Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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28/10015:12Tips for Friendlier Japanese | Welcoming a FriendN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

28/10028:48日本の地震と暮らし Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.673N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10039:22【JLPT N2】文字・語彙の問題を20問いっしょにときましょう！＜#02＞N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

28/1001:40:52AUTO【100回10万円分】過去最高735個のハズレなし当たりロッカー1000円ガチャ100回やってみたら大当たり!?N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowHikakinTV

28/10020:38勉強計画のつくり方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.634N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10028:46仕事ができる人の特徴６つ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.678N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10021:31Exploring Takanawa Gateway City | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

28/10013:18566 忙しくても毎日、勉強時間をつくる方法🕰️ #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10019:49休み日の過ごし方Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.642N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10030:01日本の食事と飲み会のマナー（居酒屋やレストランで気をつけるポイント！） Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.690N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10020:39A Cold Wave Winter Walk in Japan | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

28/10025:05私のこれまでの人生 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.633N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/1006:54🎧️Japanese Listening🎵 #14『邦楽』N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

28/10021:45時間の使い方を考える Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.624N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10015:04AUTO【N5/N4】Not Just “IT WAS FUN”Let’s Talk About Your Trip! 🇯🇵Japanese Listening PodcastN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

28/1004:37AUTOEp.11🎧Master Japanese Listening | comprehensible input | talk about daily topicsN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

28/10031:39日本語がうまく話せない理由と勉強方法 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.688N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10033:31Learn Japanese from Stardew Valley【Day6】N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

28/10030:47Pepper & Carrot EP36 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

28/10013:19【日本語散歩Vlog #4】友だちの数は重要ですか？N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

28/10016:44AUTOListening daily Japanese conversation between Ken and Yoshie! #103N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

28/10024:26日本人の季節の楽しみ方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.675N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10011:43【生活で使う日本語】家具や家電に関する日本語を学びましょうN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

28/10020:18おばあちゃんに教えてもらったこと - Japanese Listening Practice - N3からN2レベルN2-N1 · ~3,000 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	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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