Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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32/10037:51Kyoto Animation Arson Attack 1 (Incident Overview) | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

32/10037:22AUTOリアル 8番出口N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

32/10030:07Planning a Trip to Taiwan | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

32/10036:41AUTO【初ロケ！】大塚国際美術館と鳴門市の魅力大調査SPin徳島前編N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

32/10036:55Let's Play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes EP02 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

33/10047:20AUTOまるお & もふこ 7歳の誕生日に巨大なお城作って祝ってみたN1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

33/10030:43日本語ポッドキャスト Philosophy, Mental Exhaustion & Language Learning Updates | Coffee Break with NorikoN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

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

34/10035:21AUTO【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

34/10036:15Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 2 - Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

35/10031:22AUTO映画『8番出口』本編N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

35/10035:42AI vs Human: Who Makes Better Music? | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

35/10031:42Let's Play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes EP01 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

36/10057:53AUTOプールが。。。N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

36/1001:06:32AUTO400万円かけて家をマインクラフトの世界にしたら生活できなくなりましたw【リアルマイクラ】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

36/1002:12:32【リア王】シェイクスピア「四大悲劇」の最高峰！愛とは何か？老いとは何か？全てを失う王の物語(King Lear)N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY

36/10031:20Would You Rather Questions (About Relationship) | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

37/10051:10AUTO【ご報告】指定難病になり入院して全身麻酔で手術することになりましたN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

37/10035:22AUTO【岸田劉生】実の娘を描いたのに…なんだか不気味で怖い？その理由とは【麗子像】N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

37/10040:26Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 3 ラジオ風日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

37/10040:12Japanese Restaurant Chain Tier List | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

37/10035:30AUTO【衝撃結末】立野沙紀&ラランドニシダ一心同体ボートレース！ニシダは立野を勝利へと導けるのか？N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

38/10045:00AUTO謎解きですが、理系の知識がないと解けませんN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」

38/1001:01:39AUTOなんだよこれ…N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

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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	Speak Japanese Naturally	8–57	15	N2-N1	slow	131	43 h
2	にほんごのじかん \| Japanese Comprehensible Input	7–50	15	N2-N1	slow	201	72 h
3	けんさんおかえり Japanese	7–50	19	N3-N2	slow	149	51 h
4	Ninjapanese	8–44	19	N1-N1+	slow	172	39 h
5	Bite Size Japanese	21–42	28	N3-N2	medium	156	55 h
6	あかね的日本語教室	21–47	32	N2-N1	medium	108	25 h
7	Miku Real Japanese	18–89	37	N3-N1	medium	70	16 h
8	Learn Japanese with Noriko	29–88	47	N2-N1	medium	226	61 h

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