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 3-46 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
Japanese Podcast Season 3-112 手紙・手書きはもう古い！？デジタルとアナログ、どちらの方法がより「気持ちが伝わる？」
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words9 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
Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 6
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words25 minmedium
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score 43けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words7 minmediumauto subs
Japanese Podcast Season 3-111 「頑張れ！」がハラスメントになる？「つらいとき」に、どんな言葉をかけてもらえるとうれしい？
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~2,000 words8 minmedium
Japanese 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
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words15 minmedium
（CC)💻Noriko's Website/🇯🇵🎙️Season 3 is coming /💜My Community - Patreon & Japanese Together
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~7,000 words7 minmedium
Japanese 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
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words11 minmedium
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score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~5,000 words14 minmedium
Eating at a Sushi Counter in Japan | Japanese Listening Practice
score 43Speak Japanese NaturallyN1-N1+~15,000 words21 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #165 語学学習で必要なこと - perseverance, positivity, practice
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~7,000 words9 minmedium
30 mins Intermediate Japanese immersion with @yuyunihongopodcast
score 43Miku Real JapaneseN3-N1~3,000 words29 minmedium
Japanese 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
score 43Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~3,000 words15 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-47 24時間文句を言わないチャレンジ Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャスト
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words9 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #164 Book Club 『日本人の心がわかる日本語』第1章 - けじめ
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~10,000 words9 minmedium
What Do You Do on the Weekend? | Easy Japanese Interview with My Grandma 👵 Podcast for Beginners
score 44NinjapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words14 minmediumauto subs
Japanese Podcast 191 「すずめの戸締まり」：昭和の懐メロ！
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~5,000 words13 minmedium
How I learned languages myself ?
score 44あかね的日本語教室N2-N1~4,000 words16 minmedium
Japanese Podcast 186 カニアイスクリーム！？
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words13 minmedium
Japanese 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
score 44Learn Japanese with NorikoN3-N1~5,000 words14 minmedium
日本の転職について【ビジネス日本語】
score 44あかね的日本語教室N2-N1~4,000 words10 minmedium
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