Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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26/10022:51日本人が考えずに使ってることば Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.710N2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10014:12#18 First Time Shooting a Gun! It Was INSANE! 😳💥 | Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

26/10011:20580「〜ておく」「〜てある」の使い方のちがい #japanesepodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1009:40あまりにも、生きづらい。perfectionism, insomnia, stressfulN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

26/1006:35AUTO【重要】山田五郎とワダからのお知らせ【ゴロワーズの皆様へ】N2-N1 · ~2,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

26/10013:14AUTOPractice Japanese conversation #9 Where are you from?N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

26/10022:07日本の隠れたステキな場所 Hidden Gems in Japan Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2 Ep.647N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10024:10Pepper & Carrot EP38 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/1008:53A Chinese Tale: Saiou ga Uma | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10012:20【関西弁講座】第3回「勉強すきやんなぁ？」関西弁の文末表現①N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

26/10023:53Day3: Learn Japanese from Stardew ValleyN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowEmma:)Japanese

26/10013:05AUTOCasual Japanese Conversation while BBQ [#68]N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

26/10017:09Souvenirs from Okinawa | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10024:02Pepper & Carrot EP35 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/10010:21567 体のストレッチはすごい！効果と習慣の作り方 #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10012:57【初中級】日本語の会話で間違えやすい５つの文法／日本語トーク＃20N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

26/10030:02日本の宗教｜日本人はどれくらい信じてる？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.684N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10029:16日本はヤバい？若者のお金の不安について Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.676N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/10013:49My Daughter's "Rankatsu" | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

26/1009:11AUTOJLPT N２試験に出た音と動きの言葉　第6回N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slow日本語の森

26/1009:14AUTOEASY listening 🇯🇵 comprehensible input [Japanese Immersion] やさしい日本語　聴解N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

26/10026:28日本人の友達を作る方法 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.698N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1008:33AUTOEASY Listening 🇯🇵 Daily Japanese [comprehensible input] 日本語　聴解　JLPTN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

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

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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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