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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52/10017:38Japanese Brain-Friendly Coaching 1 : Don't Just Know It - Use It! Activate Your Japanese Vocabulary!N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

52/10046:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-20 特別ゲスト『アンちゃんの日本が好きすぎてたまらんバイ!』のアンちゃん #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

52/10018:36Easy Japanese listening vlog in OkinawaN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

53/10020:47Japanese Podcast #173 特別ゲスト@kotsukotsunihongo -「しつけ」についてN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

53/10016:51Japanese Real Conversation : 141 生きているかぎり青春 With YasuyoN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

53/1008:45Japanese Podcast #153 焼き鳥屋ではるか先生とサシで飲んだ話@harunonihongoN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

53/10011:35Japanese Podcast Season 3-99 シンガポールまで来て「すきや」の牛丼を食べた話とかN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

53/10016:38Learn Japanese Vocabulary (Vlog in Japanese)N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

53/10029:06Japanese Podcast Season 3-97 屋久島とか「年齢を脱ぐ、冒険を着る、私は私」とか with Yasuyo さんN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

53/10023:20BookTalk #11｜最近読んで本当に良かった本を語りますN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

53/10013:04Japanese Podcast Season 3-74 外国人に人気！日本の空き家の魅力とは？Part 2 - with@kotsukotsunihongoN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

53/10027:07Japanese Podcast Season 3-68 マレーシア在住ラシュミさん：スピーチコンテンストで優勝「７年目の浮気」N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

53/10027:45Book Talk with Yuko 5 Finding the Right Books for Language LearningN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

53/10011:55Japanese Podcast #169 みなさんからのコメントN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

54/10019:36Japanese Podcast Season 3-110 📚Book Talk with Yuko 1『少年と犬』『本日は、お日柄もよく』N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

54/10015:37Japanese Podcast Season 3-67 Why Are Japanese People Less Happy? Part 2 with @kotsukotsunihongoN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

54/10020:30Japanese Podcast Season 3-121 Book Talk with Yuko 3 本の表紙には意味がある!『人魚が逃げた』&『その復讐、お預かりします』N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

54/10023:27Japanese Podcast 185 Kevinさん日本ワーホリ旅行記 - 福岡N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

54/1009:58Japanese Podcast Season 3-62 : 51歳になって考えたこと Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

54/10013:24Japanese philosophy of いただきます/ありがとうN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastMiku Real Japanese

54/10027:39Japanese Podcast Season 3-115 韓国移住話 with『Tajipan 韓国小話』のRitsuさんN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

54/10011:59Luxury Time in a Digital World | Japanese Podcast for Advanced LearnersN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

55/10012:38Japanese Podcast Season 3-81 170人ぐらいの前で話した！Norikoの挑戦N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

55/10026:05Japanese Podcast Season 3-58 特別コラボ！4989 American LifeのUtacoさんと海外生活での四苦八苦について楽しく語るN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn 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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