Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

3,869 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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52/10029:10Last Video of 2023 | Gyoza dumplings, Yuzu Hot Sauce RecipesN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastKimono Mom52/10017:59Japanese Podcast Season 3-76 MBTI性格診断 - あなたはどのタイプ?16 personality types with @harunonihongoN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/1008:19AUTO【数学】714と715に隠された奥深すぎる性質とは【ルース=アーロン・ペア】N2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · fast予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」52/10010:42Japanese Brain-Friendly Coaching 6: Progress Is Not Perfection: Stepping Outside Your Comfort ZoneN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10011:12AUTO4文字なのに5人で答えなきゃいけないネプリーグ【何かは書く】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumQuizKnock52/10021:49AUTO【要約】「日経平均10万円」時代が来る!【藤野英人】N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumフェルミ漫画大学52/10059:33【罪と罰】天才は法を犯しても許されるのか?ドストエフスキーが描く極限の心理戦【Update版】(Crime and Punishment)N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY 52/1001:40:04AUTO【美術様式カンタン解説!総集編】ゴシックとバロックが面白いほどよく分かる!その様式は宗教戦争や当時の君主とも大きな関わりが!?【ヨーロッパの歴史・美術史の理解度UP】ながら見・睡眠用動画にも最適です👍N1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座52/10013:37How to make Bento! Easy Japanese Food | Kids Favorite NutritiousN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumKimono Mom52/10059:56【偉人伝:大谷翔平①】奇跡的な出会いの数々が彼を日本の英雄にした!岩手からメジャーの頂点が生まれた理由とは!?【オリラジアカデミー】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY 52/10040:03AUTO【村上春樹とマティスに共通点!?】フォーヴィスムの巨匠は描き直しまくり迷走しまくりだった!それでも名画を完成できる理由とは?【色彩の魔術師と奥様の不穏な関係も!】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座52/10026:11AUTO【五郎初ロケ!】大塚国際美術館で世界中の名画を堪能SP in徳島 前編N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座52/1001:13:47【夢をかなえるゾウ】人生が変わる奇跡の教え!成功できない鉄の凡人と黄金の成功者【Update版】(Dream-Granting Elephant)N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY 52/1001:14:36AUTO【大学物理】電磁気学入門③(ガウスの法則)N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」52/10020:07AUTO電磁波をマクスウェル方程式から導く【光の正体】N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · medium予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」52/10031:44AUTO【騒げ】限界しりとり最強決定戦!語彙力とひらめきで殴り合え!【栄誉】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumQuizKnock52/10043:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-50 Conversation with Yasuyo 小さな成功体験の積み重ね Native Japanese Listening!N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10013:00Japanese Podcast Season 3-61 近況、今読んでいる本など Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10017:40Japanese Podcast 200 Season 2の最後のエピソード!炊き込みご飯 with Kaori 先生N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10027:39Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 高級レストランの「メイン料理」に絶句した理由😂N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10021:42AUTO【要約】DIE WITH ZERO 人生が豊かになりすぎる究極のルール【ビル・パーキンス】N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumフェルミ漫画大学52/10040:43AUTO【1日密着】パパになったヒカキン、3回目のSASUKE本気の挑戦〜裏側公開〜【10kg減量】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV52/10017:38Japanese Brain-Friendly Coaching 1 : Don't Just Know It - Use It! Activate Your Japanese Vocabulary!N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10013:43Homemade Japanese Snacks! | Made from leftover Mochi | 3 RecipesN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

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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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Speak Japanese Naturally85715N2-N1slow13143 h
2にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input75015N2-N1slow20172 h
3けんさんおかえり Japanese75019N3-N2slow14951 h
4Ninjapanese84419N1-N1+slow17239 h
5Bite Size Japanese214228N3-N2medium15655 h
6あかね的日本語教室214732N2-N1medium10825 h
7Miku Real Japanese188937N3-N1medium7016 h
8Learn Japanese with Noriko298847N2-N1medium22661 h
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