Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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36/10010:52【日本語の会話】飲食店で注文するときの日本語N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/10018:21台湾Vlog-Day2 日本人が中国語に挑戦しますN1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/10025:21Japanese listening about LIFEN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

36/10013:03AUTOWalk around Hakata station in Japan! / Comprehensible Japanese conversation #106N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10012:12【東京・日本橋】注文する時の日本語会話N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10016:53Japanese listening videoN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

37/10016:38Easy Japanese vlog with @SayuriSayingN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

37/10012:50テイクアウトする時の日本語会話／電話の日本語N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10019:21恩師の言葉【Japanese Talk♯19】N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10016:43日本語の学習書を10冊紹介します【Japanese Talk♯18】N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10010:23スペイン・アリカンテ旅行記｜出発前の荷造りから旅の思い出まで (Japanese Podcast)N2-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

37/10017:37AUTOPractice Japanese Conversation #10 Any regrets in your life?N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10011:52大阪から京都に行きましたN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10027:03AUTO【一心同体ボートレース】福留光帆が買ったのとまったく同じ舟券を佐久間Pが10倍の金額で買ってみた時、2人に勝利の女神は微笑むのか！？N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

37/10012:59カフェで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

37/10011:14Japanese Listening Practice - #5 A FROG in a WELLN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

37/10028:50AUTO【1年ぶり】帰ってきた罵倒キャバクラ！今や朝ドラ女優となったみりちゃむは、待ち焦がれる錦鯉渡辺を罵倒してくれるのか？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

37/10010:05Real Japanese Vlog in 🌺Okinawa🌺N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

37/10025:58AUTO【鬼才vs素人】かもめんたるう大が自分で指導した演技初心者原莉子の芝居に笑ったら演出家即引退！N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

37/10015:24現実逃避をした日のVlogーモチベーションについて話します／Japanese Talk #8N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10015:54Using 'desu/masu' doesn't necessarily imply distanceN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

37/10026:07AUTOLiving abroad as a foreigner! Japanese conversation with YUYU [#93]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10012:432025 Noriko’s Holiday Calendar Day 2 ネガティブな感情と向き合うN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

37/10017:34【日本語トーク／Japanese Talk #5 】頑張れないときはどうすればいいですか？N3-N2 · ~3,000 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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