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
Japanese Podcast Season 3-112 手紙・手書きはもう古い！？デジタルとアナログ、どちらの方法がより「気持ちが伝わる？」
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words9 minmedium
Japanese conversation / Practice to Speak Japanese Naturally [#82]
score 43けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words7 minmediumauto subs
Japanese Podcast Season 3-111 「頑張れ！」がハラスメントになる？「つらいとき」に、どんな言葉をかけてもらえるとうれしい？
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~2,000 words8 minmedium
（CC)💻Noriko's Website/🇯🇵🎙️Season 3 is coming /💜My Community - Patreon & Japanese Together
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~7,000 words7 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #165 語学学習で必要なこと - perseverance, positivity, practice
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~7,000 words9 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-47 24時間文句を言わないチャレンジ Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャスト
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words9 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #164 Book Club 『日本人の心がわかる日本語』第1章 - けじめ
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~10,000 words9 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 3-83 Noriko's Philosophy Playground 1 不老不死（ふろうふし）
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words8 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 195 おすすめの本『流浪の月』
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~7,000 words10 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 189 っぱなし
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words8 minmedium
Noriko’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
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~6,000 words7 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #179 &180 「最高の褒め言葉」&「日本語を勉強するメリット」
score 46Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~7,000 words6 minmedium
【N4/N3】Japanese listening vlog
score 46Miku Real JapaneseN1-N1+~10,000 words9 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-73 老いてもなんでも始められる！늙어도 무엇이나 시작할 수 있어요.
score 46Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words8 minmedium
Japanese 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？」
score 47Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words6 minmedium
IZU islands Vlog in Japanese (N5-N3)
score 47Miku Real JapaneseN2-N1+~6,000 words9 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 196 人生をやり直せるスイッチ
score 47Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words9 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-114 表現力アップ！「山あり谷あり」だけじゃない！人生を表す日本語いろいろ
score 47Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~15,000 words10 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 181あなたの国で休暇を過ごすならどこがおすすめですか。
score 47Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~10,000 words6 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-85 読書の秋 2024 September の話
score 47Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words9 minmedium
How much can you understand?? Japanese GAME with @SayuriSaying @JapanesewithShun
score 48Miku Real JapaneseN1-N1+~9,000 words7 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 3-128 The Immigrant Experience: Language, Culture, and Respect
score 48Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~5,000 words10 minmedium
The Japanese Life Lesson Hidden in Every Shrine Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2 level
score 48Miku Real JapaneseN3-N1~2,000 words9 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 3-140 今年、何を「やらない」年にしますか？What Will You Choose Not to Do This Year?
score 48Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words8 minmedium
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