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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33/10014:02Is this weird for you? (Japanese conversation)N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

33/10016:25576 味・食感のオノマトペ22個まとめ😋 #japanesepodcastN1-N1+ · ~14,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

33/1009:51AUTOComprehensible daily Japanese conversation at a friend’s home! #115N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1009:11Why do Japanese people love Okinawa? [#50]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/10018:54AUTOPractice Japanese Conversation #2: What do you do in your free time?N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/10015:56日本のパン屋でパンを買いますN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/10021:30日本人の日常会話の話し方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.661N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

33/1007:04Ordering Weird ice cream in Japanese in Japan! [#49]N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/10021:13I will live in Japan, Here is why...N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

33/10015:59Japanese conversation with Sayaka (N4-N3)@NihongoDekitaN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

33/1008:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-13 口から先に生まれる #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

33/10018:35日本の履歴書の書き方ー履歴書には何を書きますか？N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/10022:22会社やめた！今後の目標💪Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.628N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

33/10017:42【日本語トーク♯1６】仕事が忙しかった本当の理由N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/10016:01Learn Japanese Vocabulary (Vlog in Japanese) in NaraN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

33/10014:14【埼玉県】川口Vlog／買い物するときに使う日本語N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/10014:54【ホテルで使う日本語】チェックインとルームツアーN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/1008:49AUTOComprehensible Japanese conversation while eating Japanese convenience store food! #118N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/10020:06Walking from Nezu Station to Yanaka Ginza, Retro Tokyo Street | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

33/10017:29忙しくても時間を作る方法Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.638N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

33/10012:44【生活で使う日本語文法＃3】「～うちに」「～てもいいですか」N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/1009:02AUTOComprehensible Daily Japanese Conversation between Ken and Yusuke[#85]N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10015:14AUTOPractice Japanese conversation #6 Is there anything you want these days?N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10010:08Japanese Listening Practice【Philosophy】 (Sanpodcast #3)N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real 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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