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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31/10015:00568 在宅ワークのメリット・デメリット #japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10014:45Great News for Japanese learners! [#53]N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

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

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

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

31/10020:51Making 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

31/10015:22This 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

31/10022:05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

31/10025:16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

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

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

31/10012:40【千葉Vlog】和食を食べましたN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

31/10013:36AUTODaily Japanese conversation about celebrating marriage! [#87]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

31/10016:50日本から台湾に行きました／Day1台湾VlogN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

31/10019:36594 私のこれまでのファッションやメイクの話＋よく使う単語😊 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10010:322025 Noriko’s Holiday Calendar Day 1 今年をあらわす“言葉”と“色”を見つけるN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

31/10014:24Japanese Words That Changed Over Time | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

31/10021:31誰も教えてくれない日本人のマナーJapanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.632N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10016:52【日本旅行】小田原Vlog／Odawara in JapanN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

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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	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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