Comprehensible input · Japanese

Comprehensible input in Japanese

3,870 videos from 27 channels, 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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27
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1,971 h
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1,213
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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

50/10013:07Japanese Words in English!? / 日本語が英語に!? - Japanese podcast for advanced learnersN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko50/1008:31Japanese Podcast Season 3-88 Noriko's Philosophy Playground 2 禁断の快楽へようこそN1-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko50/1009:47Japanese Podcast Season 3-102 お化粧は身だしなみ?🇯🇵Turn on the subtitlesN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10023:03Japanese Podcast Season 3-64 イタリアのホテルから Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10013:29Japanese Podcast Season 3-72 イギリスのかなりやばいHen Party!アレをもって歩く花嫁さん!N2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10012:50Japanese Podcast 187 おすすめの本『アンちゃんの日本が好きすぎてたまらんバイ!』N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko51/1008:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-26 年末恒例「みなさんありがとう!」 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10040:24Japanese Podcast #160 特別ゲストカナダ在住ちかこさん(恒例ゲスト!)N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10028:16Japanese Podcast #166 特別ゲスト京都で日本語ツアーをされているゆうこ先生N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10010:35Japanese Podcast #177 Learn Japanese Through Cooking with Kaori 先生 - 日本語で学ぼう!おいしいお味噌汁の作り方N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10031:02Japanese Podcast Season 3-9 Kevinさん日本ワーホリ旅行記 - 台風で足止め! #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10021:42Japanese Podcast Season 3-104 Noriko's Japan Journal 2025-2 京都のホテルから with 特別サプライズゲスト!(音声のみ)N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10010:05Japanese Podcast 190 倉敷に行ったら写真をシェアしてね!N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10010:02Japanese Podcast Season 3-59 ジンバル、ワイアレスマイク、そして金曜日!N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko51/10013:38Japanese Brain-Friendly Coaching 4: 間違った思い込みを手放そう!N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko51/1009:52Japanese Podcast Season 3-105 Noriko's Japan Journal 2025-3 倉敷の実家の近くで、最初の一週間で感じたことN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10017:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-23 収穫体験&2023年の振り返り - Free Talk with Kaori #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/1008:15Japanese Podcast Season 3-41 あーあ、ショック! Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10017:59Japanese Podcast Season 3-76 MBTI性格診断 - あなたはどのタイプ?16 personality types with @harunonihongoN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10010:42Japanese Brain-Friendly Coaching 6: Progress Is Not Perfection: Stepping Outside Your Comfort ZoneN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10043:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-50 Conversation with Yasuyo 小さな成功体験の積み重ね Native Japanese Listening!N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10013:00Japanese Podcast Season 3-61 近況、今読んでいる本など Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10017:40Japanese Podcast 200 Season 2の最後のエピソード!炊き込みご飯 with Kaori 先生N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko52/10027:39Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 高級レストランの「メイン料理」に絶句した理由😂N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

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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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Speak Japanese Naturally85715N2-N1slow13143 h
2にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input75015N2-N1slow20172 h
3けんさんおかえり Japanese75019N3-N2slow14951 h
4Ninjapanese84419N1-N1+slow17239 h
5Bite Size Japanese214228N3-N2medium15655 h
6あかね的日本語教室214732N2-N1medium10825 h
7Miku Real Japanese188937N3-N1medium7016 h
8Learn Japanese with Noriko298847N2-N1medium22661 h
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