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
Train and Plane Ride | Japanese Listening Practice
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~5,000 words18 minslow
Father and Son EP10 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 9にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~2,000 words13 minslow
Buying Vegetables for Cheap | Japanese Listening Practice
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1+~5,000 words18 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | A Saturday in Japan
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~6,000 words22 minslow
【Beginner】Top 150 Essential Japanese Phrases for Daily Conversation! - JLPT N5, N4, Travel to Japan
score 9NinjapaneseN2-N1+~5,000 words21 minslowauto subs
25 mins N4 Japanese listening practice: Going back to Japan with my baby and wife! #161
score 9けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words25 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | Typhoon No.10
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~4,000 words19 minslow
Father and Son EP18 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 10にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+~6,000 words10 minslow
Mini-Fantasy Theater EP04 Accessories | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 10にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+~6,000 words10 minslow
Japanese Summer Break | Japanese Listening Practice
score 10Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~4,000 words18 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | The Library I love the most
score 10Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~5,000 words21 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | Train & Bus Journey!
score 10Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~7,000 words22 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | Let's Go See Autumn Leaves!
score 10Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1+~7,000 words21 minslow
Looking for Deer In Inaka in Japan | Japanese Listening Practice
score 10Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~7,000 words18 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | Changing Trains at Shinjuku Station
score 10Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1+~7,000 words24 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | In Kagurazaka
score 10Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~6,000 words21 minslow
Can you understand my Japanese? | Comprehensible Input (20min)
score 10けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words22 minslow
What Does It Look Like? | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 10にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1~6,000 words11 minslow
Walk around the pottery city in Japan! / Easy Japanese listening practice #104
score 10けんさんおかえり JapaneseN2-N1~5,000 words11 minslowauto subs
Cold Days in Japan | Japanese Listening Practice
score 10Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~5,000 words21 minslow
No Katakana Game Beginner #2 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 10にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1~4,000 words24 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | Shopping Expressions
score 11Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~5,000 words19 minslow
Can you understand what we’re talking about in Japanese? N5, N4, N3 card game! #147
score 11けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~4,000 words19 minslow
Autumn Morning Canoeing on Lake Kawaguchiko with Mt. Fuji | Japanese Listening Practice
score 11Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1+~7,000 words20 minslow
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