Comprehensible input · Japanese
Comprehensible input in Japanese
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39/10012:45Japanese Listening Practice - #4 WABI SABIN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
39/10028:17AUTO【黒幕ドッキリ】こたけ正義感が実は芸能界すべてを牛耳っている極悪弁護士だったら？N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma
39/10019:15Japanese Listening (N4-N3) Life in 🇺🇸USA, adventures in 🇦🇺AustraliaN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
39/10029:13人と人とのつながりが大切だと思う理由 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2 level 【Intermediate】N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
39/10021:30【日本語トーク／Japanese Talk ＃２】ローソンで買ったものを紹介しながら転職について話しますN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
39/10010:30Japanese Podcast Season 3-49 なかなか自分に自信が持てない Native Japanese ListeningN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
39/10022:06Childbirth and Postpartum Care | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
39/10013:52日本に留学している学生にインタビューN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
39/10012:42【日本語の会話】日本語でラーメンを注文するN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
39/10024:58AUTO【描けなくなった麗子像】知ると泣ける😢父娘の切なすぎる真実！？岸田劉生の傑作・麗子像の悲しき終焉に…五郎涙声…【デロリ】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
40/10011:20Japanese Podcast Season 3-7 Book Club 『日本人の心がわかる日本語』-「控えめ・以心伝心」3 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
40/10025:28Japanese Podcast - Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 7N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
40/10024:03AUTO【大暴走】コロチキナダルが裏ではもっとひどい人間を演じた結果、クズすぎる悪態・暴言アドリブのオンパレードに！N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma
40/10013:2691 years old Okinawan's Happiness / Health TIPS @ota_craftN3-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
40/10014:59【日本語会話】カフェで注文するときの日本語N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
40/10011:31(日本語CC)Special Video Podcast : みずきさん@kotsukotsunihongo、はるかさん@harunonihongoと3人で新年のご挨拶 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
40/10013:02Thinking About Death in Japanese 日本語で「死」を考える Noriko’s Philosophy Playground 🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
40/10010:15Japanese Podcast（音声のみ） Season 3-106 あなたは今、幸せですか？Writing Challenge 1N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
40/10026:08AUTO２ヶ月でマイナス12キロのダイエットに成功しました【みたかオラァ！】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumHikakinTV
40/10027:35AUTO【注目度上昇中！ゲルストル】表現主義の先駆者！禁断の愛から生まれた名画の数々、しかしその行く末は…N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
40/10022:45【Japanese Talk ＃6】私が転職した理由について話しますN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
40/10010:26AUTOJapanese Conversation / Listening Practice with Fumi [#80]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
41/10016:40【Japanese conversation】about IKIGAI with @yuyunihongopodcastN2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
41/10022:05AUTO【あなたも写真と思っている！？歴史的肖像の数々】明治時代に偉人を描きまくった超一流職人がいた！！【超高額月給！日本のお札の父】N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座Which Japanese channel to start with
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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