Comprehensible input · Japanese
Comprehensible input in Japanese
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43/1008:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-112 手紙・手書きはもう古い！？デジタルとアナログ、どちらの方法がより「気持ちが伝わる？」N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
43/1007:23AUTOJapanese conversation / Practice to Speak Japanese Naturally [#82]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
43/1007:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-111 「頑張れ！」がハラスメントになる？「つらいとき」に、どんな言葉をかけてもらえるとうれしい？N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
43/1006:35（CC)💻Noriko's Website/🇯🇵🎙️Season 3 is coming /💜My Community - Patreon & Japanese TogetherN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
43/1008:40Japanese Podcast #165 語学学習で必要なこと - perseverance, positivity, practiceN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
44/1009:07Japanese Podcast Season 3-47 24時間文句を言わないチャレンジ Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
44/1008:40Japanese Podcast #164 Book Club 『日本人の心がわかる日本語』第1章 - けじめN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
44/1008:00Japanese Podcast 3-83 Noriko's Philosophy Playground 1 不老不死（ふろうふし）N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
45/1006:04AUTO山田五郎からの謝罪と訂正N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
45/1009:50Japanese Podcast 195 おすすめの本『流浪の月』N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
45/1007:45Japanese Podcast 189 っぱなしN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
45/1007:14Noriko’s Philosophy Playground 6: The Necessity of Hardship 困難の必然 - 人生の北風から強さを見つけるN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
46/1006:10Japanese Podcast #179 &180 「最高の褒め言葉」&「日本語を勉強するメリット」N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
46/1008:12AUTO森永卓郎さんへN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
46/1008:47【N4/N3】Japanese listening vlogN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
46/1009:20What We Eat Recently | How to Mealprep to Make Busy Weekdays Easier | Japanese FamilyN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumKimono Mom
46/1007:46Japanese Podcast Season 3-73 老いてもなんでも始められる！늙어도 무엇이나 시작할 수 있어요.N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
47/1006:25Japanese Podcast #176 &178 「 悩み事の相談」「今、努力していること、頑張っていることは？」N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
47/1009:27IZU islands Vlog in Japanese (N5-N3)N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
47/1009:10Japanese Podcast 196 人生をやり直せるスイッチN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
47/1009:37Japanese Podcast Season 3-114 表現力アップ！「山あり谷あり」だけじゃない！人生を表す日本語いろいろN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
47/1006:25Japanese Podcast 181あなたの国で休暇を過ごすならどこがおすすめですか。N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
47/1008:51Japanese Podcast Season 3-85 読書の秋 2024 September の話N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
48/1007:13How much can you understand?? Japanese GAME with @SayuriSaying @JapanesewithShunN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumMiku Real JapaneseWhich 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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