Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

6,572 videos from 47 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

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33/10030:43日本語ポッドキャスト Philosophy, Mental Exhaustion & Language Learning Updates | Coffee Break with NorikoN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

33/10014:02Is this weird for you? (Japanese conversation)N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

33/10017:47I need this when I'm not okay. | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10016:25576 味・食感のオノマトペ22個まとめ😋 #japanesepodcastN1-N1+ · ~14,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

33/1009:51AUTOComprehensible daily Japanese conversation at a friend’s home! #115N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1009:11Why do Japanese people love Okinawa? [#50]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/10018:54AUTOPractice Japanese Conversation #2: What do you do in your free time?N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/1006:44🎧️Japanese Listening🎵 #16『ぷるぷる？もちもち？』N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10015:56日本のパン屋でパンを買いますN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/10021:30日本人の日常会話の話し方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.661N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

33/10014:28You can't miss this. ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/1007:04Ordering Weird ice cream in Japanese in Japan! [#49]N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

33/10021:13I will live in Japan, Here is why...N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

33/10015:59Japanese conversation with Sayaka (N4-N3)@NihongoDekitaN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

33/1008:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-13 口から先に生まれる #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

33/10018:35日本の履歴書の書き方ー履歴書には何を書きますか？N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/10022:22会社やめた！今後の目標💪Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.628N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

33/10010:38too expensive to buy ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10017:42【日本語トーク♯1６】仕事が忙しかった本当の理由N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

33/10016:01Learn Japanese Vocabulary (Vlog in Japanese) in NaraN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

33/10021:27Needing Space — is that so wrong?｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10028:40Watch my Romance, and your JAPANESE will improve.N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10022:34How I learned English. | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

33/10014:14【埼玉県】川口Vlog／買い物するときに使う日本語N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

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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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