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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27
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1,970 h
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1,213
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21/1001:04:11AUTO【ヒカキンTV2024】名場面動画メドレー!【総集編・名場面集】N1-N1+ · ~13,000 words · slowHikakinTV21/10011:31【渋谷】カフェの日本語会話N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室21/10012:01【岩手県Vlog】自然に囲まれた場所でお団子を食べましたN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室21/10046:16Let’s Play KUUKIYOMI: Consider It 2 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input21/1007:03#13 あぶない (Abunai) isn’t just “dangerous”! 🚨 |3 Ways to Use “Abunai” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese21/10010:28AUTO【N5/N4】I NEVER Say “I Love You” to My Mom🙊🇯🇵| Japanese Listening PodcastN3-N1+ · ~4,000 words · slowNinjapanese21/10014:42Earthquake Warning Was Issued and How to Prepare | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally21/10010:45【東京Vlog】清澄白河駅/Kiyosumi-Shirakawa StationN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室21/10012:39Japanese Listening Practice | Mastering Mora, Japanese rhythmN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally22/10011:03AUTO[Eng Sub] Walk around in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally22/10013:22【千葉Vlog】成田で抹茶を飲みました/Narita VlogN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室22/10019:56Shrine Visit, Firefighters & Takoyaki | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally22/10012:15Guess What’s in the Box! #2 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input22/10010:32577 会話ですぐに使える!お金のフレーズ13個 🤑 #japanesepodcastN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · slowBite Size Japanese22/10019:31Sewing a Player Number onto a Baseball Uniform | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input22/10011:41AUTOOne of the biggest electronic stores in Japan! / Comprehensible Japanese conversation! #108N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese22/10017:27[Eng Sub] Exploring a Japanese Neighborhood | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally22/10015:45Japanese conversation with @DailyJapanese / living in Spain as Japanese [#38]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese22/1008:20Big News: My Baby Was Born! / Japanese Listening Practice (Beginner-Intermediate) #152N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese22/10014:16584 日本の結婚が大変すぎる理由!#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowBite Size Japanese22/10039:45Interview with a Learner: How Did You Acquire Japanese? | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input22/10025:02祖父が亡くなって思ったこと Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.713N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowBite Size Japanese22/10010:0110分でわかる!生活で使える日本語文法♯12「めったに~ない」「ならでは」N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室22/10023:59Let's playing the Japanese immersion game! | Intermediate Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

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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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Speak Japanese Naturally85715N2-N1slow13143 h
2にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input75015N2-N1slow20172 h
3けんさんおかえり Japanese75019N3-N2slow14951 h
4Ninjapanese84419N1-N1+slow17239 h
5Bite Size Japanese214228N3-N2medium15655 h
6あかね的日本語教室214732N2-N1medium10825 h
7Miku Real Japanese188937N3-N1medium7016 h
8Learn Japanese with Noriko298847N2-N1medium22661 h
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