# Learn Japanese with Crayon Shin-chan

> How hard its Japanese is, where to watch it, and what to watch before and after.

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**The short answer:** Ikkimi rates **Crayon Shin-chan** N4 for learning Japanese: a five-year-old’s cheeky speech, family talk. **Good for a beginner? Yes.** It is one of the easier shows, good for your first weeks.

Ikkimi lists Crayon Shin-chan on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles and every word becomes clickable.

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## How hard is the Japanese in Crayon Shin-chan?

Ikkimi rates Crayon Shin-chan at **N4** (simple everyday talk). What sets its level: a five-year-old’s cheeky speech, family talk. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 7 are easier and 176 are harder.

Levels follow the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). They are Ikkimi’s estimate of how hard a show’s Japanese is to follow, from how fast people talk, how many unusual words there are and how clear the voices are. They are not official JLPT ratings.

| Fact | Crayon Shin-chan |
| --- | --- |
| Ikkimi’s level | N4 (simple everyday talk) |
| Why | a five-year-old’s cheeky speech, family talk |
| Japanese title | クレヨンしんちゃん |
| Format | TV series |
| Episodes | Still airing, about 21 minutes each |
| First aired | 1992 |
| Genres | Comedy, Ecchi, Slice of Life |
| Where to watch | [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/search?q=Crayon%20Shin-chan) |

Format, episodes, year and genres are from [AniList’s entry](https://anilist.co/anime/966), which may cover only the first season.

## How to learn Japanese with Crayon Shin-chan

Ikkimi lists Crayon Shin-chan on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. Ikkimi does not stream anything: you watch on your own account, in Chrome on a computer, and Ikkimi adds a Japanese line you can click on top of the player.

### On Netflix

On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player, where your country’s Netflix has them for this title, and Ikkimi makes the line clickable. If there are none, open the Ikkimi popup, choose Find Japanese subtitles, and search Jimaku’s catalogue or load a file from your computer.

1. Add Ikkimi to Chrome: Get the extension from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ikkimi-%E2%80%94-learn-japanese/kknpmodmojiodjhbgapdgpabdehpnfcb) and sign in.
2. Play an episode: Open Crayon Shin-chan on Netflix. The Japanese line appears on top of the video.
3. Click the words you keep hearing: The video pauses and the word opens: kana, romaji, meaning, JLPT level and a recording by a native speaker where one exists (never a computer voice; otherwise the line from the show plays again). Keep three to five words an episode, the ones that come up again.
4. Review them later: Kept words come back as flashcards on the Ikkimi website, with the scene and the line they came from, just before you would forget them.

## Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of Crayon Shin-chan, with the most genres in common first.

### Easier

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Teasing Master Takagi-san](https://ikkimi.app/anime/teasing-master-takagi-san/)** からかい上手の高木さん | N5 to N4 | two speakers, short lines | Netflix, Crunchyroll |
| **[Rilakkuma and Kaoru](https://ikkimi.app/anime/rilakkuma-and-kaoru/)** リラックマとカオルさん | N5 to N4 | short episodes, one calm speaker, everyday life | Netflix |
| **[Polar Bear Café](https://ikkimi.app/anime/polar-bear-cafe/)** しろくまカフェ | N5 | slow, polite everyday talk | Crunchyroll |

### Also N4

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[K-On!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/k-on/)** けいおん! | N4 | school club chatter, everyday words | Netflix |
| **[Sweetness & Lightning](https://ikkimi.app/anime/sweetness-and-lightning/)** 甘々と稲妻 | N4 | a father and a small child, cooking words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Kiki’s Delivery Service](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kikis-delivery-service/)** 魔女の宅急便 | N4 | a film, 1 h 43 | Netflix |

### Harder

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[My Dress-Up Darling](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-dress-up-darling/)** その着せ替え人形は恋をする | N3 | casual slang, sewing and cosplay words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Ranma ½](https://ikkimi.app/anime/ranma-1-2/)** らんま1/2 | N3 | slapstick, martial arts words | Netflix |
| **[Horimiya](https://ikkimi.app/anime/horimiya/)** ホリミヤ | N4 to N3 | casual school talk, short scenes | Crunchyroll, Netflix |

See [every N4 anime](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/#n4) or all 192 [anime by Japanese level](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/), and read [how to learn Japanese by watching anime](https://ikkimi.app/learn-japanese-with-anime/) from zero.

## Questions

### Is Crayon Shin-chan good for learning Japanese?

Yes. Ikkimi rates it N4 (simple everyday talk). What sets its level: a five-year-old’s cheeky speech, family talk. It is one of the easier shows, good for your first weeks.

### What Japanese level is Crayon Shin-chan?

N4, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 7 are easier and 176 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

### Where can I watch Crayon Shin-chan with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists Crayon Shin-chan on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player where they are offered, and Ikkimi makes every word clickable.

### What should I watch after Crayon Shin-chan?

Shows a little harder, with genres in common: My Dress-Up Darling (N3), Ranma ½ (N3) and Horimiya (N4 to N3).

Sources: show details from [AniList](https://anilist.co); meanings from JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); readings and word splits from kuromoji.js with IPADIC; JLPT word levels from Jonathan Waller’s unofficial lists. See [Credits](https://ikkimi.app/credits/). Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [hello@ikkimi.app](mailto:hello@ikkimi.app).

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