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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35/10013:03Easy Japanese listening (Vlog in Japanese) in Amami Oshima islandN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
35/10014:14【Japanese Talk♯15】見えないプレッシャーN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
35/10027:01[Eng Sub] Interview with Japanese Teachers |Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally
35/10035:42AI vs Human: Who Makes Better Music? | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
35/10010:31【日本語の聴解】大阪から神戸に行きましたN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
35/10010:30Drinking Parties and Alcohol | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
35/10031:42Let's Play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes EP01 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
36/10019:02Japanese Podcast Noriko's Philosophy Playground 5 - Lessons from The AlchemistN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
36/10013:41【山梨Vlog】石和温泉／Yamanashi in JapanN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/10019:59【日本語の会話】カフェで使う日本語のフレーズ20選N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/10019:14Would You Rather Questions (About Work) | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
36/10015:40【Japanese Talk ＃７】緊張する時の対処法について話しますN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/1008:27マンガで学べる！日本語のオノマトペの本を作りましたN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/1009:59Walking on "Yanaka Ginza street" in Tokyo [#39]N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
36/10018:4620代のころの自分に伝えたいことは何ですか？【Japanese Talk #11】N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/10057:53AUTOプールが。。。N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV
36/10011:55【ホテルの会話】日本語のネイティブスピーカーの会話N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/10010:43AUTOListening real-life Japanese conversation! How's life in Osaka? #101N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
36/10012:12Come to a Japanese bar with Sayaka and Miku!@NihongoDekitaN1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
36/10011:49ホテルで使う日本語会話N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/1005:58AUTOChecking in at a hotel in Japan / Japanese conversation! [#100]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
36/10015:33電話の予約とカフェで注文する時の日本語会話N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/10023:09AUTO日本人が本当におすすめするお土産🎁Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.654N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese
36/1001:06:32AUTO400万円かけて家をマインクラフトの世界にしたら生活できなくなりましたw【リアルマイクラ】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTVWhich Japanese channel to start with
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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