Comprehensible input · Japanese
Comprehensible input in Japanese
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49/10011:57Japanese Podcast Season 3-60 Season 3-60 Merseyside & 私の悪い習慣 Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
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49/10024:22AUTO【要約】限りある時間の使い方【オリバー・バークマン】N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumフェルミ漫画大学
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49/10027:32AUTO【完全解説！ミロのヴィーナス】ルーヴルの至宝「ミロのヴィーナス」はどうして傑作なの？※腕がないからではありません！古代ギリシャ彫刻のバランスと美にあなたも必ず驚く！【今さら聞けない！彫刻シリーズ】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
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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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