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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26/10013:06Mini-Fantasy Theater EP21 A Burning Problem | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10014:37[Eng Subs]Samurai Festival in Kofu | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

27/10020:44Fallen cherry blossoms at a Japanese Castle | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

27/10024:36Pepper & Carrot EP37 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

27/10052:29AUTO【ASMR / モッパン】ヒカキン×平成フラミンゴの本気ASMR【予算600万円】N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · slowHikakinTV

27/10019:03Practicing Katakana pronunciation in a Rose Garden | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

28/1001:40:52AUTO【100回10万円分】過去最高735個のハズレなし当たりロッカー1000円ガチャ100回やってみたら大当たり!?N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowHikakinTV

28/10030:47Pepper & Carrot EP36 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

30/10035:52AUTOUSJのドンキーコングの世界『ドンキーコング・カントリー™』世界最速で遊んだらスゴすぎて涙が…N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowHikakinTV

32/10017:24AUTOQ&A! Answering Your Questions..🇯🇵 Arigato to 100k Subscribers!N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

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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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