Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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26/10010:08AUTOHave you experienced Natural Disasters in Japan? [#71]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

26/10023:42【JLPT N1】文字・語彙の問題を20問いっしょにときましょう！＜#01＞N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · slow日本語の森

26/10019:27Alive, but not living.｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

26/1006:07🎧️Japanese Listening👘 #11『着物（きもの）って知ってる？』N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

26/10010:48581 The Bite size Japanese Podcast の自己紹介😊 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10011:20575 私たち夫婦のルール😊 家事を上手に分けるコツ #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10042:06Let’s Play KUUKIYOMI: Consider It | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10013:09What We Eat in Summer | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10025:08働き方について考える Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.625N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10018:20AUTOComprehensible Daily Japanese Conversation with Naoko [#84]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

26/10011:26AUTOEASY Podcast🇯🇵 Daily Japanese - Chat about trips 日本語　聴解　JLPTN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

26/1001:02:45日本語でおしゃべり｜移住を決めた理由、日本の好きなところetc Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.694N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10017:08A New Year Drive on a Scary Snowy Road | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

26/1007:23570 会話が上手になる！話を変えるとき＆戻すときに使うフレーズまとめ！#japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10019:43日本人の話し方４つの特徴 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.680N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1006:48#5 わたしの汚いネイル💅｜My Messy Nail 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N2 · ~5,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

26/10012:17【関西弁講座】第7回　関西弁の基本の単語を覚えましょう！「だめ」は「あかん」で！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

26/10010:45Toilets in Japanese Homes | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10014:44583 日本の制服って大変？私が制服で困っていたこと💦 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10013:19605 日本のいなか暮らしの生活費 Japanese Listening Practice #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10026:05一人の時間 vs 友達といる時間 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.683N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10016:30612 面白い日本語をトイレから勉強しよう😊🇯🇵 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1008:17AUTOJLPT 音と動きの言葉　第3回N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slow日本語の森

26/10013:16日本語のレベルを初級から中級にレベルアップさせるための3つのコツ【Japanese Talk #12】N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium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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