Comprehensible input · Japanese
Comprehensible input in Japanese
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40/10010:15Japanese Podcast（音声のみ） Season 3-106 あなたは今、幸せですか？Writing Challenge 1N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
40/10026:08AUTO２ヶ月でマイナス12キロのダイエットに成功しました【みたかオラァ！】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumHikakinTV
40/10033:22AUTO【消息不明】隅田川に消えた版画家・藤牧義夫はなぜ失踪したのか？【山田五郎がその謎多き半生に迫る】N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
40/10017:06AUTO【サイゼリヤ】イタリアンシェフが爆食い＆本音で喋る！N1-N1+ · ~13,000 words · mediumChef Ropia料理人の世界
40/10017:13I need real touch in this digital world - 手触りのある生活 | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
40/10036:21Japanese Listening - 特別ゲスト:ラシュミさん Learning, Living, and Culture: Rashmi’s Six Weeks in JapanN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
40/10027:35AUTO【注目度上昇中！ゲルストル】表現主義の先駆者！禁断の愛から生まれた名画の数々、しかしその行く末は…N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
40/10022:45【Japanese Talk ＃6】私が転職した理由について話しますN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室
40/10023:16going back to school as an adult - 大人になってからの学び直し | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
40/10015:45I'm HOOKED on K-dramas again -また韓ドラにハマった話 | にほんごポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
40/10010:26AUTOJapanese Conversation / Listening Practice with Fumi [#80]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
40/1008:55Exploring a Taiwan Night Market with Ken | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
40/10033:48AUTO【サイゼ○ヤで見た絵】有名なカワイイ天使、実はあの巨匠の名画の一部だった！？【そして山田五郎も気になるサイゼ店名の由来を考察？】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
40/10018:05Fake it till you make it. | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
40/10037:41AUTO【ご報告】ヒカキンの麦茶『ONICHA』4/21(火)新発売【セブン-イレブン】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV
41/1008:43AUTOうれしいお知らせがあります！ I have a Happy News！N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · medium日本語の森
41/1008:44Japanese conversation about spring! [#56]N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese
41/10029:23new hair, summer vibes | Japanese PodcastN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
41/10021:09IKIGAI: What do we live for - 生きがい | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese
41/1009:40Japanese Podcast #154 留学はガクチカになる？N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
41/10016:30AUTO【まさか！？】ド田舎の大工が東京大学で講演してきた！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium大工の正やん
41/10040:15AUTO【なぜ炎上？】いきなりステーキの新業態すき焼きの「すきはな」を本音でレビューしてみたwwwN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium水溜りボンド
41/1009:41Japanese Podcast Season 3-57 辻井伸行さんのピアノのコンサート Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
41/10040:50AUTO【生き急いだ天才】佐伯祐三が描いた“絵にならない”はずの風景【無有好醜】N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座Which 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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