Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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28/10023:35日本人の健康的な生活の仕方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.664N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10031:52日本ってどんな国？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.682N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10013:58589「日本人は働き者」のステレオタイプについて #japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10020:13５年間で私が成長したことJapanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.651N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10017:54AUTO【JLPT 直前対策！】20分でJLPT N2 / 日本語能力試験 N2N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

28/10012:22【カフェの会話】日本語のネイティブスピーカー同士の会話N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

28/10013:50AUTOEASY Listening🇯🇵 [Learn New Verbs ] Comprehensible Input * JLPT 日本語N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

28/10019:59朝のルーティーンについて- Japanese Listening Practice【中級】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/1008:28AUTOJLPT N1試験に出た音と動きの言葉　第8回N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · slow日本語の森

28/10024:43日本の家族の文化 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.674N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10021:45人と比べてしまう理由 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.650N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10019:14578 会社の採用担当をして気がついたこと｜履歴書だけで落ちる理由３つ！ #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10023:24#9 Learn Real Japanese with Stardew ValleyN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

28/10012:21591 必ず役に立つ！日本の病院について🏥 #japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10010:44AUTOJapanese conversation with YUYUの日本語Podcast [#70]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

28/10013:19588 日本では姿勢が悪いと失礼になる？！#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10016:14【関西弁講座】第2回「勉強しとるで。」関西弁 ”〜している” の言い方！N2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

28/1007:33#8 えいがかん (Cinema) - Manners in Japanese Movie Theaters｜ 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

28/10020:30日本の家ってどんな感じ？Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.653N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10017:07日本人のお給料Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.637 Money in JapanN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

28/10010:21Real Japanese for a Grocery Store 🍙 Listening & Shadowing Practice🇯🇵🇳🇱N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

28/10018:18Easy Japanese conversation with @NihongoDekitaN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

28/10045:42Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP10 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

28/10014:07592「〜けど」「〜が」の４つの意味と使い方！#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~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	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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