Comprehensible input · Japanese
Comprehensible input in Japanese
3,870 videos from 27 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.
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9/1009:15Father and Son EP14 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
9/10018:54Japanese Listening Practice | Typhoon No.10N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/1001:59:18【石丸伸二】新党「再生の道」が目指す意外なゴールと、欲しい人材、公職選挙法や自身の引退についてまで語り尽くす2時間！N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowNAKATA UNIVERSITY 
10/1006:20Let's Find Shapes! | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
10/10010:09Father and Son EP18 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
10/10010:29Mini-Fantasy Theater EP04 Accessories | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
10/10017:52Japanese Summer Break | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/10020:45Japanese Listening Practice | The Library I love the mostN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/10039:35Japanese Listening Practice | Iroha SongN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/1009:22The River Crossing Puzzle | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
10/10021:41Japanese Listening Practice | Train & Bus Journey!N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/1007:43Father and Son EP30 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
10/10031:36A Day on an Island | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/10021:13Japanese Listening Practice | Let's Go See Autumn Leaves!N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/1007:19Father and Son EP05 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
10/10018:14Looking for Deer In Inaka in Japan | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/1001:06:111 Hour N3 Japanese immersion! | Japanese Listening Practice in a fun way!N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese
10/1008:54Mini-Fantasy Theater EP03 My Treasure | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
10/10033:12A Day in a Seaside Town | Japanese Listening Practice in Ghibli’s WorldN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/10023:53Japanese Listening Practice | Changing Trains at Shinjuku StationN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/10021:23Japanese Listening Practice | In KagurazakaN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally
10/10022:29Can you understand my Japanese? | Comprehensible Input (20min)N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese
10/10042:34Let’s Play A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars EP03 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input
10/10010:51What Does It Look Like? | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputWhich 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 | Speak Japanese Naturally | 8–57 | 15 | N2-N1 | slow | 131 | 43 h |
| 2 | にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input | 7–50 | 15 | N2-N1 | slow | 201 | 72 h |
| 3 | けんさんおかえり Japanese | 7–50 | 19 | N3-N2 | slow | 149 | 51 h |
| 4 | Ninjapanese | 8–44 | 19 | N1-N1+ | slow | 172 | 39 h |
| 5 | Bite Size Japanese | 21–42 | 28 | N3-N2 | medium | 156 | 55 h |
| 6 | あかね的日本語教室 | 21–47 | 32 | N2-N1 | medium | 108 | 25 h |
| 7 | Miku Real Japanese | 18–89 | 37 | N3-N1 | medium | 70 | 16 h |
| 8 | Learn Japanese with Noriko | 29–88 | 47 | N2-N1 | medium | 226 | 61 h |
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