Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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38/1009:10Can you survive in Japan!? Cafe Japanese conversation! [#54]N1-N1+ · ~11,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

38/1001:01:39AUTOなんだよこれ…N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

38/10018:48ただいま！My trip was...BIG🍔 | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

38/10019:20almost failed my 2026 resolution already (lol) - 2026の抱負 | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

38/10011:51【山梨Vlog】甲府／Yamanashi in JapanN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

38/10013:56AUTO【前代未聞】大工が伝統的な継手を生実演！？【フクモクフェス】N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium大工の正やん

38/1009:10Japanese Video Podcast #171 - 3月の雪、公園にてN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

38/10012:19Japanese Podcast - ベストセラー本『人は話し方が9割』から学ぶ。聞く人が会話をつくるN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

38/10013:3307♪青い珊瑚礁 / 松田聖子【日本の歌で日本語を勉強しよう】N3-N1+ · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

38/10020:38Learn Japanese Through Owarai(Japanese Comedy) | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

38/10018:13AUTO【超速報】全力で挑んだ東京クラス別ボディビル選手権大会(マスターズ)、予選、フリーポーズから最終結果まで。N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

38/10017:20幸せだと感じるのはどんな時ですか？【Japanses Talk #9】N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

39/10013:02【Intermediate】Japanese listening about LIFEN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

39/10011:44Japanese Video Podcast #162 佐賀県Part 2!N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

39/10017:44A Resilient Mind | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

39/10027:37AUTO【恐怖】オードリー春日が裏では超せっかちで、現場を困らせるパワハラ連発のクソ芸人だったら…？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

39/10019:25【日本語トーク／Japanese Talk #1 】セブンイレブンで買ったものを紹介しながら仕事の失敗談を話しますN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

39/10018:58The key is comfort. – 日本語を話すために大切なこと | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

39/10012:45Japanese Listening Practice - #4 WABI SABIN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

39/10028:17AUTO【黒幕ドッキリ】こたけ正義感が実は芸能界すべてを牛耳っている極悪弁護士だったら？N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

39/1001:51:44AUTO【㊗️第10回】ダーツで刺さったところのラーメン食べに行く『47都道府県ラーメンダーツの旅』N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

39/10012:27#43 🇯🇵 Onomatopoeia for weather | Listen Japanese and Learn CulturesN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

39/10036:35ハプニングがあるからこそ旅行は楽しい。 | Japanese PodcastN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

39/10041:16AUTO【衝撃の激安】なんでも食べ放題できる激レア店舗「最高級すたみな太郎」が想像超えてきたN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium水溜りボンド

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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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