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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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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

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24/10011:54【生活で使う日本語文法 ♯11】「～に越したことはない」「～ざるを得ない」N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室24/10013:41【宮城県Vlog】お昼ご飯を食べて自然を楽しみながらお茶をしました。N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室24/10032:35Pepper & Carrot EP39 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input24/10012:05Pepper & Carrot EP32 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input24/10012:49【日本語の聴解】ホテルの部屋にあるもの／ホテルルームツアーN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室24/10017:18582 日本人が行きたい大学を決めるポイント５つ！#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowBite Size Japanese24/10016:21#20 アメリカの食べ物 🍔 | 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowNinjapanese24/10047:22Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP05 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input25/1008:58Japanese conversation in a Sushi restaurant in Tokyo! [#43]N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese25/10048:53Let’s Play KUUKIYOMI: Consider It 4 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input25/10013:45【日本語の会話】買い物するときに使う日本語N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室25/10011:31Getting Ready for a Taiwan Trip | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input25/10011:36【生活で使う日本語】部屋に関する日本語と家を借りる時に使う日本語N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室25/10011:58#9 さすが (As expected) の使い方 ｜How to Use “Sasuga” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowNinjapanese25/10019:52A Walk to Pick Up My Car | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally25/1008:08#10 にほんのBBQ - Japanese BBQ Culture｜ 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese25/1001:05:29Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP02 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input25/1008:20Have you been to Nagoya in Japan? [#62]N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese25/10030:28Pepper & Carrot EP34 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input26/1001:00:49Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP03 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input26/10042:06Let’s Play KUUKIYOMI: Consider It | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input26/10024:10Pepper & Carrot EP38 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input26/10017:09Souvenirs from Okinawa | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input26/10024:02Pepper & Carrot EP35 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

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ChannelsAnyMade for learnersReal-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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Speak Japanese Naturally8–5715N2-N1slow13143 h
2にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input7–5015N2-N1slow20172 h
3けんさんおかえり Japanese7–5019N3-N2slow14951 h
4Ninjapanese8–4419N1-N1+slow17239 h
5Bite Size Japanese21–4228N3-N2medium15655 h
6あかね的日本語教室21–4732N2-N1medium10825 h
7Miku Real Japanese18–8937N3-N1medium7016 h
8Learn Japanese with Noriko29–8847N2-N1medium22661 h
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