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Best Japanese podcasts for JLPT N2

By Mariano Matayoshi · building Wakatta, still learning Japanese

N2 is real, natural-speed Japanese — unscripted conversation and native-leaning talk. Here is every N2 show in Wakatta.

At N2, most learner supports fall away; lean on the synced transcript and tap the words you don’t know. Every show here has a full guide — open it and read along.

Every show at this level

• Haru no Nihongo · Haruka
• Nihongo Oshaberi Radio · Two teachers
• Nihongo Talk Show · Okado
• ikinari Japanese · Nihongo Life
• Tama's Free Talk · Tama
• Yahho! ゆるジャパ · Kasumi & Miku
• YUYU no Hitorigoto · YUYU
• 4989 American Life · Utaco
• ラジレキ · History radio
• ゆる哲学ラジオ · Philosophy

Browse by level: N5 · N4 · N3 · N2 · N1

Read along in Wakatta

Wakatta turns real Japanese podcasts into tappable transcripts — tap any word for its reading and meaning, and review what you save with the original audio.