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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21/1007:27#15 ありがたい (Arigatai) の3つの使い方｜3 Ways to Use “Arigatai” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowNinjapanese

21/1008:06AUTOJapanese conversation about married life in Japan! [#76]N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

21/1007:03#13 あぶない (Abunai) isn’t just “dangerous”! 🚨 ｜3 Ways to Use “Abunai” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese

22/1008:20Big News: My Baby Was Born! / Japanese Listening Practice (Beginner-Intermediate) #152N2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

23/1008:31AUTO【Shopping】Must-Know Japanese Phrases to Go Shopping in Japan/買い物N1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · slowNinjapanese

23/1007:13#1 Why I Started Podcast｜どうしてポッドキャストはじめた？🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · slowNinjapanese

23/1008:10How do Japanese start using casual Japanese? [#44]N3-N2 · ~5,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

23/1008:44Japanese conversation with @DailyJapanese Naokoさん [#42]N3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

24/1009:04Healthy Matcha Cake | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

24/1008:10Mini-Fantasy Theater EP02 Monster | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible InputN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · slowにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

24/1008:57571 日本人がめっちゃ使う慣用句(Idioms)、７つまとめ！#japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/1008:58Japanese conversation in a Sushi restaurant in Tokyo! [#43]N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

25/1006:54【日本語日記】渋谷のカフェとGoogleのオフィスに行きましたN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

25/1008:04#12 どうしよう (What should I do) の2つの使い方｜2 Ways to Use “Dooshiyoo” 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

25/1008:33Daily Japanese conversation in Ameyoko, Tokyo! [#41]N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

25/1008:08#10 にほんのBBQ - Japanese BBQ Culture｜ 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN2-N1 · ~8,000 words · slowNinjapanese

25/1009:44572 日本では、嫁は夫の両親と一緒に住まないといけない！？ #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

25/1008:20Have you been to Nagoya in Japan? [#62]N2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · slowけんさんおかえり Japanese

26/1007:23570 会話が上手になる！話を変えるとき＆戻すときに使うフレーズまとめ！#japanesepodcastN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBite Size Japanese

26/1006:48#5 わたしの汚いネイル💅｜My Messy Nail 🇯🇵 Japanese Listening PracticeN3-N2 · ~5,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

26/1008:53A Chinese Tale: Saiou ga Uma | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

27/1007:04AUTO日本語だけで学ぶ！JLPT N２文法練習問題50問！コースについて説明しますN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

27/1009:20Talking to an English Japanese translator in Japan! [#64]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

27/1009:38After studying Japanese for 5 years ... [#59]N3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

Japanese channels, ranked

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
9	山田五郎オトナの教養講座	26–95	50	N1-N1+	medium	177	90 h
10	Kimono Mom	42–91	51	N1-N1+	medium	50	16 h
11	HikakinTV	18–88	52	N1-N1+	medium	96	105 h
12	NAKATA UNIVERSITY	10–75	55	N1-N1+	fast	181	177 h
13	Kimagure Cook	54–58	56	N1-N1+	fast	2	1 h
14	予備校のノリで学ぶ「大学の数学・物理」	38–91	65	N2-N1	fast	84	47 h
15	QuizKnock	34–93	66	N1-N1+	fast	150	39 h
16	Suit Train	55–92	72	N2-N1	fast	184	78 h
17	NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma	31–94	73	N1-N1+	fast	194	101 h
18	東海オンエア	51–93	75	N1-N1+	fast	153	79 h
19	かまいたちチャンネル	44–95	77	N1-N1+	fast	192	66 h
20	ゆる言語学ラジオ	55–94	80	N1-N1+	fast	132	112 h
21	ニューヨーク Official Channel	42–96	83	N1-N1+	very fast	91	69 h
22	フェルミ漫画大学	46–94	88	N2-N1	very fast	202	75 h
23	ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ	64–94	89	N1-N1+	very fast	151	106 h
24	ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】	88–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	142	82 h
25	歴史を面白く学ぶコテンラジオ_COTEN RADIO	57–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	217	154 h
26	令和の虎CHANNEL	74–93	92	N2-N1	very fast	160	132 h
27	積読チャンネル	90–94	92	N2-N1	very fast	99	80 h

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