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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58/10020:24Japanese Podcast Season 3-3 @SpeakJapaneseNaturally のFumiさんN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

59/10014:41Japanese listening about LIFEN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

59/10036:45Japanese Podcast Season 3-80 夏の思い出と新しい挑戦 with YasuyoさんN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

61/10028:00【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N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

62/10030:22Japanese Podcast Season 3-6 Mori Mori Japanese Lessonsのやすよ先生 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

62/10022:19Japanese Podcast 184 NYに住んでいるやすよ先生N2-N1 · ~2,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

63/1006:40Japanese Podcast 194 Málaga with DonnaさんN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

65/1008:03How much can you understand?N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastMiku Real Japanese

67/10012:12Japanese 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！？N1-N1+ · ~13,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

72/10033:54Japanese 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N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

88/10030:28Japanese 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N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · very fastLearn Japanese with Noriko

89/10011:50AUTOJapanese conversation about LIFE with @yuyunihongopodcastN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · very fastMiku Real Japanese

89/10014:42AUTOWhy Japanese don't show emotions? @yuyunihongopodcastN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · very fastMiku Real Japanese

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ChannelsAny Made for learners Real-world content

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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