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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1,971 h
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73/1008:42AUTO【廃止されるのか？】パンダくろしお 増結編成に乗車N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastSuit Train
73/1008:03AUTOクイズ王なら画像クイズが問題文の形になっていても正解できるのか？N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastQuizKnock
73/1008:20AUTO【廃止決定】特急レッドアロー小江戸に乗るなら今のうち！N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · fastSuit Train
74/1008:02AUTO【静岡】サフィール踊り子でふらっと温泉に行ってみた！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastSuit Train
74/1009:37AUTOJapanese Mom Teaches 5 Easy Japanese Sweet Potato Recipes | Kimono MomN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · fastKimono Mom
75/1009:24AUTO朝からサイゼリヤで食いまくってみた！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastSuit Train
75/1009:14AUTOQuizKnock9人で朝からそれ正解！【#38】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastQuizKnock
76/1009:14AUTO【とき311号】上越新幹線の駅を全部通過する最速列車の旅N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastSuit Train
76/1008:08AUTO【なぜ2枚必要？】新幹線に乗るとき２枚の切符を買う理由N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastSuit Train
76/1005:22AUTO【サステナ車両】超大人気！小田急から西武に売却された中古電車に乗ってみた！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastSuit Train
79/1007:38AUTO※緊急で動画を回しました。大変なことが起きています。皆さん助けて下さい。N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastニューヨーク Official Channel
82/1009:52AUTO【実験】クイズの問題文を類義語でめちゃくちゃに変換してもそのまま正解できる？N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · fastQuizKnock
82/1008:37AUTO上越新幹線の終電に乗ったらほとんど乗車禁止だった！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 ChannelWhich 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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