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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81/10017:57AUTO【コンビニ弁当】かまいたちが最新コンビニ弁当から気になるものを食べたら”おもろい”が止まらなかった！N1-N1+ · ~7,000 words · fastかまいたちチャンネル

81/10043:25AUTO【割り箸で家が埋まる】ポイ活男子の悲しみを語る【同じクレカが4枚ある】#325N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · fastゆる言語学ラジオ

81/10013:58AUTO【緊急動画】かまいたち山内がどうしても伝えたいOtisさんの生ハム！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastかまいたちチャンネル

81/10017:29AUTO【Netflix】かまいたちがもしもネトフリで作品化されたら？N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastかまいたちチャンネル

82/10015:59AUTO【AI混乱!?】かまいたちが”もしも他の国で生まれたら？”で生成AI画像を作ってみたら凄い写真が続出！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · fastかまいたちチャンネル

82/1009:52AUTO【実験】クイズの問題文を類義語でめちゃくちゃに変換してもそのまま正解できる？N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · fastQuizKnock

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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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