Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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37/10019:45An Evening Walk in Shinjuku | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

37/10017:17Living with Earthquakes – 『おかしも』 | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

38/1008:49"GOEN" ご縁 Japanese listening about LIFEN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

38/10045:00AUTO謎解きですが、理系の知識がないと解けませんN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」

38/10047:43AUTO１時間でわかる日本の歴史【日本人に話したら、びっくりして結婚までできる日本史】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium日本語の森

38/10023:21insomnia, nightmare | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

38/10020:35【日本語トーク♯17】シンガポールに行ってきましたN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

38/10011:47Not a fan of big cities? Try this Japan.｜Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

38/10010:16Japanese philosophy about wordsN2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

38/10022:40Stop Procrastinatingーand Thank you for 20k!!!❤| Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

38/10040:23なんで日本語教師になったの？| Japanese PodcastN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

38/10016:35AUTO日高シェフと食材探訪とアクアマーレでディナー実食＆厨房風景N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumChef Ropia料理人の世界

38/10012:59AUTO【筋肉の夢】ワイキキで２億５千万円のコンドミニアムに滞在したのでご紹介＆ジムツアーがとんでもなかった...衝撃のラストも必見です。N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

38/1007:40Easy Japanese listening (N5-N4) | vlog in YOKOHAMAN3-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

38/10018:31Tried it, didn't like it, and that's fine. | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

38/10012:18AUTOThe difficulties of married life! / Japanese conversation [#90]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

38/10021:08AUTO【罵倒サウナ】立野沙紀がドSと癒しを交互に繰り返したら、ラランドニシダは気持ちよく整えるのか？N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

38/10011:35Mt. Fuji Climbing Story and More! | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

38/10011:33[Eng Sub] How much can 4yo talk? | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

38/10020:24AUTOJapanese word "Komorebi" Admiration for nature with@yuyunihongopodcastN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

38/10013:58Japanese Podcast Season 3-63 人生とは - 自分を大切に＆引き寄せ Native Japanese ListeningN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

38/10017:07【Japanese Talk #13】忙しくて心の余裕がない時N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

38/1005:27AUTOお騒がせして申し訳ありませんN1-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

38/10014:54KFC for Christmas? – 日本人はKFCを食べる？ | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵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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