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 Talk ＃6】私が転職した理由について話します
score 40あかね的日本語教室N3-N2~3,000 words23 minmedium
Japanese Conversation / Listening Practice with Fumi [#80]
score 40けんさんおかえり JapaneseN2-N1~4,000 words10 minmediumauto subs
【Japanese conversation】about IKIGAI with @yuyunihongopodcast
score 41Miku Real JapaneseN2-N1+~4,000 words17 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-109 AIがあるのに、なぜ英語（外国語）を勉強するのか？Writing Challenge 4
score 41Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~3,000 words11 minmedium
Japanese conversation with Fumi from Speak Japanese Naturally [#78]
score 41けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words18 minmediumauto subs
Japanese conversation with YUYUの日本語Podcast [#67]
score 41けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~2,000 words23 minmediumauto subs
Japanese Podcast Season 3-21 感情の揺さぶり - ピアノのコンサート - Ludovico Einaudi #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 41Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~5,000 words12 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-10 賛否両論！座席を譲るかどうか問題 #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 41Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words15 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 3-137 ポイントは「厳選」と「観察」：好きなドラマやアニメで日本語を学ぶ
score 41Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~4,000 words11 minmedium
Easy Japanese conversation (N4)
score 41Miku Real JapaneseN2-N1+~7,000 words15 minmedium
Japanese Brain-Friendly Coaching 「ペラペラ」を具体的にイメージする - Setting Brain-Friendly Japanese Learning Goals
score 41Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words16 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-8 作文「あなたの国のおすすめの場所は？」＆ 国宝5城 #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 42Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~8,000 words15 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 3-122 情報疲れと選択疲れ：Information & Decision Fatigue: Tips for Thriving in Modern Society
score 42Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~4,000 words16 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-22 Liverpool 家探し #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 42Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~4,000 words11 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 3-120 Escaping the Everyday: Friendship, Freedom & Japan’s Hidden Gems with KAORI
score 42Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~2,000 words24 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-15 「久しぶりのロンドン」と「人生の転機」 #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 42Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words13 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #167 借りてきた猫のようにおとなしく見えても、実は猫をかぶっているだけかも
score 42Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~5,000 words11 minmedium
Real talk...in Japanese with @SayuriSaying
score 42Miku Real JapaneseN3-N1~2,000 words22 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-25 ため息をつくと幸せが逃げる！？ #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 42Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~7,000 words15 minmedium
【Easy Japanese vlog】in Takayama with @NihongoDekita Nihongo Dekita Sayaka
score 42Miku Real JapaneseN2-N1+~6,000 words12 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-46 日本の映画Perfect Days - Native Japanese Listening
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words13 minmedium
Japanese 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
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~9,000 words11 minmedium
Lunch at a Taiwanese Café with Ken | Intermediate Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 43にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1+~5,000 words18 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-16 16年間住んだBelfast #日本語ポッドキャスト
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~5,000 words17 minmedium
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