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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49/1009:24Japanese Podcast 3-129 終活一人で死にたい: Why This Japanese Drama Made Me Rethink My FutureN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

49/1009:34Noriko’s Philosophy Playground 8 ミイラとモラル：博物館で考える3つの哲学的な質問N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

49/10013:06Japanese Podcast Season 3-42 散歩から帰ってきたばかり、テンション高め Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

49/10010:15AUTO無料公開（お試し）Extra! #81「Tokyo 」- Join Noriko's community - Patreon & Japanese Together Exclusive ContentN2-N1 · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

49/1008:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-35 Dance Dance Dance #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

49/10021:36Japanese Podcast 3-126 子どもに伝えたい日本のこれからwith @kotsukotsunihongoN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

49/1008:20Japanese Podcast #168 日本は「おひとりさま」を許してもらえるN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/1007:21Japanese Video Podcast #157 NHKの記事「毛が嫌われている！？」(Advanced)N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10016:30Japanese Brain-Friendly Coaching 5:脳にやさしい1年のふりかえり Reflect, Reframe, and Reset Your 2025N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/1007:35Japanese Podcast #174 & #175「忘れられない先生」「悪いコミュニケーションとは？」N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10029:20Japanese Podcast Season 3-89 2年ぶり！Comprehensible JapaneseのYukiさん @nijapaneseN2-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10016:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-32 Liverpoolに越してきて約3週間経った！#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/1008:43Japanese Podcast Season 3-86 Never let momentum get to zeroN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/1007:20Japanese Podcast Season 3-44 バレンタインデー、抹茶わらび餅、ダンス Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10013:15Japanese Podcast Season Season 3-52 ゴミゼロの未来のために：Zero waste - Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10011:30Japanese Podcast #163 10の面白い質問N3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10029:35Chat with Noriko About Reading | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

50/10013:41Japanese Podcast Season 3-91 Liverpoolを歩きながら、いろいろ話していますN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10016:05Japanese Podcast Season 3-31 かおりさんのお正月と節分に食べる恵方巻　#日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10012:05Japanese Video Podcast #159 都道府県シリーズ「佐賀県」N2-N1+ · ~7,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10019:07Japanese Podcast Season 3-70 ロンドンと推し活！N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/10011:15AUTOWhat can we buy with MONEY and not / YUYUの日本語Podcast [#75]N3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumけんさんおかえり Japanese

50/10028:17Japanese Podcast 198 Kevinさん日本ワーホリ旅行記 - パワースポットを巡るN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

50/1008:50Japanese Podcast Season 3-45 Liverpoolファンが熱い！Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

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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