Comprehensible input · Japanese
Comprehensible input in Japanese
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48/10034:25AUTO【絵で見るキリスト教とヘビ】悪魔か神の使いか！？宗教上の難問ヘビの秘密に迫る！嫌われたり崇められたり、ヘビってなんなの？？聖書やキリスト教絵画から山田五郎が徹底分析【新春恒例！干支シリーズ巳年】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
48/10030:22AUTO新製品に興味津々のSO-SO君、ガジェットおじさんと楽しいひととき、そしてVRChatのぽこピーランド探索！N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · medium瀬戸弘司 / Koji Seto
48/1007:13How much can you understand?? Japanese GAME with @SayuriSaying @JapanesewithShunN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
48/10020:16AUTO【要約】父が娘に伝える自由に生きるための30の投資の教え【ジェイエル・コリンズ】N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumフェルミ漫画大学
48/10023:36Married 5years｜Shopping ONLY at over 100 year old shops in NihonbashiN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono Mom
48/10046:02AUTOカラフルプリングルズチョコレート本気で作ってみた！N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumHikakinTV
48/10017:55When Mom is Sick, Dad is Cooking｜Malaysia | UdonN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumKimono Mom
48/10011:20AUTO1億年前の火星はどのような世界だったのか？N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumVAIENCE バイエンス
48/10018:15AUTO超頑丈な宇宙服を着ても金星で外出が難しい理由【日本科学情報】【宇宙】N1-N1+ · ~12,000 words · medium日本科学情報
48/10012:16Japanese Podcast Season 3-71 完璧じゃなくてもいい！N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
48/10048:08【103万円の壁とは何なのか】複雑な4つの壁を解説！年収の壁引き上げで、国民の暮らしはどうなるのか？N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumNAKATA UNIVERSITY 
48/1009:40Japanese Podcast 3-128 The Immigrant Experience: Language, Culture, and RespectN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
48/1009:11The Japanese Life Lesson Hidden in Every Shrine Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2 levelN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese
48/10015:06Japanese Podcast Season 3-66 公共のマナー：I don't want to hear your conversations.N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
48/10019:56AUTO【最強】陸上自衛隊習志野駐屯地の第１空挺団に筋肉潜入でベンチプレス対決です。N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumザ・きんにくTV 【The Muscle TV】
48/10010:21Japanese Podcast Season 3-94 2025年、どんな自分になりたいですか？N3-N2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
48/10011:00AUTOダウン症の人はなぜ顔つきが似ているのか？N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumVAIENCE バイエンス
48/10014:5910 MISO DISHES | Miso Ramen, Miso Soup, Miso Pasta…More!N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumKimono Mom
48/10011:49AUTO【山田五郎】がんゲノム検査の結果を公表【原発不明がん】N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · medium山田五郎 オトナの教養講座
48/10050:52AUTO【最恐】まさかの東京タワーに戦慄迷宮があるらしい。N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumはじめしゃちょー（hajime）
48/10032:42AUTO【全クリ】かまいたちがワギャンランド全面クリアするまで終わりません！N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumかまいたちチャンネル
48/10014:23AUTO許せんなぁ…N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumHikakinTV
48/1007:33Japanese Podcast 3-140 今年、何を「やらない」年にしますか？What Will You Choose Not to Do This Year?N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko
48/10024:41Kimono Mom Family in NYC | Moe’s First Cooking Demo | Sutan’s Growth | Why Dad DrawsN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono MomWhich 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 | 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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