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Best Japanese podcasts for JLPT N5

By Mariano Matayoshi · building Wakatta, still learning Japanese

N5 is where listening starts: slow, simple, made-for-learners Japanese. Here is every N5 show in Wakatta, each with a full guide.

At N5, pick one or two shows and just get hours in — listen for the gist, don’t chase every word. Tap into any show below for how to study it.

Every show at this level

• Nihongo con Teppei (for Beginners) · Teppei
• Nihongo Storytime for Beginners · Noriko
• Easy Japanese Listening · Megumi
• Learn Japanese with Masa Sensei · Masa Sensei
• Slow Japanese · Akari
• The Daily Habit · Majestic Language Co.
• Momoko To Nihongo · Momoko
• AmaoJapan · Amao
• うとうとtime (Sleepy Japanese) · Sayuri

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.