Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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28/10013:19588 日本では姿勢が悪いと失礼になる？！#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/1007:33#8 えいがかん (Cinema) - Manners in Japanese Movie Theaters｜ 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

28/10020:30日本の家ってどんな感じ？Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.653N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10017:07日本人のお給料Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.637 Money in JapanN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10018:18Easy Japanese conversation with @NihongoDekitaN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

28/10045:42Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP10 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

28/10014:07592「〜けど」「〜が」の４つの意味と使い方！#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10036:33Rules and Etiquette for Hot Springs | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

28/1009:19How to Order Cakes and Sweets in Japanese in Japan! [#55]N2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

29/10011:54Japanese Listening Practice - Kyoto Temple Walk (Sanpodcast #1)N2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

29/10016:582025年にがんばったこと、失敗したことJapanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.648N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10048:17雑談！Japanese Immersion | Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.677N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10037:42雑談！日本旅行｜食べ物、お土産、ラブホテル（笑）Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.640N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10012:32【日本語会話】かわいいカフェでコーヒーを飲みましたN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

29/10015:53AUTO597 日本の食・文化・習慣「なぜ細い人が多い？」 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/1009:50602 間違えて使っている日本語５選＜文法と発音＞ #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10011:14#17 My America Memories in Missouri 🇺🇸 | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

29/10015:23AUTODaily Japanese conversation between Naoko and Ken in Okinawa [#92]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

29/10014:32【日本生活Vlog】羽田空港から仕事や勉強ができるラウンジに行きましたN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

29/10011:55Japanese Conversation About LIFE with @NihongoDekitaN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

29/10024:22A Day in Kamakura by Enoden | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

29/10024:06日本人のお給料が低い理由 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.662N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10016:56ホテルのチェックインで使う日本語会話【30フレーズ】／30 Japanese phrases to use when checking in at a hotelN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

29/10010:13AUTOCasual Japanese Conversation / What's Up? [#81]N2-N1 · ~4,000 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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