Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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28/10019:49休み日の過ごし方Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.642N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10030:01日本の食事と飲み会のマナー（居酒屋やレストランで気をつけるポイント！） Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.690N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10020:39A Cold Wave Winter Walk in Japan | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

28/10025:05私のこれまでの人生 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.633N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10021:45時間の使い方を考える Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.624N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10015:04AUTO【N5/N4】Not Just “IT WAS FUN”Let’s Talk About Your Trip! 🇯🇵Japanese Listening PodcastN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

28/10031:39日本語がうまく話せない理由と勉強方法 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.688N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10030:47Pepper & Carrot EP36 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

28/10013:19【日本語散歩Vlog #4】友だちの数は重要ですか？N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

28/10016:44AUTOListening daily Japanese conversation between Ken and Yoshie! #103N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

28/10024:26日本人の季節の楽しみ方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.675N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10011:43【生活で使う日本語】家具や家電に関する日本語を学びましょうN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

28/10020:18おばあちゃんに教えてもらったこと - Japanese Listening Practice - N3からN2レベルN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10023:35日本人の健康的な生活の仕方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.664N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10031:52日本ってどんな国？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.682N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10013:58589「日本人は働き者」のステレオタイプについて #japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10020:13５年間で私が成長したことJapanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.651N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10012:22【カフェの会話】日本語のネイティブスピーカー同士の会話N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

28/10019:59朝のルーティーンについて- Japanese Listening Practice【中級】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10024:43日本の家族の文化 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.674N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10021:45人と比べてしまう理由 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.650N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10019:14578 会社の採用担当をして気がついたこと｜履歴書だけで落ちる理由３つ！ #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10012:21591 必ず役に立つ！日本の病院について🏥 #japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10010:44AUTOJapanese conversation with YUYUの日本語Podcast [#70]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

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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	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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