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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48/10034:25AUTO【絵で見るキリスト教とヘビ】悪魔か神の使いか！？宗教上の難問ヘビの秘密に迫る！嫌われたり崇められたり、ヘビってなんなの？？聖書やキリスト教絵画から山田五郎が徹底分析【新春恒例！干支シリーズ巳年】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

48/10030:22AUTO新製品に興味津々のSO-SO君、ガジェットおじさんと楽しいひととき、そしてVRChatのぽこピーランド探索！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium瀬戸弘司 / Koji Seto

48/1007:13How much can you understand?? Japanese GAME with @SayuriSaying @JapanesewithShunN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

48/10020:16AUTO【要約】父が娘に伝える自由に生きるための30の投資の教え【ジェイエル・コリンズ】N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumフェルミ漫画大学

48/10023:36Married 5years｜Shopping ONLY at over 100 year old shops in NihonbashiN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

48/10046:02AUTOカラフルプリングルズチョコレート本気で作ってみた！N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

48/10017:55When Mom is Sick, Dad is Cooking｜Malaysia | UdonN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

48/10011:20AUTO1億年前の火星はどのような世界だったのか？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumVAIENCE バイエンス

48/10018:15AUTO超頑丈な宇宙服を着ても金星で外出が難しい理由【日本科学情報】【宇宙】N1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · medium日本科学情報

48/10012:16Japanese Podcast Season 3-71 完璧じゃなくてもいい！N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

48/10048:08【103万円の壁とは何なのか】複雑な4つの壁を解説！年収の壁引き上げで、国民の暮らしはどうなるのか？N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY

48/1009:40Japanese Podcast 3-128 The Immigrant Experience: Language, Culture, and RespectN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

48/1009:11The Japanese Life Lesson Hidden in Every Shrine Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2 levelN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

48/10015:06Japanese Podcast Season 3-66 公共のマナー：I don't want to hear your conversations.N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

48/10019:56AUTO【最強】陸上自衛隊習志野駐屯地の第１空挺団に筋肉潜入でベンチプレス対決です。N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

48/10010:21Japanese Podcast Season 3-94 2025年、どんな自分になりたいですか？N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

48/10011:00AUTOダウン症の人はなぜ顔つきが似ているのか？N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumVAIENCE バイエンス

48/10014:5910 MISO DISHES | Miso Ramen, Miso Soup, Miso Pasta…More!N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

48/10011:49AUTO【山田五郎】がんゲノム検査の結果を公表【原発不明がん】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

48/10050:52AUTO【最恐】まさかの東京タワーに戦慄迷宮があるらしい。N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumはじめしゃちょー（hajime）

48/10032:42AUTO【全クリ】かまいたちがワギャンランド全面クリアするまで終わりません！N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumかまいたちチャンネル

48/10014:23AUTO許せんなぁ…N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

48/1007:33Japanese Podcast 3-140 今年、何を「やらない」年にしますか？What Will You Choose Not to Do This Year?N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

48/10024:41Kimono Mom Family in NYC | Moe’s First Cooking Demo | Sutan’s Growth | Why Dad DrawsN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

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	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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