Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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57/10014:51AUTO浜田ブリトニースピリチュアル沼すぎて石をお尻に!?迷惑行為連発でしくじった過去を激白!N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastしくじり先生俺みたいになるな!!【公式】

57/10013:11AUTOヒカキン、結婚式挙げましたN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastHikakinTV

57/1001:08:00AUTO【３日間】大谷翔平選手と同じ生活を３日間したらストイックすぎて衝撃を受けたwwN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fast水溜りボンド

57/10021:15Japanese Immersion | Train Your Japanese BrainN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastSpeak Japanese Naturally

57/10018:23AUTO全面張りは楽じゃない。高級檜で全面張り、日本らしい美しい無垢の床が完成【新築Season7 - Part5】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · fast大工の正やん

57/10026:05「世界はあなたの庭」旅先で考えた、日常と非日常の境界線 with Yasuyo : Japanese Podcast for Advanced leanersN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

57/1001:32:00【7つの習慣】不滅のキングオブ自己啓発本！成功の鍵は継続することにあり！【Update版】(The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastNAKATA UNIVERSITY

57/10019:37AUTO【100の質問】ニューヨーク屋敷裕政が本気で答えます！N1-N1+ · ~4,000 words · fastニューヨーク Official Channel

57/10028:49AUTO本当にメロい芸人ランキングで1票だけ入った芸人を当てよう！N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · fastニューヨーク Official Channel

57/10021:13AUTO【要約】ジェイソン流お金の稼ぎ方【厚切りジェイソン】N1-N1+ · ~4,000 words · fastフェルミ漫画大学

57/10010:08AUTOクイズ王なら冷蔵庫の余りで一品作るのも得意じゃないとね【合体漢字】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastQuizKnock

57/1001:00:03【旧統一教会①】なぜ人々は信者になったのか？その教義と勧誘システムをついに解説N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastNAKATA UNIVERSITY

57/10017:50【外に広がる】ウッドデッキが居間を延長してくれる存在に【Season4 - Part16】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fast大工の正やん

57/10010:10AUTO【衝撃】スペースコロニーを建設することはできるのか？N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumVAIENCE バイエンス

57/10027:11Japanese Podcast for Advanced Learners | Spring Book Talk: Magazines, New Novels & “Kokoro”N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

57/10053:15AUTO【Part①】禁断の扉を開き、狂犬参戦！神回確定の大乱戦【WinWinWiiin加藤浩次編】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fastNAKATA UNIVERSITY

57/10034:01【総集編】築50年の民家を大規模リノベーションする！【大工のリフォーム - 総集編】N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · fast大工の正やん

58/10023:04AUTO【新企画イライラ20】福留光帆は何も知らないラランドニシダを、20回イライラさせられるのか？N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fastNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

58/10031:01AUTOガチの外国人に日本最高峰の寿司を食わせた結果がヤバいN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fast料理研究家リュウジのバズレシピ

58/10025:02AUTO設定時間でちょうど食べ切れる量を仲間に取り分ける「早食い対決」なら、大食い弱者でも勝てそうじゃない！？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fast東海オンエア

58/10011:53AUTOサイゼのよりムズい！？描き下ろしイラストで間違い探し勝負！N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · fastQuizKnock

58/10022:44AUTO【8月オススメ】なんで川にカツオが・・・？N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · fastKimagure Cook

58/10015:06【今は見ない】懐かしの造りの仕上がり方をする落下防止壁とカウンター【新築Season5 - Part9】N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · fast大工の正やん

58/1009:39AUTO2通りの言い方を見つけろ！ダブル絵しりとり！【しりとり大好き】N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · fastQuizKnock

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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	Akiko_Japanese_Conversations	7–99	13	N2-N1	slow	131	20 h
2	Speak Japanese Naturally	8–57	15	N2-N1	slow	131	43 h
3	にほんごのじかん \| Japanese Comprehensible Input	7–50	15	N2-N1	slow	201	72 h
4	けんさんおかえり Japanese	7–50	19	N3-N2	slow	149	51 h
5	Ninjapanese	8–44	19	N1-N1+	slow	172	39 h
6	Suzukaの日本語Podcast	25–27	26	N2-N1	medium	2	—
7	Bite Size Japanese	21–42	28	N3-N2	medium	156	55 h
8	日本語の森	8–53	30	N2-N1	medium	90	34 h
9	あかね的日本語教室	21–47	32	N2-N1	medium	108	25 h
10	Emma:)Japanese	10–46	34	N3-N2	medium	164	46 h
11	Miku Real Japanese	18–89	37	N3-N1	medium	70	16 h
12	Learn Japanese with Noriko	29–88	47	N2-N1	medium	226	61 h

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