Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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42/10024:36turning doomscrolling into something better - インターネットとの付き合い方 | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

42/10036:40AUTO【希少店舗】日本に2店舗しかない「高級モスバーガー」が美味すぎて目が飛び出たwwN1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium水溜りボンド

42/1009:42AUTO【ハワイ】ローカルの方に超人気の紫のパーンケーキがヤバすぎる...~筋肉夏休み~N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

42/10037:05Overcoming Father’s Passing: Japanese Family's American Dream Struggles | Kimono MomN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

42/10013:49AUTO【大事件】こんな事が起きてしまうのか...撮影継続不可！？筋肉俳優達の衝撃の裏側。N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

42/10024:08AUTO【地粉師再び】闇の売人アントニーが、極悪弁護士こたけ正義感とタッグを組み、「シャブ」と見せかけてしゃぶしゃぶをバチバチにキメていたら？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

42/10013:13AUTO【裏側】フリーポーズ＆ボディビル大会の裏で起きた緊急事態(大事件)を乗り越えろ!!N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

42/10012:24Mom's Birthday!!! Small Happiness of a Small Family Living in TokyoN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

42/10028:22AUTOあけおめ2026！ヒカキン家のお正月N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

42/10016:14What’s in my bag? | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

42/10013:18【Japanese Listening】#26🇯🇵 ジブリの世界 Let's dive into the Ghibli world!!N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

42/10012:30Japanese Podcast Season 3-15 「久しぶりのロンドン」と「人生の転機」 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

42/10040:47Japanese Podcast Season 3-29 スイス人のウルスさん「出会いと結婚について」＆「話せばわかる」#日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

42/10011:25Japanese Podcast #167 借りてきた猫のようにおとなしく見えても、実は猫をかぶっているだけかもN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

42/10021:53Real talk...in Japanese with @SayuriSayingN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

42/1009:00Japanese Podcast 197 リアルな日本語、リアルな体験N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

42/10019:43Natural Japanese Podcast :『旬』ってなに？日本の春の食べ物N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

42/10032:43Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 4N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

42/10017:39what I'm obsessed with - 最近○○にハマってる | Japanese Podcast🇯🇵N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

42/10029:16AUTO【超細密な大傑作！】虫メガネ必須級！？「バベルの塔」を細かく見ると掘削隊や鳶職人など建築関係者、なんと洗濯物まで描かれている？？さらに遠くの街にも人が！？【バベルの塔・大バベル小バベル】ブリューゲルN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

42/1008:28Japanese conversation in Japanese izakaya! [#63]N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

42/10018:30Deer is God...? - 奈良のシカとおすすめの場所🦌 | にほんごポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEmma:)Japanese

42/10014:35Japanese Podcast Season 3-25 ため息をつくと幸せが逃げる！？ #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

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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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