Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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30/10012:54【生活で使う日本語文法 #2】「～きる」N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

30/10024:20自然な日本語ってなに？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2向け Ep.622N2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10020:00成功とは？あなたにとっての"成功"ってなに？？Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.627N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10013:23My New Year's Resolutions in 2024 | 新年（しんねん）の抱負（ほうふ）N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

30/10028:57AUTO絶対試験に出るオノマトペN2 模擬試験N1-N1+ · ~14,000 words · slow日本語の森

30/1009:26【Easy Japanese vlog】in Shirakawa-go with@NihongoDekitaN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

30/10016:06AUTO【Eng/JP Sub】Traveling in BALI 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

30/10012:51574 日本のお弁当文化はしんどい....！私の辛い思い出 #japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10017:03AUTO【ゲーム】友だちをつくろう！　「ぼっちかいひ」N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · medium日本語の森

30/10019:28日本のデートのマナーJapanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.659N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10019:52No Katakana Game Intermediate #1 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

30/1009:57【Vlog.08】マレーシアでおいしい食べ物を食べました🇲🇾N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · medium日本語の森

30/10016:46＜第1回＞日本人がケンカをするときに使う日本語😬💢N2-N1 · ~2,000 words · medium日本語の森

30/1005:55敬語がきらいなあなたへ。N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

30/10035:52AUTOUSJのドンキーコングの世界『ドンキーコング・カントリー™』世界最速で遊んだらスゴすぎて涙が…N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowHikakinTV

30/10015:00Japanese Conversation About FRIENDSHIP @NihongoDekitaN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

30/10023:33誰も教えてくれない食事のマナー🥢Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.630N3-N2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

30/10028:55一日の過ごし方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.665N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10028:28Japanese Podcast #156 Larryさんの日本語学習の旅N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

31/10011:22【N4/N3】Can you understand it all?N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

31/1003:59AUTOEp.12🎧Master Japanese [boost your skill with engaging practice] Comprehensible Japanese inputN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

31/10015:00568 在宅ワークのメリット・デメリット #japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

31/10021:45Japanese count rabbit as a BIRD⁈ - ものの数え方 | にほんごポッドキャストN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

31/10014:45Great News for Japanese learners! [#53]N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり 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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