Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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36/10015:54夜のルーティーン🌛 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.629N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

36/1002:12:32【リア王】シェイクスピア「四大悲劇」の最高峰！愛とは何か？老いとは何か？全てを失う王の物語(King Lear)N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY

36/10010:52【日本語の会話】飲食店で注文するときの日本語N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/10031:20Would You Rather Questions (About Relationship) | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

36/10018:21台湾Vlog-Day2 日本人が中国語に挑戦しますN1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

36/10025:21Japanese listening about LIFEN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

36/10013:03AUTOWalk around Hakata station in Japan! / Comprehensible Japanese conversation #106N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10051:10AUTO【ご報告】指定難病になり入院して全身麻酔で手術することになりましたN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

37/10012:12【東京・日本橋】注文する時の日本語会話N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10016:53Japanese listening videoN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

37/10016:38Easy Japanese vlog with @SayuriSayingN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

37/10012:50テイクアウトする時の日本語会話／電話の日本語N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10019:21恩師の言葉【Japanese Talk♯19】N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10016:43日本語の学習書を10冊紹介します【Japanese Talk♯18】N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10035:22AUTO【岸田劉生】実の娘を描いたのに…なんだか不気味で怖い？その理由とは【麗子像】N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

37/10010:23スペイン・アリカンテ旅行記｜出発前の荷造りから旅の思い出まで (Japanese Podcast)N2-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

37/10017:37AUTOPractice Japanese Conversation #10 Any regrets in your life?N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10040:26Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 3 ラジオ風日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

37/10011:52大阪から京都に行きましたN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10040:12Japanese Restaurant Chain Tier List | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

37/10027:03AUTO【一心同体ボートレース】福留光帆が買ったのとまったく同じ舟券を佐久間Pが10倍の金額で買ってみた時、2人に勝利の女神は微笑むのか！？N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

37/10012:59カフェで注文するときの日本語会話N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10011:14Japanese Listening Practice - #5 A FROG in a WELLN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

37/1008:35Is Japanese language EASY for Japanese? [#61]N3-N2 · ~3,000 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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