Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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34/1001:15:35The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

34/10024:59日本人が外国人について思うこと Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.666N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

34/10022:10Culture Shock Stories | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

34/10010:12Japanese Podcast Season 3-100 Noriko's Philosophy Playground 3 完全な自由は可能なのか?N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

34/10014:35【生活で使う日本語文法 #1】「～ながら」「～ようがない」N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10014:40Why isn’t this in the textbooks? | Japanese Podcast｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10015:392025 Noriko’s Holiday Calendar Day 4 写真は“心の記録”N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

34/10035:20日本語でゲームしよう🎮You are the owner of a Strange Plant Shop! - Learn 180+ Japanese Words in ContextN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10011:13How many Kanji can you read? in TokyoN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

34/10019:56AUTOA Real Japanese Lesson | Pitch Accent and Pronunciation Lesson with SHIWAM-sanN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

34/10014:20AUTO【衝撃】グアム政府観光局から招待されたホテルがスゴすぎた...N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

34/10023:17AUTOPractice Japanese Conversation #4 What's your favorite food?N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10010:18【千葉県市川駅】コーヒーを注文するときの日本語会話N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10019:54英会話を勉強している3つの理由N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10021:40Easy Japanese conversation (N5 | N4) with @SayuriSayingN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

34/10018:52【日本語会話】ホテルでチェックインするときの日本語 in 台湾N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10035:21AUTO【盛り沢山】鳴門の超美味寿司に絶品コーヒー！大塚国際美術館と鳴門市の魅力大調査SPin徳島後編【旅のススメ】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

34/10013:30【Japanese Talk #12】性格について日本語で話しますN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

34/10019:15AUTO【超快挙】なんとYouTube史上初のアメリカ海軍最大級空母ロナルド・レーガンに筋肉取材の許可が出ました。N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

34/10017:02AUTOJapanese listening practice with a rickshaw driver Masa in Asakusa! [#99]N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10016:39I always fall for the 'Second Lead'. ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10016:22Japanese conversation with Sayaka @NihongoDekitaN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

34/10016:27why we don't say ''NO'' in Japanese ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10011:40601 失礼に聞こえる？！日本語を話すとき、注意する3つのこと！#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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