Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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41/1008:33Vlog in Easy JapaneseN3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

41/10016:40【Japanese conversation】about IKIGAI with @yuyunihongopodcastN2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

41/10022:05AUTO【あなたも写真と思っている！？歴史的肖像の数々】明治時代に偉人を描きまくった超一流職人がいた！！【超高額月給！日本のお札の父】N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

41/10011:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-109 AIがあるのに、なぜ英語（外国語）を勉強するのか？Writing Challenge 4N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

41/10018:48AUTO【JLPT N1 N2 N3】読解の問題をときましょう。#02N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

41/10035:49AUTO【提言後初の自宅凸】中田から藤森へ伝えたいことN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY

41/10018:17AUTOJapanese conversation with Fumi from Speak Japanese Naturally [#78]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

41/10017:08AUTO【三島由紀夫推薦の美術本も！】山田五郎はどう美術のリサーチをする？思い出の名著こぼれ話【参考書籍紹介・マニエリスム編】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

41/1009:55Japanese Podcast （音声のみ）Season 3-107 NetflixのOffline Love 運命の出会いを信じますか Writing Challenge 2N1-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

41/10022:47AUTOJapanese conversation with YUYUの日本語Podcast [#67]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

41/10024:07Natural Japanese Podcast : 最近読んでる本と毎日の習慣N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

41/10016:07AUTO【心理戦】他の人が選ばなそうな問題を見抜いて一人勝ちを目指せ！【隙間産業】N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumQuizKnock

41/10012:25Japanese Podcast Season 3-21 感情の揺さぶり - ピアノのコンサート - Ludovico Einaudi #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

41/1009:44Japanese Podcast 3-93 2025年をこれまでで最高の一年にするために、今日できる最初の一歩N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

41/10034:28Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts1 - Japanese ListeningN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

41/10016:46AUTO第1回『足』がつく日本語🦵【慣用句】N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · medium日本語の森

41/1001:11:23AUTO【心霊】入ったら終わり。最大級の迷宮廃墟「杉屋旅館」に行きました。N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumはじめしゃちょー（hajime）

41/1009:46AUTON1　読解　説明します！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

41/10015:00Japanese Podcast Season 3-10 賛否両論！座席を譲るかどうか問題 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

41/1001:07:19AUTO日本で一番高い個室夜行バス『ドリームスリーパー』東京→大阪ひとり旅N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

41/10011:02Japanese Podcast 3-137 ポイントは「厳選」と「観察」：好きなドラマやアニメで日本語を学ぶN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

41/10014:0005♪ドライフラワー / 優里【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

41/10014:52Easy Japanese conversation (N4)N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

41/1006:28AUTOEASY🇯🇵Listening [ DECEMBER in JAPAN] Comprehensible Input 日本語　聴解JLPTN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumAkiko_Japanese_Conversations

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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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