Comprehensible input · Japanese
Comprehensible input in Japanese
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38/1009:10Can you survive in Japan!? Cafe Japanese conversation! [#54]N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
38/1009:10Japanese Video Podcast #171 - 3月の雪、公園にてN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
39/1007:59Japanese Listening Practice -Walk with me in Kyoto!N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
39/1009:23Japanese Podcast Season 3-108 「成功」とは？学校の成績が悪くても、学歴がなくても、人生で成功できるか？Writing Challenge 3N3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
40/1007:50Japanese Podcast #170 「猫なで声」は気持ち悪いN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
40/1008:55Exploring a Taiwan Night Market with Ken | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
41/1008:44Japanese conversation about spring! [#56]N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
41/1009:40Japanese Podcast #154 留学はガクチカになる？N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
41/1009:41Japanese Podcast Season 3-57 辻井伸行さんのピアノのコンサート Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
41/1008:33Vlog in Easy JapaneseN3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
41/1009:55Japanese Podcast （音声のみ）Season 3-107 NetflixのOffline Love 運命の出会いを信じますか Writing Challenge 2N1-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
41/1009:44Japanese Podcast 3-93 2025年をこれまでで最高の一年にするために、今日できる最初の一歩N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
42/1009:20Japanese Podcast 183 謙虚、日本人の誇り、美徳N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
42/1007:58AUTO604 やる気を上げるために、モチベが下がった時にやるべきこと#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese
42/1009:00Japanese Podcast 197 リアルな日本語、リアルな体験N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
42/1008:28Japanese conversation in Japanese izakaya! [#63]N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
42/1008:29AUTO理系大学生を笑わせることに特化したネタ@東京理科大学N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」
43/1008:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-112 手紙・手書きはもう古い！？デジタルとアナログ、どちらの方法がより「気持ちが伝わる？」N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
43/1007:23AUTOJapanese conversation / Practice to Speak Japanese Naturally [#82]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
43/1007:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-111 「頑張れ！」がハラスメントになる？「つらいとき」に、どんな言葉をかけてもらえるとうれしい？N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
43/1006:35（CC)💻Noriko's Website/🇯🇵🎙️Season 3 is coming /💜My Community - Patreon & Japanese TogetherN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
43/1008:40Japanese Podcast #165 語学学習で必要なこと - perseverance, positivity, practiceN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
44/1009:07Japanese Podcast Season 3-47 24時間文句を言わないチャレンジ Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
44/1008:40Japanese Podcast #164 Book Club 『日本人の心がわかる日本語』第1章 - けじめN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with NorikoWhich 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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