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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19/1005:28AUTO【JLPTN5 Musical Instrument】in Japanese がっき/楽器(gakki) | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
19/1009:14AUTO36 Simple Japanese Sentences for Daily Life! 🇯🇵 Things to Do on Weekends!N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
19/1006:40AUTO【Place】Complete 33 Kanji in 6min 🇯🇵 Japanese for Beginners | How to learn KanjiN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
19/1009:58AUTO【JLPTN5】How to talk about HOBBIES 🇯🇵 Japanese GrammarN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
19/1006:35AUTO【JLPTN5 Jobs & Occupations】in Japanese | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
19/1007:01AUTO【JLPTN5 Date _Months & Days】in Japanese | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
19/1005:49AUTO【JLPTN5 Food】たべもの(tabemono) MUST KNOW | Japanese vocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
19/1005:09AUTO【BEGINNER】 TASTE in Japanese YOU MUST-KNOW for Food Tour in Japan | Japanese VocabularyN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
19/1006:33AUTO【Beginner】Kitchen Vocabulary Words in Japanese | Living in Japan, Survival JapaneseN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
19/1009:52AUTO【JLPTN5】Kanji Test (Verbs) - Master Basic Kanji ! | Learn Japanese for BeginnersN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
20/1009:17【N5/N4】You feel tired? Use「だるい (darui)」 🇯🇵#24 Japanese Listening Practice for BeginnersN2-N1 · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese
20/1009:08#11 旅行(りょこう)｜Vacation in Akita 🍚 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowNinjapanese
20/1008:13AUTO【N5/N4】My Korean Friend Came to Japan and This Happened 🇯🇵 #28 Japanese Listening PodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowNinjapanese
20/1009:23AUTO【Convenience Store】Phrases | Shop in Japanese MUST-KNOW | Learn Japanese for beginners, TravelN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
21/1007:27#15 ありがたい (Arigatai) の3つの使い方 ｜3 Ways to Use “Arigatai” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowNinjapanese
21/1008:06AUTOJapanese conversation about married life in Japan! [#76]N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese
21/1007:03#13 あぶない (Abunai) isn’t just “dangerous”! 🚨 ｜3 Ways to Use “Abunai” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese
22/1008:20Big News: My Baby Was Born! / Japanese Listening Practice (Beginner-Intermediate) #152N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese
23/1008:31AUTO【Shopping】Must-Know Japanese Phrases to Go Shopping in Japan/買い物N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese
23/1007:13#1 Why I Started Podcast｜ どうしてポッドキャストはじめた？🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowNinjapanese
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
24/1009:04Healthy Matcha Cake | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
24/1008:10Mini-Fantasy Theater EP02 Monster | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputWhich 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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