Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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29/10014:03[Eng Sub] A Walk with a Dog | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

29/10029:32What I Ate and Bought in Ishigaki | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

29/10023:41日本人の距離感近い？遠い？Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.644N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10020:50日本のいなかと都会 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.646N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10021:47595 私が５年間で学んだ「働く」と「休む」の考え方 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/1009:41AUTOThis is why we should pick up new Japanese words from conversations! [#74]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

29/10012:06AUTOWhat's your "reason for being"? / Japanese conversation "IKIGAI" [#69]N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

29/10027:08人生を楽しく生きる方法 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.692N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10013:46608 死んだ人が帰ってくる『お盆 - OBON』のやり方（おばあちゃんに教えてもらった方法） #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/1008:43AUTOCasual Japanese Conversation / Traveling abroad [#86]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

29/10016:59AUTOHow to refer to ourselves matters | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

29/10011:40パンとコーヒーを買うときの日本語会話N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

29/10016:27610 友達は必要ない？#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10027:44人間関係について|友達は少なくていい？Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.685N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10011:51560 日本で「あいずち」が多すぎる理由｜ていねいな返事とは？☺️ #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10018:46AUTOPractice Japanese Conversation #1: Meeting Someone New!N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

29/10022:16日本の冬のすごし方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.641N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10011:34【日本語の単語】道路や運転に関する日本語N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

29/10014:34AUTOComprehensible Japanese conversation between Yuki and Ken [#79]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

29/10025:56日本の仕事文化 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.670N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10039:23雑談！オーストラリアへの移住、夫との出会い、今の気持ち etc Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.707N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10027:09日本人ならみんな知ってること｜知ってると会話がもっと楽しくなるよ！ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.693N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

29/10028:03Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 5N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

29/10012:16【日本語初中級】単語を覚える3つの方法ーJapanese Talk#14N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

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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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