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.

3,870

videos scored

channels

1,971 h

of material

1,213

made for learners

Find something to watch

The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

LevelAny Beginner Intermediate Advanced

LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (893)Talk shows (779)Podcasts (500)Entertainment (485)

SortEasiest first Hardest first Newest

45/10013:45Japanese Podcast 188 ダサい制服N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10012:51Japanese Podcast Season 3-75 SwedenのLundから - 家族といえども違う人間N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/1006:04AUTO山田五郎からの謝罪と訂正N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/10028:12AUTO【狂女フアナ】スペイン最強時代のきっかけは、ある「狂女」の存在だった！？真面目な箱入り王女が幽閉！ハプスブルク家のドロドロ権力争いも！絵で分かる世界史・五郎お手製系図も【フランシスコ・プラディーリャ】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/10027:58AUTO【自由の女神は誰が作ったのか？】像の中はどうなっている？そして、誰もが知る像の「発想のもと」になったものとは？【山田五郎が解説】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/10042:46【50歳から花開く人、50歳で止まる人②】野心こそ夢、欲望こそ希望 / 武器は歩いてきた道にあるN1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY

45/10037:28AUTO【バベルの塔とは？】本当にあったの？神様が怒って壊した？なぜ？高くしすぎたから？ノアの方舟とも関係？そもそもどこに建っていた塔なの？【ブリューゲル１世】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/10030:43AUTO【夏秋草図屏風】「風神雷神図屏風」の裏面には江戸琳派・酒井抱一の最高傑作が描かれていた！？江戸の洒脱と粋【俵屋宗達・尾形光琳・酒井抱一を徹底比較】【国宝】N1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/10011:41AUTO【ほぼクイズ】1ルール足すだけでクイズ王専用ダウトが爆誕！？N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumQuizKnock

45/10018:22Japanese Podcast Season 3-48 アパートの問題、停電、Danceの効果など : Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10021:09AUTO無限等比級数を用いたアクロバットすぎる証明【三平方の定理】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」

45/10021:27AUTO【あそこモロ出し！貴族の狩猟！地獄の変なイメージ！？】中世の面白い文化が絵で見てよく分かる！【ベリー公のいとも豪華なる時祷書・後編】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/10011:25Japanese Podcast Season 3-2 〇〇のおかげでほっこりしました！ #日本語ポッドキャストN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10024:18AUTO【架空下ネタ5連発】二瓶有加とすみぽんは、ななまがりの架空下ネタを見ても牛乳を吹かずに我慢できるのか？N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

45/10016:24Kimonoko Cooking | Thank you Thailand | World TourN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

45/10014:20Japanese Podcast 3-119 Noriko's Philosophy Playground Who Am I? The Ship of TheseusN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10013:01Japanese conversation with YUYUN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

45/1009:50Japanese Podcast 195 おすすめの本『流浪の月』N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/1007:45Japanese Podcast 189 っぱなしN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10027:17AUTO【ニュータイプキャラ誕生】トンツカタン森本がスタッフからのオーダーに高額ギャラをふっかけると見せかけてなぜか超激安だったら…？N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

45/10012:05Japanese Podcast #155 卒業論文、12歳と15歳の私N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10014:31AUTO【山田五郎・原発不明がん】抗がん剤の効果測定について報告します【副作用についての所感も】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/1001:13:29AUTO【旅動画】ヒカキン×はじめしゃちょーで超高級ヴィラ貸し切ってBBQ&お泊まり&語り合ったら最高すぎた！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

45/10023:30How 19 Traditional Japanese Foods Are Made | New Year's | OSECHIN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

Which Japanese channel to start with

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

Watching is the other halfYouTube gives you one subtitle line, in one language. Linglass puts Japanese and your own language on screen together, and turns any word you tap into a flashcard.Add to Chrome — free