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 3-96 FOMO（取り残されることへの不安）とシンガポール旅行の話
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~4,000 words11 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-54 バランスゲーム、究極の選択、あなたはどっち？ - Native Japanese Listening
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words15 minmedium
Japanese Listening (N5-N3) about LIFE / BALI, etc
score 44Miku Real JapaneseN3-N1~4,000 words15 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-103 Noriko's Japan Journal 2025-1 出発前 & 山口:下関・唐戸市場・湯田温泉・錦帯橋
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~7,000 words14 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 188 ダサい制服
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~7,000 words14 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-75 SwedenのLundから - 家族といえども違う人間
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words13 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-48 アパートの問題、停電、Danceの効果など : Native Japanese Listening
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words18 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-2 〇〇のおかげでほっこりしました！ #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~9,000 words11 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 3-119 Noriko's Philosophy Playground Who Am I? The Ship of Theseus
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~10,000 words14 minmedium
Japanese conversation with YUYU
score 45Miku Real JapaneseN3-N1~2,000 words13 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #155 卒業論文、12歳と15歳の私
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words12 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-28 Moving Moving Moving #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words30 minmedium
3-133 心が疲れているときに ーミュージアム処方せん（Museum Prescriptions）とは
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words10 minmedium
Japanese Brain-Friendly Coaching 2 How to Build Your Learning Autonomy
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words15 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-77 秋の読書チャレンジと「人生はプリンだ！」
score 45Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words10 minmedium
JLPT N1 文法のオンライン講座を開催します！
score 46あかね的日本語教室N3-N1~4,000 words17 minmediumauto subs
Japanese Podcast Season 3-34 長崎カステラ、稲佐山の夜景、グラバー園 #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 46Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words16 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #172 Kevinさん日本ワーホリ旅行記 - 出発前
score 46Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words19 minmedium
Advanced Japanese Listening 🇯🇵 | Manchester UK History & Culture
score 46Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words12 minmedium
日本語が流暢なネパール人にインタビュー【日本で働く外国人】
score 46あかね的日本語教室N3-N1~3,000 words17 minmedium
【日本語トーク／Japanese Talk #3】日本語を教えるときに大変だと思う事を３つ紹介します
score 46あかね的日本語教室N2-N1~3,000 words30 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-37 イギリスでの仕事の経験について #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 46Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words16 minmedium
53歳の誕生日に、日本の本を13冊買いました｜Japanese Podcast
score 46Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~4,000 words16 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 子どもの頃の夢と今の私｜日本の小学生の将来の夢ランキング
score 46Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~4,000 words13 minmedium
Watching is the other halfYouTube gives you one subtitle line, in one language. Linglass puts Japanese and your own language on screen together, and turns any word you tap into a flashcard.Add to Chrome — free