Comprehensible input · Japanese
8 Japanese channels made for learners, measured
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.
8
learner channels
1,213
videos scored
362 h
of material
The ranking
| # | 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 |
Find something to watch
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP04 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~3,000 words21 minslow
25 minutes N4 Japanese Listening Practice: Let's go see the sunrise! #159
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words25 minslow
25mins N4 Japanese listening practice: Driving around the countryside in Japan! #136
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words25 minslow
20 minutes Easy Japanese Listening Practice: Walking in Taiwan! #112
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~4,000 words20 minslowauto subs
50 Must-Know 5W1H Phrases for Japanese Conversations – Quick & Easy Practice!
score 8NinjapaneseN3-N1+~4,000 words17 minslowauto subs
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP16 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~3,000 words17 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP20 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~3,000 words15 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP06 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~3,000 words24 minslow
25 minutes N4 Japanese Listening Practice: Let’s Go Get Some Delicious Yakisoba To Go! #164
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~4,000 words26 minslow
Tokyo Disneyland in the Rain | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~6,000 words12 minslow
Inaka | Japanese Listening Practice
score 8Speak Japanese NaturallyN3-N1~4,000 words28 minslow
Can You Guess? The Fun Japanese Listening Game for N5 N4 Learners! #128
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~3,000 words21 minslow
Can You Guess? Fun Japanese Listening Challenge! N5, N4 Level #122
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words15 minslowauto subs
Can you understand what I'm saying in Japanese? Japanese Listening Practice! #114
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~3,000 words14 minslowauto subs
Can you understand this? Beginner Japanese Listening Practice! #157
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words23 minslow
27 mins N4 Japanese Listening Practice: Let's walk around the lake in Japan!
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words27 minslow
Let's Play Her Trees EP03 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~3,000 words25 minslow
20 mins N4 Japanese Listening Practice: Let’s go to a picnic in Japan! #165
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~5,000 words22 minslow
Can you understand my Japanese? N5-N3 listening practice! #141
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words20 minslow
N5 N4 Japanese listening practice: Let's explore the woods! #127
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words24 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice: Night Walk In Hakata! #153
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words23 minslow
25 minutes N4 Japanese listening practice: Let's go back to Japan! #134
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words26 minslow
25 minutes Japanese listening practice: Let’s go shopping! #124
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~2,000 words27 minslow
Let’s Go Find Spring 🌸 | Easy Japanese Listening Practice (N4, 25 min)
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~3,000 words26 minslow
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