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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27
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1,971 h
of material
1,213
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45/10025:52AUTO【現場騒然】アイドルプロレスラーにチョップされたいドM芸人オーディション!…のはずが、場外からドS&ドMニュースター誕生!?N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma45/10023:16AUTO【エロvs正義】Iカップエステティシャン高橋凛をインパルス板倉が操ったら、レインボージャンボの逆鱗に触れて大激怒!「帰ってきた!エステしないメンズエステ選手権」N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma45/10010:023-133 心が疲れているときに ーミュージアム処方せん(Museum Prescriptions)とはN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko45/10018:144 year-old Reaction to Reuniting with Mom | NYC | MISS YOU SO MUCHN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumKimono Mom45/10015:29Japanese Brain-Friendly Coaching 2 How to Build Your Learning AutonomyN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko45/10010:29Japanese Podcast Season 3-77 秋の読書チャレンジと「人生はプリンだ!」N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko46/10016:47AUTOJLPT N1 文法のオンライン講座を開催します!N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室46/10015:30Japanese Podcast Season 3-34 長崎カステラ、稲佐山の夜景、グラバー園 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko46/10018:54Japanese Podcast #172 Kevinさん日本ワーホリ旅行記 - 出発前N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko46/10012:00Advanced Japanese Listening 🇯🇵 | Manchester UK History & CultureN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko46/10016:51日本語が流暢なネパール人にインタビュー【日本で働く外国人】N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室46/10029:41【日本語トーク/Japanese Talk #3】日本語を教えるときに大変だと思う事を3つ紹介しますN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室46/10014:49Reactions When Japanese Mom Gets a US MakeoverN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10020:02AUTO【要約】残酷すぎる幸せとお金の経済学【佐藤一磨】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumフェルミ漫画大学46/10013:22Cooking is to know the culture | the small happiness | World TourN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10015:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-37 イギリスでの仕事の経験について #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko46/10012:59AUTO【贅沢な名だね】クイズ王なら1文字しかなくても元通りに復元できるのか【湯婆婆クイズ】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumQuizKnock46/10018:26Kimono Princess Sutan | How to make Japanese HairN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10014:30AUTO【恐竜?】横スクロールで流れてくるクイズをジャンプで避けて答えろ!【インターネットに接続されていません】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumQuizKnock46/10015:4653歳の誕生日に、日本の本を13冊買いました|Japanese PodcastN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko46/10012:50Japanese Podcast 子どもの頃の夢と今の私|日本の小学生の将来の夢ランキングN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko46/10018:32Mochi Making 2023 | Sutan has grown so muchN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10021:05Kimono is My Identity | Before Going to the US!N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10020:58How to Travel Like a Local in Japan | Kyoto | Where Tourists Aren’tN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

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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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Speak Japanese Naturally85715N2-N1slow13143 h
2にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input75015N2-N1slow20172 h
3けんさんおかえり Japanese75019N3-N2slow14951 h
4Ninjapanese84419N1-N1+slow17239 h
5Bite Size Japanese214228N3-N2medium15655 h
6あかね的日本語教室214732N2-N1medium10825 h
7Miku Real Japanese188937N3-N1medium7016 h
8Learn Japanese with Noriko298847N2-N1medium22661 h
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