Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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34/10012:08🎧JAPANESE POD 32🗾 │ Ever Wondered About Japan’s Unique Wedding Traditions? │N3-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10013:29Moving and Houses | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

34/10010:28AUTO【もはや暗号】数字だけの問題文を読み解いて答えろ！【912＝クイズ】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumQuizKnock

34/10014:21【Easy Japanese conversation】with a friendN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

34/10047:50AUTO【日本一穫れるゲーセン】正真正銘の激甘設定の店に乱獲しにいったら予想外の展開待ってたwwN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · medium水溜りボンド

34/10026:11AUTOPractice Japanese conversation #5 Which countries have you visited?N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10012:49【N4-N3】Life in Osaka Japanese conversationN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

34/10022:09日本人の働き方 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.635N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

34/10015:50Too afraid to speak Japanese? Watch this. ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/1008:472025 Noriko’s Holiday Calendar Day 3 今年の気づき・発見・学ぶN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

34/1008:20Do Japanese people celebrate Valentine's Day? [#51]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10012:46The future of my podcast, and… let's learn with me!!｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/1006:13AUTOEp.24 🎧 High LEVEL Listening [Talk about CULTURE DAY] Comprehensible Input 日本語　聴解N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

34/10022:11AUTODaily Japanese conversation with @JapanesewithShun! [#88]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

34/10017:19【関西弁講座】第8回　関西弁の単語、覚えよかぁ〜！「なんでやねん！」N3-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium日本語の森

34/1007:55Japanese Podcast Season 3-38 17146 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

34/10016:09Watch this before giving up on Japanese. ｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10036:15Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 2 - Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

34/10011:48#29🇯🇵【Real Japanese Podcast】日本の高校生の日常N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

34/10014:32No more filters, just the real me.｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

35/10019:25I freaked out.｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

35/10010:50603 怒りをコントロールする方法 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

35/10018:00My Shopping Rules (no more waste...💸) | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

35/10010:50東京で仕事をする日のVlogN2-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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