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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38/10012:18The difficulties of married life! / Japanese conversation [#90]N3-N2~3,000 wordsmediumauto subsけんさんおかえり Japanese

38/10011:35Mt. Fuji Climbing Story and More! | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+~7,000 wordsmediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

38/10011:33[Eng Sub] How much can 4yo talk? | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+~9,000 wordsmediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

38/10020:24Japanese word "Komorebi" Admiration for nature with@yuyunihongopodcastN3-N2~2,000 wordsmediumauto subsMiku Real Japanese

38/10013:58Japanese Podcast Season 3-63 人生とは - 自分を大切に＆引き寄せ Native Japanese ListeningN3-N1~3,000 wordsmediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

38/10017:07【Japanese Talk #13】忙しくて心の余裕がない時N3-N2~2,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

38/1009:10Can you survive in Japan!? Cafe Japanese conversation! [#54]N1-N1+~11,000 wordsmediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

38/10011:51【山梨Vlog】甲府／Yamanashi in JapanN2-N1+~8,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

38/1009:10Japanese Video Podcast #171 - 3月の雪、公園にてN3-N2~4,000 wordsmediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

38/10012:19Japanese Podcast - ベストセラー本『人は話し方が9割』から学ぶ。聞く人が会話をつくるN2-N1~3,000 wordsmediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

38/10020:38Learn Japanese Through Owarai(Japanese Comedy) | Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1~3,000 wordsmediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

38/10017:20幸せだと感じるのはどんな時ですか？【Japanses Talk #9】N2-N1~3,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

39/10013:02【Intermediate】Japanese listening about LIFEN3-N1~3,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

39/10011:44Japanese Video Podcast #162 佐賀県Part 2!N2-N1+~5,000 wordsmediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

39/10017:44A Resilient Mind | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1~5,000 wordsmediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

39/10019:25【日本語トーク／Japanese Talk #1 】セブンイレブンで買ったものを紹介しながら仕事の失敗談を話しますN2-N1~4,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

39/10012:45Japanese Listening Practice - #4 WABI SABIN1-N1+~8,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

39/10019:15Japanese Listening (N4-N3) Life in 🇺🇸USA, adventures in 🇦🇺AustraliaN3-N1~3,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

39/10029:13人と人とのつながりが大切だと思う理由 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2 level 【Intermediate】N3-N2~3,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

39/10021:30【日本語トーク／Japanese Talk ＃２】ローソンで買ったものを紹介しながら転職について話しますN2-N1~3,000 wordsmediumあかね的日本語教室

39/10035:31Japanese Podcast Season 3-56 Conversation with Ritsu - 韓国旅行とかメキシコで死にそうになった話とかN2-N1~4,000 wordsmediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

39/1007:59Japanese Listening Practice -Walk with me in Kyoto!N3-N2~3,000 wordsmediumMiku Real Japanese

39/10010:30Japanese Podcast Season 3-49 なかなか自分に自信が持てない Native Japanese ListeningN3-N1~3,000 wordsmediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

39/10022:06Childbirth and Postpartum Care | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1~4,000 wordsmediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

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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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