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 |
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【日本語の聴解】大阪から神戸に行きました
score 35あかね的日本語教室N3-N1~4,000 words11 minmedium
Drinking Parties and Alcohol | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 35にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~4,000 words11 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Noriko's Philosophy Playground 5 - Lessons from The Alchemist
score 36Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words19 minmedium
【山梨Vlog】石和温泉／Yamanashi in Japan
score 36あかね的日本語教室N2-N1+~8,000 words14 minmedium
【日本語の会話】カフェで使う日本語のフレーズ20選
score 36あかね的日本語教室N3-N1~4,000 words20 minmedium
Would You Rather Questions (About Work) | Advanced Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 36にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~3,000 words19 minmedium
【Japanese Talk ＃７】緊張する時の対処法について話します
score 36あかね的日本語教室N3-N2~2,000 words16 minmedium
20代のころの自分に伝えたいことは何ですか？【Japanese Talk #11】
score 36あかね的日本語教室N3-N2~2,000 words19 minmedium
【ホテルの会話】日本語のネイティブスピーカーの会話
score 36あかね的日本語教室N2-N1+~7,000 words12 minmedium
Listening real-life Japanese conversation! How's life in Osaka? #101
score 36けんさんおかえり JapaneseN2-N1~4,000 words11 minmediumauto subs
Come to a Japanese bar with Sayaka and Miku!@NihongoDekita
score 36Miku Real JapaneseN1-N1+~11,000 words12 minmedium
ホテルで使う日本語会話
score 36あかね的日本語教室N2-N1~7,000 words12 minmedium
電話の予約とカフェで注文する時の日本語会話
score 36あかね的日本語教室N2-N1~4,000 words16 minmedium
日本人が本当におすすめするお土産🎁Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.654
score 36Bite Size JapaneseN2-N1~5,000 words23 minmediumauto subs
夜のルーティーン🌛 Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2レベル【中級】Ep.629
score 36Bite Size JapaneseN2-N1~4,000 words16 minmedium
【日本語の会話】飲食店で注文するときの日本語
score 36あかね的日本語教室N2-N1+~6,000 words11 minmedium
台湾Vlog-Day2 日本人が中国語に挑戦します
score 36あかね的日本語教室N1-N1+~12,000 words18 minmedium
Japanese listening about LIFE
score 36Miku Real JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words25 minmedium
Walk around Hakata station in Japan! / Comprehensible Japanese conversation #106
score 36けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~2,000 words13 minmediumauto subs
【東京・日本橋】注文する時の日本語会話
score 37あかね的日本語教室N1-N1+~7,000 words12 minmedium
Japanese listening video
score 37Miku Real JapaneseN3-N2~2,000 words17 minmedium
Easy Japanese vlog with @SayuriSaying
score 37Miku Real JapaneseN2-N1~5,000 words17 minmedium
テイクアウトする時の日本語会話／電話の日本語
score 37あかね的日本語教室N3-N1~4,000 words13 minmedium
恩師の言葉【Japanese Talk♯19】
score 37あかね的日本語教室N3-N2~2,000 words19 minmedium
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