Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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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

31/1009:29614 言語を効率よく勉強する方法！#japanesepodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/1009:58【日本語の聴解】東京から群馬県に行きましたN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

31/1009:22AUTOWhat's your strategy to improve your Japanese? [#77]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

32/1008:55生活で使う日本語の単語ー動詞と名詞ーJapanese VocabularyN1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

32/1009:11Let’s walk around Yokohama and learn Kanji !!N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

32/1009:53Japanese conversation in a Hair Salon in Japan! [#57]N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1009:33AUTOComprehensible Japanese conversation at a cafe in Japan! #109N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1009:51AUTOComprehensible daily Japanese conversation at a friend’s home! #115N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1009:11Why do Japanese people love Okinawa? [#50]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1007:04Ordering Weird ice cream in Japanese in Japan! [#49]N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1008:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-13 口から先に生まれる #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

33/1008:49AUTOComprehensible Japanese conversation while eating Japanese convenience store food! #118N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/1009:02AUTOComprehensible Daily Japanese Conversation between Ken and Yusuke[#85]N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/1008:472025 Noriko’s Holiday Calendar Day 3 今年の気づき・発見・学ぶN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

34/1008:20Do Japanese people celebrate Valentine's Day? [#51]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/1007:55Japanese Podcast Season 3-38 17146 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

36/1008:27マンガで学べる！日本語のオノマトペの本を作りましたN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/1009:59Walking on "Yanaka Ginza street" in Tokyo [#39]N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

36/1005:58AUTOChecking in at a hotel in Japan / Japanese conversation! [#100]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/1008:35Is Japanese language EASY for Japanese? [#61]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

38/1008:49"GOEN" ご縁 Japanese listening about LIFEN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

38/1007:40Easy Japanese listening (N5-N4) | vlog in YOKOHAMAN3-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

38/1005:27AUTOお騒がせして申し訳ありませんN1-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

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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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