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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55/10016:51Japanese Podcast 3-138 動くから何かを得られる、直感と冒険の旅 With YasuyoN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

55/10027:14Japanese Podcast Season 3-78 引っ越しは大変だよ！コラボ2: 4989 American LifeのUtacoさんと海外生活の四苦八苦について楽しく語るN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

55/1007:35Japanese conversation / gameN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fastMiku Real Japanese

55/10029:02Japanese Podcast Book Talk with Yuko 8 Reading, Taking Notes, and Learning Along the WayN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

55/10028:10Book Talk with Yuko 6 : The Books That Stayed with Us – 2025 ReflectionsN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

55/10013:40Japanese Podcast 193 都道府県シリーズ「茨城県」With Kaori先生N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

55/10013:33Japanese Podcast Season 3-92 2024年を振り返る with @kotsukotsunihongo MizukiさんN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

55/10030:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-136 Book Talk with Yuko 7 - 年末年始に読んだ本N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

56/10021:39Japanese Conversation : 褒められるのが苦手ですか？N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

56/10028:14Japanese Podcast Season 3-19 Mori Mori Japanese Lessonsのやすよさん - コペンハーゲン旅行 - 解釈（かいしゃく） #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

56/10018:20Japanese Podcast Season 3-117 📚Book Talk with Yuko 2『カフネ』＆食と猫N1-N1+ · ~13,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

56/10013:40How much can you understand? Natural Japanese conversationN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · fastMiku Real Japanese

56/10017:20Japanese Podcast Season 3-98 関ケ原とか関西弁とか with YukoN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

56/10022:05Japanese Podcast Season 3-17 特別ゲストYuko先生「日本語で読書」 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

56/10016:06Japanese Podcast Season 3-82 再就職をしてがんばっているかおりさんが素敵！ with KaoriさんN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

56/10022:40Japanese Podcast 📚 Book Talk with Yuko 4 秋の読書チャレンジと『Butter』#learnjapanese #japanesebookclubN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

57/10013:47Japanese Podcast Season 3-65 日本語教師＆絵本講師ゆうこさん：日本語で読書！「絵本を読んでみよう」N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

57/10011:47Japanese Podcast Season 3-40 サボる？休む？ #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

57/10016:11Learn Japanese Onomatopoeia Through a Real Story (Intermediate+) 実体験で学ぶ日本語オノマトペ（中級以上向け）N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

57/10031:29Japanese Podcast Season 3-116 スペイン旅行と心の余白 with YasuyoN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

57/10031:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-90 カナダ在住のアーティスト、ちかこさん@ogawachikakoN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

57/10021:15Japanese Immersion | Train Your Japanese BrainN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastSpeak Japanese Naturally

57/10026:05「世界はあなたの庭」旅先で考えた、日常と非日常の境界線 with Yasuyo : Japanese Podcast for Advanced leanersN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

57/10027:11Japanese Podcast for Advanced Learners | Spring Book Talk: Magazines, New Novels & “Kokoro”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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