Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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42/10021:53Real talk...in Japanese with @SayuriSayingN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

42/10029:16AUTO【超細密な大傑作！】虫メガネ必須級！？「バベルの塔」を細かく見ると掘削隊や鳶職人など建築関係者、なんと洗濯物まで描かれている？？さらに遠くの街にも人が！？【バベルの塔・大バベル小バベル】ブリューゲルN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

42/10014:35Japanese Podcast Season 3-25 ため息をつくと幸せが逃げる！？ #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

42/10011:55【Easy Japanese vlog】in Takayama with @NihongoDekita Nihongo Dekita SayakaN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

42/10024:30AUTO【地粉師ドッキリ】アントニーがそば粉を売っているだけで、何も知らないアイドルは「ヤバい売人」と勘違いするのか？N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

43/10012:54Japanese Podcast Season 3-46 日本の映画Perfect Days - Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10010:45Japanese Podcast Season 3-11 日本のニュースから「はんこ」＆「植物から作ったうなぎのかば焼き」 #日本語ポッドキャストN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10017:31Lunch at a Taiwanese Café with Ken | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

43/10025:34AUTO【メメント・モリ】山田五郎、最後の授業。伝えたい言葉。【皆様へのメッセージ】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

43/10021:36AUTO【美術史の未解決事件】あなたは解ける？マネ渾身の鏡トリックを山田五郎と検証！【フォリー・ベルジェールのバー・印象派の父の謎】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

43/10025:54AUTO【名作ドッキリ】福留光帆が大喜利にトラウマを抱えて楽屋で大号泣した時、森脇梨々夏の行動が天使すぎて感動大作に！N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

43/10025:32AUTO【絵で見る昔のトンデモ医療】恐怖！頭から「石」を取り出す手術とは？【インカ帝国とも関係！？ヒエロニムス・ボス「愚者の石の切除」を山田五郎が解説】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

43/10010:31AUTO【検証】めっちゃ賢い人たちっておつりが綺麗になるように処理してるの？N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumQuizKnock

43/10016:45Japanese Podcast Season 3-16 16年間住んだBelfast　 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10026:25AUTO【お札に描かれた肖像の秘密】山田五郎が解説！明治時代、日本の紙幣の原版をつくりまくった男【明日の話題のタネになる！イタリアの故郷に日本美術コレクション】N2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

43/10024:47Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 6N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10015:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-18 「尻に火がつく」と「お金かやりがいか？」 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10011:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-30 乾杯の数だけ幸せがある #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10013:45Japanese Podcast #161Netflixドラマ『舞妓さんちのまかないさん』N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10021:07Eating at a Sushi Counter in Japan | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

43/10026:02AUTO【ブーダン】印象派に超影響を与えた画家👨‍🎨海景だけじゃない！作品の真実🏖N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

43/10028:5630 mins Intermediate Japanese immersion with @yuyunihongopodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

43/10015:04Japanese Podcast 3-127 Ikizurasa and Me: When Life Feels Too Heavy - 生きづらさとどう向き合う？小説『三十の反撃』からN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10024:07Dream Second House｜Living in Kyoto, JapanN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

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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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