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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35/10018:16Autumn Is Around the Corner🍂（秋がきたよ） | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
35/10010:30Drinking Parties and Alcohol | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
35/10024:24#33🇯🇵【Real Japanese Podcast】Why is Miso Soup So Popular in Japan?N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
35/10031:42Let's Play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes EP01 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
36/10012:30The Truth About Martial Arts in Japan | Japanese Listening PodcastN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
36/10019:02Japanese Podcast Noriko's Philosophy Playground 5 - Lessons from The AlchemistN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
36/10013:41【山梨Vlog】石和温泉／Yamanashi in JapanN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/10059:34AUTO【JLPT直前対策】1時間で🌟この動画1本で N2文法が終わる！ N2 grammar in 1 hourN3-N2 · ~5,000 words · medium日本語の森
36/10018:44You Made It Through 2025 – 2025生きた自分を褒める | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
36/10013:46Worth it or not?｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N2-N1+ · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
36/10019:59【日本語の会話】カフェで使う日本語のフレーズ20選N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/1005:44🎧️Japanese Listening🎵 #13『関西弁』N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
36/10019:14Would You Rather Questions (About Work) | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
36/10015:31What should we do first?｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
36/10015:40【Japanese Talk ＃７】緊張する時の対処法について話しますN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/10013:49【Japanese Listening】#25🇯🇵 映画館、すき？ Cinema or Streaming: What's Your Choice?N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
36/10014:07#44🇯🇵 Health-conscious in Japan | Listen Japanese and Learn CulturesN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
36/1008:27マンガで学べる！日本語のオノマトペの本を作りましたN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/1009:59Walking on "Yanaka Ginza street" in Tokyo [#39]N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
36/10020:04Why choose 1:1 lessons?｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
36/10052:21AUTO1時間でわかる日本地図【福島に行こうとして福岡に行っちゃった人は絶対に見てくれよな！】N3-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium日本語の森
36/10015:32Understand the ‘end,’ and you’ll understand Japanese. | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
36/10018:4620代のころの自分に伝えたいことは何ですか？【Japanese Talk #11】N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
36/10057:53AUTOプールが。。。N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTVWhich Japanese channel to start with
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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