Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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37/10012:59カフェで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

37/10011:14Japanese Listening Practice - #5 A FROG in a WELLN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

37/1008:35Is Japanese language EASY for Japanese? [#61]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10028:50AUTO【1年ぶり】帰ってきた罵倒キャバクラ！今や朝ドラ女優となったみりちゃむは、待ち焦がれる錦鯉渡辺を罵倒してくれるのか？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

37/10012:28【作文添削✏️01】あなたの作文、チェックします。N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

37/10010:05Real Japanese Vlog in 🌺Okinawa🌺N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

37/10025:58AUTO【鬼才vs素人】かもめんたるう大が自分で指導した演技初心者原莉子の芝居に笑ったら演出家即引退！N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

37/10015:24現実逃避をした日のVlogーモチベーションについて話します／Japanese Talk #8N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10015:54Using 'desu/masu' doesn't necessarily imply distanceN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

37/10026:07AUTOLiving abroad as a foreigner! Japanese conversation with YUYU [#93]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10017:04Not sad, just... Something｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

37/10012:432025 Noriko’s Holiday Calendar Day 2 ネガティブな感情と向き合うN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

37/10017:34【日本語トーク／Japanese Talk #5 】頑張れないときはどうすればいいですか？N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10018:36Would You Rather Questions (About Money) | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

37/10012:49【日本語の会話】ホテルで使う日本語N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10025:27AUTO【裏でもジョーカードッキリ】リンダカラー∞Denが裏でもカリスマキャラで調子に乗りまくった結果、ブチキレた武闘派Dにボコボコされたら？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

37/10017:05毎月何冊本を読みますか？【Japanese Talk ＃10】N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10014:56日本語の会話が上手になる3つのポイント／Three tips to improve your Japanese conversation skillsN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

37/1008:08AUTON2 読解問題　説明N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

37/10015:00Not genius, but a hard worker.｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

37/10035:30AUTO【衝撃結末】立野沙紀&ラランドニシダ一心同体ボートレース！ニシダは立野を勝利へと導けるのか？N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

37/1009:13【Japanese Listening】#24🇯🇵 For those who are learning Japanese 日本語を勉強しているみんなへN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

37/10019:303 Very Common but Unnatural Japanese Mistakes - ３つのよくあるミス | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

37/10017:55#35 🇯🇵【Easy Japanese Podcast】Is Japan’s Public Transport Really That Great?🚃 日本の電車って本当に良いの？N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)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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