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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21/10055:33Let’s Play Hello Kitty Island Adventure EP07 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1 · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

21/10033:28Trip to Ishigaki Island | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

21/1007:27#15 ありがたい (Arigatai) の3つの使い方｜3 Ways to Use “Arigatai” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowNinjapanese

21/1008:06AUTOJapanese conversation about married life in Japan! [#76]N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

21/10013:30Making Miso Soup Base | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

21/10021:06仕事と人生について思うこと Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベルN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · slowBite Size Japanese

21/10019:21Train Ride and Matsuyama Castle | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

21/10012:08AUTO日本語だけで学ぶ！JLPT N3文法練習問題50問！コースについて説明しますN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

21/10017:11Night Out in Onomichi | Real Japanese Conversation Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

21/10011:31【渋谷】カフェの日本語会話N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

21/10012:01【岩手県Vlog】自然に囲まれた場所でお団子を食べましたN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

21/10046:16Let’s Play KUUKIYOMI: Consider It 2 | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

21/1007:03#13 あぶない (Abunai) isn’t just “dangerous”! 🚨 ｜3 Ways to Use “Abunai” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese

21/10010:28AUTO【N5/N4】I NEVER Say “I Love You” to My Mom🙊🇯🇵| Japanese Listening PodcastN3-N1+ · ~4,000 words · slowNinjapanese

21/10014:42Earthquake Warning Was Issued and How to Prepare | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

21/10010:45【東京Vlog】清澄白河駅／Kiyosumi-Shirakawa StationN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

21/10012:39Japanese Listening Practice | Mastering Mora, Japanese rhythmN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

22/10011:03AUTO[Eng Sub] Walk around in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

22/10013:22【千葉Vlog】成田で抹茶を飲みました／Narita VlogN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowあかね的日本語教室

22/10019:56Shrine Visit, Firefighters & Takoyaki | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · slowSpeak Japanese Naturally

22/10012:15Guess What’s in the Box! #2 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

22/10010:32577 会話ですぐに使える！お金のフレーズ13個 🤑 #japanesepodcastN3-N2 · ~4,000 words · slowBite Size Japanese

22/10019:31Sewing a Player Number onto a Baseball Uniform | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

22/10011:41AUTOOne of the biggest electronic stores in Japan! / Comprehensible Japanese conversation! #108N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

Japanese channels, ranked

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	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
9	山田五郎オトナの教養講座	26–95	50	N1-N1+	medium	177	90 h
10	Kimono Mom	42–91	51	N1-N1+	medium	50	16 h
11	HikakinTV	18–88	52	N1-N1+	medium	96	105 h
12	NAKATA UNIVERSITY	10–75	55	N1-N1+	fast	181	177 h
13	Kimagure Cook	54–58	56	N1-N1+	fast	2	1 h
14	予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」	38–91	65	N2-N1	fast	84	47 h
15	QuizKnock	34–93	66	N1-N1+	fast	150	39 h
16	Suit Train	55–92	72	N2-N1	fast	184	78 h
17	NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma	31–94	73	N1-N1+	fast	194	101 h
18	東海オンエア	51–93	75	N1-N1+	fast	153	79 h
19	かまいたちチャンネル	44–95	77	N1-N1+	fast	192	66 h
20	ゆる言語学ラジオ	55–94	80	N1-N1+	fast	132	112 h
21	ニューヨーク Official Channel	42–96	83	N1-N1+	very fast	91	69 h
22	フェルミ漫画大学	46–94	88	N2-N1	very fast	202	75 h
23	ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ	64–94	89	N1-N1+	very fast	151	106 h
24	ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】	88–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	142	82 h
25	歴史を面白く学ぶコテンラジオ_COTEN RADIO	57–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	217	154 h
26	令和の虎CHANNEL	74–93	92	N2-N1	very fast	160	132 h
27	積読チャンネル	90–94	92	N2-N1	very fast	99	80 h

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