Novel difficulty list This is a list of novels, both light novels and traditional novels, ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is very easy and 100 is very hard. You can use it to find the most appropriate novel to read based on how good your Japanese is.
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Alice Reloaded Length (in words) 170752 Unique words 12701 Unique words (used once) 5062 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2135 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3907 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 393749 Volumes 3
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Hiyaku no Koi wo Tsuki ni Chikau Length (in words) 177956 Unique words 9746 Unique words (used once) 3704 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1933 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3386 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 24.0 Characters 422573 Volumes 5
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Tokinori Rinne! Length (in words) 300796 Unique words 18534 Unique words (used once) 7405 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2609 Unique kanji (used once) 363 Unique kanji readings 4998 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 26.7 Characters 683709 Volumes 5
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Chiisana Kuni no Kyuuseishu Length (in words) 324522 Unique words 17203 Unique words (used once) 6653 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2219 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 4206 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 770872 Volumes 5
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Ashawan no Otome-tachi Length (in words) 50325 Unique words 6522 Unique words (used once) 3166 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1768 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 2923 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 114572 Volumes 1
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Itsumo Kokoro ni Ken wo Length (in words) 214199 Unique words 12732 Unique words (used once) 4897 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2223 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 4096 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 510216 Volumes 5
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Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku Length (in words) 288015 Unique words 15869 Unique words (used once) 5875 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2331 Unique kanji (used once) 216 Unique kanji readings 4439 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 26.2 Characters 678891 Volumes 5
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Kuroi Ame Length (in words) 85163 Unique words 10547 Unique words (used once) 4973 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 2437 Unique kanji (used once) 421 Unique kanji readings 4387 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 31.1 Characters 180381 Volumes 1
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Mitsubachi to Enrai Length (in words) 130176 Unique words 10646 Unique words (used once) 4653 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1991 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 3478 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 314507 Volumes 1
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Torikagosou no Kyou mo Nemutai Juunin-tachi Length (in words) 266867 Unique words 17721 Unique words (used once) 6553 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2292 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 4320 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 28.0 Characters 646717 Volumes 6
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Kozure Youjinbou Length (in words) 234941 Unique words 13575 Unique words (used once) 4963 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2353 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 4623 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 538501 Volumes 5
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Tooku Kara no Koe Length (in words) 44618 Unique words 6341 Unique words (used once) 3211 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1901 Unique kanji (used once) 401 Unique kanji readings 3177 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 95560 Volumes 1
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Hiiro no Sasayaki Length (in words) 69282 Unique words 7325 Unique words (used once) 3323 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1718 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 2834 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 158345 Volumes 1
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Bungaku Shoujo Length (in words) 786294 Unique words 23391 Unique words (used once) 7832 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2603 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 5138 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 1877200 Volumes 16
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Kono Hon wo Nusumu Mono wa Length (in words) 78969 Unique words 9020 Unique words (used once) 4101 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1908 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 3268 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 26.2 Characters 177953 Volumes 1
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Bodacious Space Pirates Length (in words) 706615 Unique words 21434 Unique words (used once) 7167 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2323 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 4395 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 30.2 Characters 1734200 Volumes 12
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Record of Lodoss War Length (in words) 420240 Unique words 15772 Unique words (used once) 5204 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2243 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 4297 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 966014 Volumes 7
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Tonariawase no Hai to Seishun Length (in words) 58366 Unique words 7219 Unique words (used once) 3355 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1704 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 2941 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 26.1 Characters 134065 Volumes 1
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Rokka no Yuusha Length (in words) 356422 Unique words 11919 Unique words (used once) 3946 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2035 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 3714 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 858849 Volumes 6
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Umibe no Kafka Length (in words) 187201 Unique words 12079 Unique words (used once) 5162 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2014 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 3497 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 440136 Volumes 2
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Gakusei Shoujo Length (in words) 243992 Unique words 16059 Unique words (used once) 6346 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2343 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 4394 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 574071 Volumes 4
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Shuumatsu no Houmonsha Length (in words) 80528 Unique words 8210 Unique words (used once) 3877 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1640 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 2702 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 29.6 Characters 191294 Volumes 1
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Golden Time Length (in words) 211425 Unique words 14969 Unique words (used once) 6335 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2172 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 4017 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 498836 Volumes 5
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Honshin Length (in words) 91973 Unique words 9185 Unique words (used once) 4353 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 2036 Unique kanji (used once) 349 Unique kanji readings 3567 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 27.0 Characters 209919 Volumes 1
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Shirokuro Nekuro Length (in words) 181564 Unique words 15557 Unique words (used once) 7055 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 2347 Unique kanji (used once) 343 Unique kanji readings 4458 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 429266 Volumes 4
