Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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32/10010:41Pepper & Carrot EP30 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

32/10015:41日本語で料理をしますN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

32/10016:04''What should I talk about?''｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

32/10036:41AUTO【初ロケ！】大塚国際美術館と鳴門市の魅力大調査SPin徳島前編N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

32/10011:00Japanese Literary Awards | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

32/10017:24AUTOQ&A! Answering Your Questions..🇯🇵 Arigato to 100k Subscribers!N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

32/10036:55Let's Play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes EP02 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

32/10032:15AUTO【JLPT直前対策！】30分でJLPT N1 / 日本語能力試験 N1N3-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium日本語の森

32/10021:57[Eng Subs]Do you believe in Santa Clause? In my daughter's case ...N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

32/10017:15nightmare, panic attack ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

32/10011:41#27🇯🇵【Real Japanese Podcast】日本の”飲酒文化” Drinking culture in JapanN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

32/1009:11Let’s walk around Yokohama and learn Kanji !!N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

32/1004:47AUTOEp.10🎧Master Japanese Listening | comprehensible input daily | medium level :) Engaging practiceN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

32/10010:40【関西弁講座】第6回　関西弁の命！イントネーションを練習しましょう♪♪♪N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

32/10020:32おばあちゃんから学ぶ、昔の日本人 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.626 日本語リスニングN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

32/1004:10AUTOEp.15🎧Must Try Autumn Foods in Japan🍂 Japanese Conversation *Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

32/10019:16Hiragana Pronunciation Guide (Japanese Alphabet) | Japanese Pronunciation Series 1N1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

32/10011:22【Japanese conversation about Life】with RyomaN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

32/1009:53Japanese conversation in a Hair Salon in Japan! [#57]N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1009:33AUTOComprehensible Japanese conversation at a cafe in Japan! #109N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1001:24:07AUTO【JLPT直前対策！】JLPT N3 文法問題 50問 / 日本語能力試験 N3N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

33/10012:53AUTO[Eng Sub] Real Conversation with My Next-Door Neighbor | Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

33/10047:20AUTOまるお & もふこ 7歳の誕生日に巨大なお城作って祝ってみたN1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

33/10021:30Quitting Caffeine | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium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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