Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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25/10017:15596 🇯🇵👶夫婦はどう変わる？リアルな変化４つ！#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/1008:58Japanese conversation in a Sushi restaurant in Tokyo! [#43]N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

25/10012:28【日本語散歩Vlog #3】古いものは悪いものですか？N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

25/10020:15日本人だけ？「汚い」が許せない国 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.712N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/10025:11Something wrong with them... | 日本語リスニング🎮N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowEmma:)Japanese

25/1006:48AUTOEASY listening 🇯🇵 comprehensible input 聴解 Japanese immersionN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

25/10026:11成功する人の特徴とは？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.687N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/10024:08日本人の仕事文化と考え方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.701N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/1006:54【日本語日記】渋谷のカフェとGoogleのオフィスに行きましたN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

25/10027:21日本に住んで初めてわかること Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.706N3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/10012:22【日本語散歩Vlog #1】桜を見に行きましたN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

25/1008:04#12 どうしよう (What should I do) の2つの使い方｜2 Ways to Use “Dooshiyoo” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

25/10048:53Let’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 Input

25/10017:34【日本語の聴解】台湾から日本に帰国する日のVlogN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

25/1008:33Daily Japanese conversation in Ameyoko, Tokyo! [#41]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

25/10032:20【JLPT N3】文字・語彙の問題を20問いっしょにときましょう！＜#01＞N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

25/10013:45【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 Input

25/10011:35AUTOひたすら切って揚げる！新しい料理はまかないで試す静寂の厨房N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowChef Ropia料理人の世界

25/10011:15#14 引っ越し(ひっこし)｜Moving a house 🏚️🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

25/1008:17AUTO【仕込み】チーズたっぷりカロリー爆弾のまかないパスタが最高にうまい！N1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · slowChef Ropia料理人の世界

25/10010:30569 会話でよく使う慣用句｜「手」を使ったよく使う8つの表現を紹介！#japanesepodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/10011:36【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

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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	Akiko_Japanese_Conversations	7–99	13	N2-N1	slow	131	20 h
2	Speak Japanese Naturally	8–57	15	N2-N1	slow	131	43 h
3	にほんごのじかん \| Japanese Comprehensible Input	7–50	15	N2-N1	slow	201	72 h
4	けんさんおかえり Japanese	7–50	19	N3-N2	slow	149	51 h
5	Ninjapanese	8–44	19	N1-N1+	slow	172	39 h
6	Suzukaの日本語Podcast	25–27	26	N2-N1	medium	2	—
7	Bite Size Japanese	21–42	28	N3-N2	medium	156	55 h
8	日本語の森	8–53	30	N2-N1	medium	90	34 h
9	あかね的日本語教室	21–47	32	N2-N1	medium	108	25 h
10	Emma:)Japanese	10–46	34	N3-N2	medium	164	46 h
11	Miku Real Japanese	18–89	37	N3-N1	medium	70	16 h
12	Learn Japanese with Noriko	29–88	47	N2-N1	medium	226	61 h

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