Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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43/10010:34[日本語ポッドキャストリレー] 小さな幸せは飲み物ではなく時間だったN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

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43/10016:46AUTO第2回『手』がつく日本語✋【慣用句】N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · medium日本語の森

43/10038:00AUTO眠れない夜に聴きたい太陽系外惑星大図鑑N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumVAIENCE バイエンス

43/10013:11AUTO【衝撃の裏側】なかやまきんに君初主演ドラマはとんでもないドラマになるのか？ ~筋トレサラリーマン中山筋太郎~N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

43/10034:31AUTO【夭折の天才・村山槐多】激し過ぎる絵画に隠された真実とは？【尿する裸僧】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

43/10024:47Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 6N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

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43/1007:23AUTOJapanese conversation / Practice to Speak Japanese Naturally [#82]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

43/10032:40AUTO【「蚤の幽霊」とは？】あの偉人も降りてきた！イタコ的超常画家ウィリアム・ブレイク【毎夜の降霊会】N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

43/10033:40AUTO【サロメの変な挿絵！実は日本と関係？】発注ガン無視＆不必要なエロ！自己主張強すぎ画家ビアズリー【物語に登場しない場面の挿絵】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

43/10048:35AUTO【大食い】超話題の牛タン食べ放題(¥7,678)で元取れるか爆食したら幸せすぎたwwwN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium水溜りボンド

43/1007:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-111 「頑張れ！」がハラスメントになる？「つらいとき」に、どんな言葉をかけてもらえるとうれしい？N3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10046:25【DeepSeekショック】中国AIの脅威の技術革新に世界が震撼…AI大国アメリカはどう迎え撃つのか？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY

43/10015:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-18 「尻に火がつく」と「お金かやりがいか？」 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/1006:35（CC)💻Noriko's Website/🇯🇵🎙️Season 3 is coming /💜My Community - Patreon & Japanese TogetherN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10030:01AUTO大スキャンダル名画「マダムX」の真相〜謎の炎上理由を山田五郎が深掘り！〜【ジョン・シンガー・サージェント】現代SNSの袋叩き文化にも通ずる！？N2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

43/10011:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-30 乾杯の数だけ幸せがある #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10013:45Japanese Podcast #161Netflixドラマ『舞妓さんちのまかないさん』N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/1001:24:06AUTO【奇跡】福袋超大量に開封したら大当たり連発N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

43/10021:07Eating at a Sushi Counter in Japan | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

43/10010:55AUTO【超高騰】LAの物価マジ？卵、胸肉、おにぎりなどこんなに高いのか!!N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

43/1008:40Japanese Podcast #165 語学学習で必要なこと - perseverance, positivity, practiceN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10014:28AUTOなぜ映画は24コマなのか？映像の不思議【日本科学情報】【科学技術】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · medium日本科学情報

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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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