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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30/10012:54【生活で使う日本語文法 #2】「～きる」N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

30/10024:20自然な日本語ってなに？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2向け Ep.622N2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10020:00成功とは？あなたにとっての"成功"ってなに？？Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.627N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10013:23My New Year's Resolutions in 2024 | 新年（しんねん）の抱負（ほうふ）N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

30/1009:26【Easy Japanese vlog】in Shirakawa-go with@NihongoDekitaN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

30/10016:06AUTO【Eng/JP Sub】Traveling in BALI 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

30/10012:51574 日本のお弁当文化はしんどい....！私の辛い思い出 #japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10019:28日本のデートのマナーJapanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.659N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10019:52No Katakana Game Intermediate #1 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

30/10015:00Japanese Conversation About FRIENDSHIP @NihongoDekitaN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

30/10023:33誰も教えてくれない食事のマナー🥢Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.630N3-N2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10028:55一日の過ごし方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.665N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10028:28Japanese Podcast #156 Larryさんの日本語学習の旅N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

31/10011:22【N4/N3】Can you understand it all?N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

31/10015:00568 在宅ワークのメリット・デメリット #japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10014:45Great News for Japanese learners! [#53]N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

31/10019:07AUTOPractice Japanese conversation #7 Making plans with friends!N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

31/10015:24Japanese Listening Practice | How to use GozaimasuN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

31/10025:27How Japanese People Learn Kanji | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

31/10017:20Don't do this in Japan...(Japanese conversation) with subtitlesN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

31/10019:283 Recommended Summer Destinations in Fukuoka | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

31/1007:01607 日本人がよく使う「遠慮」の使い方３つ！#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10020:51Making No-Bake Cheesecake with My Daughter | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

31/10021:48国際恋愛で大変なこと Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.657N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

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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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