Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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27/10020:13YouTubeで失敗したこと｜Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10028:02日本語上達が感じられない？中級から上級への壁（かべ） Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.700N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/1009:20Talking to an English Japanese translator in Japan! [#64]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

27/10026:31ずっと悩んでたこと「普通って何？」 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.703N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10011:32609 日本のお墓に行くときに注意すること！#日本語ポッドキャスト #japanesepodcastN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/1009:38After studying Japanese for 5 years ... [#59]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

27/10012:36600 有給 (paid leave) が全然使えないよ😭！ #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10018:49565 私のPodcastの作り方、全部教えます☺️ カメラ、マイク、編集方法、トピックの決め方、気をつけていること etc #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10058:12Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP01 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

27/10013:41Japanese Listening Practice -Join me in a buddhist temple (Sanpodcast #2)N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

27/10013:12家事と掃除のリアルな話 Japanese Listening Practice - N3からN2レベル Ep.621N2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

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

27/10011:11AUTOLiving in Japan for over 4 years! Japanese conversation with@tokyocheapo [#89]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

27/1006:56Japanese conversation about what you studied in school [#40]N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

27/10033:55【PSY - 'That That'】中田敦彦＆FISHBOYのダンス撮影に密着【メイキング】N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY

27/10028:19仕事と人生 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.681N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10013:34【生活で使う日本語文法 #7】「おかげ」「せい」N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

27/10011:45563 終わらない😱「後回し」をしてしまう６つの理由とスケジュールの作り方 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10011:58【千葉Vlog】船橋N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

27/10026:47日本人の春の過ごし方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.672N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10022:37日本のラブホテルとパチンコ文化 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.705N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10016:38586 日本の残業問題｜日本人の働き方 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10023:46日本人と仲良くなる話し方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.669N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

27/10011:36593 カジュアルな「〜じゃん」って何？！どう使う？！#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size 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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