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Onna Men Length (in words) 40899 Unique words 5996 Unique words (used once) 3161 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1875 Unique kanji (used once) 444 Unique kanji readings 3139 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 33.0 Characters 89615 Volumes 1
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Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru Length (in words) 951525 Unique words 29587 Unique words (used once) 10112 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2765 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 5633 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 2220826 Volumes 17
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Genjuu Chousain Length (in words) 48728 Unique words 6001 Unique words (used once) 2789 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1722 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 2844 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 104181 Volumes 1
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Nijuu Seikatsu Length (in words) 81721 Unique words 8505 Unique words (used once) 3928 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1773 Unique kanji (used once) 338 Unique kanji readings 2998 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 29.7 Characters 194158 Volumes 1
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Kishimu Eden no Grimm Reaper Length (in words) 200421 Unique words 13274 Unique words (used once) 5225 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2223 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 4089 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 472069 Volumes 3
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Kamisama no Youjinbou Length (in words) 123081 Unique words 9593 Unique words (used once) 4119 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1988 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3530 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 276685 Volumes 3
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Hitsuji wo Meguru Bouken Length (in words) 89878 Unique words 8709 Unique words (used once) 4019 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1804 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 3086 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 198437 Volumes 1
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Satsuriku ni Itaru Yamai Length (in words) 59089 Unique words 7136 Unique words (used once) 3510 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1672 Unique kanji (used once) 330 Unique kanji readings 2756 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 138068 Volumes 1
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Chijin no Ai Length (in words) 73592 Unique words 7658 Unique words (used once) 3553 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1989 Unique kanji (used once) 404 Unique kanji readings 3399 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 161357 Volumes 1
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Cop Craft Dragnet Mirage Reloaded Length (in words) 228417 Unique words 18017 Unique words (used once) 7476 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2285 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 4267 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 548241 Volumes 6
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Overlord Length (in words) 1145357 Unique words 25887 Unique words (used once) 8010 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2763 Unique kanji (used once) 216 Unique kanji readings 5648 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 23.3 Characters 2660953 Volumes 14
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Ryuu to Kitsune no Giant Killing Length (in words) 86491 Unique words 10513 Unique words (used once) 4915 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1897 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 3423 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 210908 Volumes 2
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Sword Art Online Progressive Length (in words) 557878 Unique words 21783 Unique words (used once) 7433 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2501 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 4885 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 30.1 Characters 1294712 Volumes 8
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Sakura x Saku Length (in words) 176638 Unique words 13513 Unique words (used once) 5560 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2235 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 4136 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 427968 Volumes 4
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Akugyaku Kishidan: Sono Elf, Kyoubou ni Tsuki Length (in words) 113786 Unique words 10375 Unique words (used once) 4617 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2053 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 3647 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 258250 Volumes 2
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Unnamed Memory Length (in words) 476137 Unique words 15765 Unique words (used once) 4931 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2361 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 4558 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 1078834 Volumes 6
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Chikyuu ga Sabishii Sono Riyuu Length (in words) 78633 Unique words 11834 Unique words (used once) 5912 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1940 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 3396 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 193075 Volumes 1
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Denshi Hyakkiyakou Length (in words) 57361 Unique words 7363 Unique words (used once) 3725 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 2062 Unique kanji (used once) 404 Unique kanji readings 3573 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 126294 Volumes 1
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Irya no Sora, UFO no Natsu Length (in words) 214081 Unique words 16600 Unique words (used once) 6905 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2275 Unique kanji (used once) 333 Unique kanji readings 4244 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 512643 Volumes 4
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Rebuild World Length (in words) 745776 Unique words 15285 Unique words (used once) 4227 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 2136 Unique kanji (used once) 186 Unique kanji readings 4059 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 23.3 Characters 1695323 Volumes 8
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Hitodenashi no Koi Length (in words) 48992 Unique words 6712 Unique words (used once) 3410 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1687 Unique kanji (used once) 369 Unique kanji readings 2785 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 35.8 Characters 110763 Volumes 1
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Shisou Toshokan no Livre Blanche Length (in words) 281324 Unique words 15949 Unique words (used once) 6339 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2341 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 4428 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 654566 Volumes 5
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Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Girls Side Length (in words) 85408 Unique words 9156 Unique words (used once) 4337 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1878 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 3239 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 24.0 Characters 207390 Volumes 3
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Doushi Shoujo yo, Teki wo Ute Length (in words) 101936 Unique words 10608 Unique words (used once) 4642 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2026 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 3552 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 234291 Volumes 1
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Gamers! Length (in words) 541009 Unique words 19548 Unique words (used once) 6678 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2358 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 4584 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 1267471 Volumes 12