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
「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 leaners
score 57Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words26 minfast
Japanese Podcast for Advanced Learners | Spring Book Talk: Magazines, New Novels & “Kokoro”
score 57Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words27 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-3 @SpeakJapaneseNaturally のFumiさん
score 58Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words20 minfast
Japanese listening about LIFE
score 59Miku Real JapaneseN1-N1+~15,000 words15 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-80 夏の思い出と新しい挑戦 with Yasuyoさん
score 59Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words37 minfast
【Native Speed Japanese】癒やされたい？刺激が欲しい？日本語教師2人がハマった対照的な6冊
score 61Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words28 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-6 Mori Mori Japanese Lessonsのやすよ先生 #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 62Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words30 minfast
Japanese Podcast 184 NYに住んでいるやすよ先生
score 62Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~2,000 words22 minfast
Japanese Podcast 194 Málaga with Donnaさん
score 63Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words7 minfast
How much can you understand?
score 65Miku Real JapaneseN3-N1~3,000 words8 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-118 令和の若者コミュニケーション：ホウレンソウはもう古い！？
score 67Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~13,000 words12 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-33 ドイツ人のフローリアンさん 日本旅行の思い出 #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 72Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words34 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-43 関西在住、アプリ開発者のクリスさん Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャスト
score 88Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N2~3,000 words30 minvery fast
Japanese conversation about LIFE with @yuyunihongopodcast
score 89Miku Real JapaneseN2-N1~4,000 words12 minvery fastauto subs
Why Japanese don't show emotions? @yuyunihongopodcast
score 89Miku Real JapaneseN2-N1~3,000 words15 minvery fastauto subs
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