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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43/1008:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-112 手紙・手書きはもう古い！？デジタルとアナログ、どちらの方法がより「気持ちが伝わる？」N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10017:31Lunch at a Taiwanese Café with Ken | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

43/10016:45Japanese Podcast Season 3-16 16年間住んだBelfast　 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

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

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

43/1007:40Japanese 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

43/10015:10Japanese 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

43/10011:10Japanese 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

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

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

43/10028:5630 mins Intermediate Japanese immersion with @yuyunihongopodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

43/10015:04Japanese Podcast 3-127 Ikizurasa and Me: When Life Feels Too Heavy - 生きづらさとどう向き合う？小説『三十の反撃』からN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/1009:07Japanese Podcast Season 3-47 24時間文句を言わないチャレンジ Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/1008:40Japanese Podcast #164 Book Club 『日本人の心がわかる日本語』第1章 - けじめN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10013:41AUTOWhat Do You Do on the Weekend? | Easy Japanese Interview with My Grandma 👵 Podcast for BeginnersN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

44/10013:05Japanese Podcast 191 「すずめの戸締まり」：昭和の懐メロ！N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10016:24How I learned languages myself ?N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

44/10012:45Japanese Podcast 186 カニアイスクリーム！？N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10014:15Japanese Podcast Season 3-24 最近嬉しかったこと＆クマとかサメとか #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10010:21日本の転職について【ビジネス日本語】N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

44/10011:41[CC]Japanese Podcast 199 : Video Podcast - MalagaN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10011:50Japanese Podcast Season 3-4 八つ当たり #日本語ポッドキャストN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

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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