Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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45/10015:17AUTO【アメリカの朝食】本場のデニーズで朝からT-BONEステーキ、パンケーキを爆食い。N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】

45/10011:41AUTO【ほぼクイズ】1ルール足すだけでクイズ王専用ダウトが爆誕！？N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumQuizKnock

45/10018:22Japanese Podcast Season 3-48 アパートの問題、停電、Danceの効果など : Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10013:00AUTO阪神・淡路大震災｜1995年1月17日に神戸の街はなぜ崩壊したのか？N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumVAIENCE バイエンス

45/10021:09AUTO無限等比級数を用いたアクロバットすぎる証明【三平方の定理】N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」

45/10016:23AUTOお茶の水の大人気店【７０１】直井シェフの営業風景に密着！少数精鋭の完璧な仕事ぶりに驚愕N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumChef Ropia料理人の世界

45/10021:27AUTO【あそこモロ出し！貴族の狩猟！地獄の変なイメージ！？】中世の面白い文化が絵で見てよく分かる！【ベリー公のいとも豪華なる時祷書・後編】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/10011:25Japanese Podcast Season 3-2 〇〇のおかげでほっこりしました！ #日本語ポッドキャストN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10024:18AUTO【架空下ネタ5連発】二瓶有加とすみぽんは、ななまがりの架空下ネタを見ても牛乳を吹かずに我慢できるのか？N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

45/10016:24Kimonoko Cooking | Thank you Thailand | World TourN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

45/10014:20Japanese Podcast 3-119 Noriko's Philosophy Playground Who Am I? The Ship of TheseusN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10013:01Japanese conversation with YUYUN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

45/1009:50Japanese Podcast 195 おすすめの本『流浪の月』N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/1007:45Japanese Podcast 189 っぱなしN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10015:58AUTO恒星の一生をミクロで見る太陽の中で何が起きているのですか？【日本科学情報】【宇宙】N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · medium日本科学情報

45/10027:17AUTO【ニュータイプキャラ誕生】トンツカタン森本がスタッフからのオーダーに高額ギャラをふっかけると見せかけてなぜか超激安だったら…？N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumNOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma

45/1001:05:21AUTO【JLPT直前対策！】1時間でJLPT N3文法 / 日本語能力試験 N3N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

45/10012:05Japanese Podcast #155 卒業論文、12歳と15歳の私N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10014:31AUTO【山田五郎・原発不明がん】抗がん剤の効果測定について報告します【副作用についての所感も】N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/1007:38AUTO【日本人とつきあいたいの？】第3回：すぐ逃げて！デートしちゃダメな人の特徴！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · medium日本語の森

45/1001:13:29AUTO【旅動画】ヒカキン×はじめしゃちょーで超高級ヴィラ貸し切ってBBQ&お泊まり&語り合ったら最高すぎた！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

45/10023:30How 19 Traditional Japanese Foods Are Made | New Year's | OSECHIN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumKimono Mom

45/10033:32AUTO【偉人のぶっ飛び就活術】レオナルド・ダ・ヴィンチは天才じゃなくて妄想発明家！？【万能の天才】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎オトナの教養講座

45/10029:37Japanese Podcast Season 3-28 Moving Moving Moving #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 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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