:08Japanese Listening Practice | A Saturday in JapanN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

9/10021:16AUTO【Beginner】Top 150 Essential Japanese Phrases for Daily Conversation! - JLPT N5, N4, Travel to JapanN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowNinjapanese

9/10025:1025 mins N4 Japanese listening practice: Going back to Japan with my baby and wife! #161N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

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	山田五郎オトナの教養講座	26–95	50	N1-N1+	medium	177	90 h
2	Kimono Mom	42–91	51	N1-N1+	medium	50	16 h
3	HikakinTV	18–88	52	N1-N1+	medium	96	105 h
4	NAKATA UNIVERSITY	10–75	55	N1-N1+	fast	181	177 h
5	Kimagure Cook	54–58	56	N1-N1+	fast	2	1 h
6	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
7	QuizKnock	34–93	66	N1-N1+	fast	150	39 h
8	Suit Train	55–92	72	N2-N1	fast	184	78 h
9	NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma	31–94	73	N1-N1+	fast	194	101 h
10	東海オンエア	51–93	75	N1-N1+	fast	153	79 h
11	かまいたちチャンネル	44–95	77	N1-N1+	fast	192	66 h
12	ゆる言語学ラジオ	55–94	80	N1-N1+	fast	132	112 h
13	ニューヨーク Official Channel	42–96	83	N1-N1+	very fast	91	69 h
14	フェルミ漫画大学	46–94	88	N2-N1	very fast	202	75 h
15	ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ	64–94	89	N1-N1+	very fast	151	106 h
16	ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】	88–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	142	82 h
17	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
18	令和の虎CHANNEL	74–93	92	N2-N1	very fast	160	132 h
19	積読チャンネル	90–94	92	N2-N1	very fast	99	80 h

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