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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43/10012:54Japanese Podcast Season 3-46 日本の映画Perfect Days - Native Japanese ListeningN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10010:45Japanese Podcast Season 3-11 日本のニュースから「はんこ」＆「植物から作ったうなぎのかば焼き」 #日本語ポッドキャストN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10017:31Lunch at a Taiwanese Café with Ken | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input

43/10016:45Japanese Podcast Season 3-16 16年間住んだBelfast　 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10024:47Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 6N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10015:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-18 「尻に火がつく」と「お金かやりがいか？」 #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10011:10Japanese Podcast Season 3-30 乾杯の数だけ幸せがある #日本語ポッドキャストN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10013:45Japanese Podcast #161Netflixドラマ『舞妓さんちのまかないさん』N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

43/10021:07Eating at a Sushi Counter in Japan | Japanese Listening PracticeN1-N1+ · ~15,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

43/10028:5630 mins Intermediate Japanese immersion with @yuyunihongopodcastN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

43/10015:04Japanese Podcast 3-127 Ikizurasa and Me: When Life Feels Too Heavy - 生きづらさとどう向き合う？小説『三十の反撃』からN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10013:41AUTOWhat Do You Do on the Weekend? | Easy Japanese Interview with My Grandma 👵 Podcast for BeginnersN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumNinjapanese

44/10013:05Japanese Podcast 191 「すずめの戸締まり」：昭和の懐メロ！N2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10016:24How I learned languages myself ?N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

44/10012:45Japanese Podcast 186 カニアイスクリーム！？N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10014:15Japanese Podcast Season 3-24 最近嬉しかったこと＆クマとかサメとか #日本語ポッドキャストN3-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10010:21日本の転職について【ビジネス日本語】N2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumあかね的日本語教室

44/10011:41[CC]Japanese Podcast 199 : Video Podcast - MalagaN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10011:50Japanese Podcast Season 3-4 八つ当たり #日本語ポッドキャストN1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10014:18Japanese listening about LIFEN3-N2 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

44/10011:36Japanese Podcast 3-131 Dark Heritage: Why Do We Preserve Tragic History? 負の遺産 - なぜ悲しい歴史を残すのか？N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn Japanese with Noriko

44/10017:57How to learn KanjiN2-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak Japanese Naturally

44/10015:05How much can you understand? Japanese conversationN3-N1 · ~2,000 words · mediumMiku Real Japanese

44/10010:45Japanese Podcast 182 おすすめの本『カラフル』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	山田五郎オトナの教養講座	26–95	50	N1-N1+	medium	177	90 h
2	Kimono Mom	42–91	51	N1-N1+	medium	50	16 h
3	HikakinTV	18–88	52	N1-N1+	medium	96	105 h
4	NAKATA UNIVERSITY	10–75	55	N1-N1+	fast	181	177 h
5	Kimagure Cook	54–58	56	N1-N1+	fast	2	1 h
6	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
7	QuizKnock	34–93	66	N1-N1+	fast	150	39 h
8	Suit Train	55–92	72	N2-N1	fast	184	78 h
9	NOBROCKTV by Nobuyuki Sakuma	31–94	73	N1-N1+	fast	194	101 h
10	東海オンエア	51–93	75	N1-N1+	fast	153	79 h
11	かまいたちチャンネル	44–95	77	N1-N1+	fast	192	66 h
12	ゆる言語学ラジオ	55–94	80	N1-N1+	fast	132	112 h
13	ニューヨーク Official Channel	42–96	83	N1-N1+	very fast	91	69 h
14	フェルミ漫画大学	46–94	88	N2-N1	very fast	202	75 h
15	ゆるコンピュータ科学ラジオ	64–94	89	N1-N1+	very fast	151	106 h
16	ABEMA Prime #アベプラ【公式】	88–93	91	N2-N1	very fast	142	82 h
17	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
18	令和の虎CHANNEL	74–93	92	N2-N1	very fast	160	132 h
19	積読チャンネル	90–94	92	N2-N1	very fast	99	80 h

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