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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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

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LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (893)Talk shows (779)Podcasts (500)Entertainment (485)

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82/1008:37AUTO上越新幹線の終電に乗ったらほとんど乗車禁止だった！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train

90/1009:58AUTO【怒】かまいたちがYouTubeコメントをチェックしたらハゲ関連のコメント続出で濱家激怒！N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · very fastかまいたちチャンネル

91/1008:00AUTO古い看板のマクドナルドに行ってみた！N2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · very fastSuit Train

91/1009:56AUTOおえかき☆だいすき！【…？】N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · very fastQuizKnock

95/1006:46AUTOニューヨーク漫才「2025」N1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · very fastニューヨーク Official Channel

96/1008:06AUTO【公式】ニューヨーク漫才「ち●こ太鼓」/ 単独ライブ『将来の夢』よりN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · very fastニューヨーク Official Channel

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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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