Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

1,213 videos from 8 channels made for learners, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

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37/10016:43日本語の学習書を10冊紹介します【Japanese Talk♯18】N2-N1~4,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10010:23スペイン・アリカンテ旅行記｜出発前の荷造りから旅の思い出まで (Japanese Podcast)N2-N1+~10,000 wordsmediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

37/10017:37Practice Japanese Conversation #10 Any regrets in your life?N3-N2~2,000 wordsmediumauto subsけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10040:26Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 3 ラジオ風日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1~4,000 wordsmediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

37/10011:52大阪から京都に行きましたN2-N1~4,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10040:12Japanese Restaurant Chain Tier List | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1~5,000 wordsmediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

37/10012:59カフェで注文するときの日本語会話N1-N1+~9,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10011:14Japanese Listening Practice - #5 A FROG in a WELLN2-N1~6,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

37/1008:35Is Japanese language EASY for Japanese? [#61]N3-N2~3,000 wordsmediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10010:05Real Japanese Vlog in 🌺Okinawa🌺N3-N1~4,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

37/10015:24現実逃避をした日のVlogーモチベーションについて話します／Japanese Talk #8N2-N1~4,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10015:54Using 'desu/masu' doesn't necessarily imply distanceN2-N1~4,000 wordsmediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

37/10026:07Living abroad as a foreigner! Japanese conversation with YUYU [#93]N3-N2~3,000 wordsmediumauto subsけんさんおかえり Japanese

37/10012:432025 Noriko’s Holiday Calendar Day 2 ネガティブな感情と向き合うN2-N1~4,000 wordsmediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

37/10017:34【日本語トーク／Japanese Talk #5 】頑張れないときはどうすればいいですか？N3-N2~3,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10018:36Would You Rather Questions (About Money) | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~2,000 wordsmediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

37/10012:49【日本語の会話】ホテルで使う日本語N2-N1~5,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10017:05毎月何冊本を読みますか？【Japanese Talk ＃10】N3-N1~4,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10014:56日本語の会話が上手になる3つのポイント／Three tips to improve your Japanese conversation skillsN2-N1~4,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

37/10019:45An Evening Walk in Shinjuku | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+~7,000 wordsmediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

38/1008:49"GOEN" ご縁 Japanese listening about LIFEN3-N2~3,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

38/10020:35【日本語トーク♯17】シンガポールに行ってきましたN3-N1~4,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

38/10010:16Japanese philosophy about wordsN2-N1+~4,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

38/1007:40Easy Japanese listening (N5-N4) | vlog in YOKOHAMAN3-N1~6,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

Which Japanese channel to start with

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.

#	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

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