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
Comprehensible Japanese listening practice: Evening walk in Hakata, Japan! #151
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words29 minslow
Let’s go cycling and talking! 🚲 | Easy Japanese Listening Practice N4, 40 min
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words42 minslow
There used to be a river through Harajuku to Shibuya I Japanese Listening Practice
score 8Speak Japanese NaturallyN3-N1~4,000 words26 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP02 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~3,000 words21 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP17 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1+~3,000 words16 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP05 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1~2,000 words19 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP12 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~2,000 words18 minslow
Let’s Play Cats Hidden Around the World EP11 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~3,000 words18 minslow
Let’s Play A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars EP07 | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N2~3,000 words37 minslow
Let's Play Her Trees EP04 | Complete Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 8にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN3-N1~3,000 words35 minslow
45 mins N4 Japanese immersion! / Let's go cycling! #129
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N1~3,000 words45 minslow
20 mins N4 Japanese listening practice: Let’s go eat breakfast! #148
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~4,000 words23 minslow
20 mins Japanese listening practice, Night walk in Nagoya, Japan! #145
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words21 minslow
20 mins N4 Japanese Listening Practice: Let's walk around Matsumoto station!
score 8けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words21 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | Why Japanese people say they are not religious
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1+~4,000 words29 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | Yoyogi Park at Night
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~5,000 words19 minslow
Mini-Fantasy Theater EP05&06 Too often/Help Desk | Beginner Japanese Comprehensible Input
score 9にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible InputN2-N1~4,000 words9 minslow
Onomich in Hiroshima | Japanese Listening Practice
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~5,000 words20 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice With The Japanese Guessing Card Game!
score 9けんさんおかえり JapaneseN3-N2~3,000 words24 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice I Can you go up??
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1+~5,000 words24 minslow
My Hometown | Japanese Listening Practice
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~5,000 words24 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | Japanese aerial firefighting
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~7,000 words16 minslow
Japanese Listening Practice | Supermarket and Christmas in Japan
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN2-N1~6,000 words18 minslow
Walk All the way around the Imperial Palace 皇居一周（こうきょいっしゅう）
score 9Speak Japanese NaturallyN3-N1~5,000 words13 minslow
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