Comprehensible input · Japanese
8 Japanese channels made for learners, measured
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.
8
learner channels
1,213
videos scored
362 h
of material
The ranking
| # | 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 |
Find something to watch
Japanese Podcast Season 3-36 @wrightjukuonline - Japanese with SayakaのSayakaさん #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words38 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-79 おひとりさまレベルチェック - あなたはどこまで一人で行けますか？ with Ritsuさん
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words32 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #160 特別ゲストカナダ在住ちかこさん（恒例ゲスト！）
score 51Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words40 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-9 Kevinさん日本ワーホリ旅行記 - 台風で足止め！ #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 51Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words31 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-50 Conversation with Yasuyo 小さな成功体験の積み重ね Native Japanese Listening!
score 52Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words43 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-20 特別ゲスト『アンちゃんの日本が好きすぎてたまらんバイ!』のアンちゃん #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 52Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words46 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-136 Book Talk with Yuko 7 - 年末年始に読んだ本
score 55Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words30 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-116 スペイン旅行と心の余白 with Yasuyo
score 57Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words31 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-90 カナダ在住のアーティスト、ちかこさん@ogawachikako
score 57Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words31 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-80 夏の思い出と新しい挑戦 with Yasuyoさん
score 59Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words37 minfast
Japanese Podcast Season 3-6 Mori Mori Japanese Lessonsのやすよ先生 #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 62Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words30 minfast
Japanese 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
score 72Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words34 minfast
Japanese 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
score 88Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N2~3,000 words30 minvery fast
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