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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score 50Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words28 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-45 Liverpoolファンが熱い！Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャスト
score 50Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~4,000 words9 minmedium
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score 50Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~5,000 words13 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-88 Noriko's Philosophy Playground 2 禁断の快楽へようこそ
score 50Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~4,000 words9 minmedium
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score 50Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words10 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-64 イタリアのホテルから Native Japanese Listening
score 51Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~5,000 words23 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-72 イギリスのかなりやばいHen Party！アレをもって歩く花嫁さん！
score 51Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~6,000 words13 minmedium
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score 51Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~7,000 words8 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 190 倉敷に行ったら写真をシェアしてね！
score 51Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~8,000 words10 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-59 ジンバル、ワイアレスマイク、そして金曜日！
score 51Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words10 minmedium
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score 51Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words14 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-105 Noriko's Japan Journal 2025-3 倉敷の実家の近くで、最初の一週間で感じたこと
score 51Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~5,000 words10 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-41 あーあ、ショック！ Native Japanese Listening & 日本語ポッドキャスト
score 52Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~6,000 words8 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-61 近況、今読んでいる本など Native Japanese Listening
score 52Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~4,000 words13 minmedium
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score 52Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1~6,000 words18 minmedium
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
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score 52Miku Real JapaneseN1-N1+~9,000 words19 minmedium
Japanese Podcast #153 焼き鳥屋ではるか先生とサシで飲んだ話@harunonihongo
score 53Learn Japanese with NorikoN2-N1+~5,000 words9 minmedium
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score 53Miku Real JapaneseN2-N1+~6,000 words17 minmedium
Japanese Podcast Season 3-117 📚Book Talk with Yuko 2『カフネ』＆ 食と猫
score 56Learn Japanese with NorikoN1-N1+~13,000 words18 minmedium
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score 59Miku Real JapaneseN1-N1+~15,000 words15 minmedium
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