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 A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars EP04 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~4,000 words43 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
Let's Play When the Past Was Around EP01 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1~5,000 words25 minslow
Can you understand what I'm talking about in Japanese? N5-N3 listening #126
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~3,000 words19 minslow
N4 Japanese listening practice: Walk around the Samurai Road Town in Japan! #139
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~3,000 words24 minslow
Father and Son EP01 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~2,000 words7 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP15 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1~5,000 words14 minslow
45 mins N4 Japanese immersion: Morning cycling! #156
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN2-N1~5,000 words49 minslow
A Day in Tokyo | Japanese Listening Practice
score 8Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~4,000 words22 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP10 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~3,000 words21 minslow
Hiking to Oktoberfest and Talking about Japan’s Bear Problem | Japanese Listening Practice
score 8Speak Japanese NaturallyN3-N2~4,000 words19 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP03 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~3,000 words24 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP09 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~3,000 words21 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP13 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~3,000 words16 minslow
Where Did the River Go? I Japanese Listening Practice
score 8Speak Japanese NaturallyN3-N1+~4,000 words21 minslow
Unexpected Japanese Conversation in a Restaurant in Taiwan! #125
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~4,000 words16 minslow
Unpacking My Japan Trip | Easy N4 Japanese Listening Practice 25 min
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~4,000 words27 minslow
Let’s go to the beach! 🌊 Easy Japanese Listening Practice N4, 30 min
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words31 minslow
N4 Listening Practice | Learn Japanese Naturally (Full Lesson + Course)
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~2,000 words13 minslow
25 mins Japanese listening practice: Why do you learn a foreign language? #146
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words25 minslow
Let’s Play A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars EP06 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~4,000 words32 minslow
Let’s Play Her Trees EP02 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~3,000 words27 minslow
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