Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

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45/1007:14Noriko’s Philosophy Playground 6: The Necessity of Hardship 困難の必然 - 人生の北風から強さを見つけるN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

45/10031:43Japanese Podcast Season 3-79 おひとりさまレベルチェック - あなたはどこまで一人で行けますか？ with RitsuさんN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/10016:47AUTOJLPT N1 文法のオンライン講座を開催します！N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

46/10015:30Japanese Podcast Season 3-34 長崎カステラ、稲佐山の夜景、グラバー園 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/10018:54Japanese Podcast #172 Kevinさん日本ワーホリ旅行記 - 出発前N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/10012:00Advanced Japanese Listening 🇯🇵 | Manchester UK History & CultureN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/10016:51日本語が流暢なネパール人にインタビュー【日本で働く外国人】N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

46/1006:10Japanese Podcast #179 &180 「最高の褒め言葉」&「日本語を勉強するメリット」N2-N1 · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/10029:41【日本語トーク／Japanese Talk #3】日本語を教えるときに大変だと思う事を３つ紹介しますN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

46/10015:40Japanese Podcast Season 3-37 イギリスでの仕事の経験について #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/1008:47【N4/N3】Japanese listening vlogN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

46/10015:4653歳の誕生日に、日本の本を13冊買いました｜Japanese PodcastN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/10012:50Japanese Podcast 子どもの頃の夢と今の私｜日本の小学生の将来の夢ランキングN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/10011:32Japanese Podcast Season 3-84 仕事でサングラス着用あり？なし？座って接客あり？なし？N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/10010:25Japanese Podcast Season 3-12 「順風満帆」と「水の低きに就くが如し」 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/10010:00Japanese Podcast Season 3-87 秋の公園 Sefton Parkで幸せホルモンを出すN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

46/1007:46Japanese Podcast Season 3-73 老いてもなんでも始められる！늙어도 무엇이나 시작할 수 있어요.N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

47/1006:25Japanese Podcast #176 &178 「悩み事の相談」「今、努力していること、頑張っていることは？」N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

47/10017:50Japanese Podcast Season 3-53 Conversation with @kotsukotsunihongo Mizukiさんの強みと尊敬する人N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

47/10010:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-113ニュースを見ない方が幸せになれる？Writing Challenge 7N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

47/10021:55Japanese Podcast Season 3-39 引っ越しの経験について質問に答えます #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

47/10029:52Japanese Podcast Season 3-69 Step Up Japaneseフランさん「四国巡礼：ライフワーク」N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

47/1009:27IZU islands Vlog in Japanese (N5-N3)N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

47/1009:10Japanese Podcast 196 人生をやり直せるスイッチN2-N1 · ~4,000 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	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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