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.
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12/1009:25Miffy | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
12/1007:52Mini-Fantasy Theater EP17 Reverse Mermaid: Origins | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
12/10040:42AUTO【BEGINNER】Simple 150 Phrases Native Japanese Speakers Often Use - JLPT N5, N4N2-N1+ · ~12,000 words · slowNinjapanese
12/1007:53New Sofa Unboxing | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
13/1006:39Hotel Room Tour | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
13/10022:09Walking Around Okinawa 🌺 | N4 Japanese Listening Practice 20 minN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese
13/10014:06Trying Incense for the First Time | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
13/10019:17[Eng Sub] Chasing Autumn Scent | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
13/10013:42AUTO【N5/N4】ダメ (Not Allowed!🙅) の3つの使い方 ｜3 Ways to Use “Dame” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowNinjapanese
13/10022:13Rainy Glamping by Lake Yamanaka with Swans and Mt. Fuji | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~8,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
13/10022:51Autumn Day in Nagano, One of Japan’s Oldest Shrines and Lake Suwa | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
13/1006:36Mini-Fantasy Theater EP16 Cookie | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
13/10032:03Can you understand what we're talking about in Japanese? @nijapanese #137N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese
14/1006:01Father and Son EP19 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
14/10055:24Let’s Play Untitled Goose Game EP06 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
14/1008:58#7 おかしい (strange) の3つの使い方 ｜3 Ways to Use “Okashii” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowNinjapanese
14/1005:43Father and Son EP06 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
14/10016:26Mt Fuji 5th Station | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
14/10020:55The Most Beautiful Forest in Japan | Japanese Learning PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
14/10022:13Japanese Listening Practice | Charming Old TownN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
14/10037:12Let’s Play Neko Odyssey EP05 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
14/1005:07Learning a Japanese phraseN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
14/1007:31Father and Son EP12 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
14/10021:55A Summer Day | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese NaturallyWhich 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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