Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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23/1008:10How do Japanese start using casual Japanese? [#44]N3-N2 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

23/1008:44Japanese conversation with @DailyJapanese Naokoさん [#42]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

24/1008:57571 日本人がめっちゃ使う慣用句(Idioms)、７つまとめ！#japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/1006:54【日本語日記】渋谷のカフェとGoogleのオフィスに行きましたN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

25/1008:04#12 どうしよう (What should I do) の2つの使い方｜2 Ways to Use “Dooshiyoo” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

25/1008:33Daily Japanese conversation in Ameyoko, Tokyo! [#41]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

25/1009:44572 日本では、嫁は夫の両親と一緒に住まないといけない！？ #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1007:23570 会話が上手になる！話を変えるとき＆戻すときに使うフレーズまとめ！#japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1006:48#5 わたしの汚いネイル💅｜My Messy Nail 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N2 · ~5,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

26/1006:35AUTO【重要】山田五郎とワダからのお知らせ【ゴロワーズの皆様へ】N2-N1 · ~2,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

26/1008:53A Chinese Tale: Saiou ga Uma | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

27/1007:04AUTO日本語だけで学ぶ！JLPT N２文法練習問題50問！コースについて説明しますN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

27/1009:20Talking to an English Japanese translator in Japan! [#64]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

27/1009:38After studying Japanese for 5 years ... [#59]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

27/1006:56Japanese conversation about what you studied in school [#40]N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

28/1007:33#8 えいがかん (Cinema) - Manners in Japanese Movie Theaters｜ 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

28/1009:19How to Order Cakes and Sweets in Japanese in Japan! [#55]N2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

29/1009:50602 間違えて使っている日本語５選＜文法と発音＞ #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/1009:41AUTOThis is why we should pick up new Japanese words from conversations! [#74]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

29/1008:43AUTOCasual Japanese Conversation / Traveling abroad [#86]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

30/1009:31AUTOWhat inspired us to become Japanese teachers? / Comprehensible input [#83]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

30/1009:26【Easy Japanese vlog】in Shirakawa-go with@NihongoDekitaN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

31/1007:01607 日本人がよく使う「遠慮」の使い方３つ！#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/1005:21559「やっぱり」の正しい使い方！#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

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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.

#	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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