Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

3,869 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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56/10037:33AUTO【緊急事態】マユリカ 100ボケ100ツッコミチャレンジ！デビュー3ヶ月のグラドル榎原が引き起こした事態にマユリカ大困惑！N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

56/1001:03:20AUTO娘が1歩、歩くまで。N1-N1+ · ~13,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

56/1001:20:18AUTO【美術様式カンタン解説！総集編】ルネサンス→マニエリスムをまるッと理解！【これを見ればヨーロッパの文化の基本がよく分かる😊】ながら見・睡眠用・作業用にもドウゾ♪N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

56/10028:36AUTO絵で見る〈ゴシック〉ってなに？ルネサンスもゴシックから生まれた！【美術様式シリーズ・ゴシック絵画編】N1-N1+ · ~13,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

57/10030:59AUTO【美術様式カンタン解説】マニエリスムってなに？変な絵だけどどこが変？でも当時は人気だった！？【知ると世界史・美術史がもっと見えてくる】N1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

57/10015:11AUTO【白熱】言葉を当てはめて誰よりも早く叫べ！【ひらがな代入シャウト】N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumQuizKnock

57/1002:04:20【古事記】壮大なる日本の神話！成り立ちから歴史的背景まで完全解説！【Update版】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY

59/10014:41Japanese listening about LIFEN1-N1+ · ~15,000 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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