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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Novel

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata

Length (in words)	395568
Unique words	18851
Unique words (used once)	7031
Unique words (used once %)	37%
Unique kanji	2306
Unique kanji (used once)	227
Unique kanji readings	4453
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	80/100
Average sentence length	24.9
Characters	946481
Volumes	13

Length (in words)	800132
Unique words	24344
Unique words (used once)	8184
Unique words (used once %)	33%
Unique kanji	2644
Unique kanji (used once)	271
Unique kanji readings	5391
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	76/100
Average sentence length	19.0
Characters	1832678
Volumes	17

Length (in words)	156055
Unique words	13828
Unique words (used once)	6100
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	2164
Unique kanji (used once)	320
Unique kanji readings	3916
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	75/100
Average sentence length	26.1
Characters	367320
Volumes	4

Length (in words)	120599
Unique words	9584
Unique words (used once)	4067
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	2011
Unique kanji (used once)	317
Unique kanji readings	3503
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	75/100
Average sentence length	19.3
Characters	274825
Volumes	2

Length (in words)	337172
Unique words	15972
Unique words (used once)	5593
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	2514
Unique kanji (used once)	247
Unique kanji readings	4871
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	74/100
Average sentence length	22.4
Characters	787484
Volumes	7

Length (in words)	429090
Unique words	17399
Unique words (used once)	6047
Unique words (used once %)	34%
Unique kanji	2263
Unique kanji (used once)	206
Unique kanji readings	4373
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	70/100
Average sentence length	22.4
Characters	1010681
Volumes	10

Length (in words)	60638
Unique words	7009
Unique words (used once)	3441
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1701
Unique kanji (used once)	325
Unique kanji readings	2755
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	82/100
Average sentence length	28.0
Characters	143367
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	380763
Unique words	16170
Unique words (used once)	5877
Unique words (used once %)	36%
Unique kanji	2290
Unique kanji (used once)	255
Unique kanji readings	4363
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	69/100
Average sentence length	18.5
Characters	924965
Volumes	11

Length (in words)	467406
Unique words	18321
Unique words (used once)	6430
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	2448
Unique kanji (used once)	265
Unique kanji readings	4666
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	77/100
Average sentence length	23.5
Characters	1063173
Volumes	9

Length (in words)	147457
Unique words	9273
Unique words (used once)	3482
Unique words (used once %)	37%
Unique kanji	1867
Unique kanji (used once)	233
Unique kanji readings	3316
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	76/100
Average sentence length	21.1
Characters	344538
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	341952
Unique words	12598
Unique words (used once)	4196
Unique words (used once %)	33%
Unique kanji	2220
Unique kanji (used once)	208
Unique kanji readings	4210
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	70/100
Average sentence length	21.4
Characters	798857
Volumes	10

Length (in words)	413743
Unique words	16210
Unique words (used once)	5331
Unique words (used once %)	32%
Unique kanji	2327
Unique kanji (used once)	211
Unique kanji readings	4412
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	73/100
Average sentence length	21.7
Characters	1002012
Volumes	9

Length (in words)	366153
Unique words	18311
Unique words (used once)	7028
Unique words (used once %)	38%
Unique kanji	2329
Unique kanji (used once)	281
Unique kanji readings	4428
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	79/100
Average sentence length	24.5
Characters	851257
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	48506
Unique words	5964
Unique words (used once)	2848
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1731
Unique kanji (used once)	351
Unique kanji readings	2730
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	75/100
Average sentence length	17.8
Characters	106079
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	553802
Unique words	28186
Unique words (used once)	10221
Unique words (used once %)	36%
Unique kanji	2886
Unique kanji (used once)	301
Unique kanji readings	6011
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	80/100
Average sentence length	21.7
Characters	1282345
Volumes	16

Length (in words)	605783
Unique words	24196
Unique words (used once)	7837
Unique words (used once %)	32%
Unique kanji	2463
Unique kanji (used once)	200
Unique kanji readings	4935
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	74/100
Average sentence length	25.8
Characters	1429969
Volumes	12

Length (in words)	55553
Unique words	7099
Unique words (used once)	3330
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1620
Unique kanji (used once)	271
Unique kanji readings	2698
Average difficulty	63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	76/100
Average sentence length	25.7
Characters	131311
Volumes	8

Length (in words)	249912
Unique words	15655
Unique words (used once)	6171
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	2315
Unique kanji (used once)	275
Unique kanji readings	4349
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	78/100
Average sentence length	21.8
Characters	582094
Volumes	6

Length (in words)	294747
Unique words	19291
Unique words (used once)	8076
Unique words (used once %)	41%
Unique kanji	2428
Unique kanji (used once)	310
Unique kanji readings	4677
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	75/100
Average sentence length	21.0
Characters	683055
Volumes	6

Length (in words)	88697
Unique words	7685
Unique words (used once)	3433
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1908
Unique kanji (used once)	345
Unique kanji readings	3343
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	71/100
Average sentence length	21.9
Characters	200657
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	711950
Unique words	23598
Unique words (used once)	7740
Unique words (used once %)	32%
Unique kanji	2665
Unique kanji (used once)	254
Unique kanji readings	5442
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	73/100
Average sentence length	24.5
Characters	1578285
Volumes	13

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Novel difficulty list

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata

Ryuuou no Oshigoto!

Cat Tail Output!

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Glau Standear Koukoku Monogatari

Kouen no Wizard

Onna no Inai Otoko-tachi

Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai.

Tantei wa Mou Shindeiru

Asgard Buou Senki

Kamisamatachi no Oisemairi

GOSICK

World End Economica

Otome Gunsou Pyuseru An Furajaairu

Kyo Kara Maoh!

Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai

A Certain Scientific Railgun SS

Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka?

Gakkou wo Deyou!

Kuroi Jukai

Goshujinsama wa Yamaneko-hime

Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei

Shiosai

Shakugan no Shana Zero

Rou Vohl no Wakusei

Yuke, Tetsuro Yakou Kyuukou "Hokusei" Kita Touhoku Toppa-sen

Ben-to

Rizuberuru no Ma

Koteki no Kanata

Seinaru Namakemono no Bouken

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Shoujo Cinema

Abyss Gate

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou

Bluesteel Blasphemer

The Witcher: Time of Contempt

Seigi no Mikata no Mikata no Mikata

Babel

Kadorusuteito Monogatari

Hajimaranai Ragnarok to Owatteru Uchira no Live

S.I.R.E.N.

Hito no Jidai wa Owatta Keredo, Soredemo Onaka wa Herimasuka

Kieli

BLOOD ARM

Date a Live

Tsuki to Yami no Senki

BAMBOO GIRL

Amaterasu no Angou

Antimagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon" Another Mission

Yoake no Villain

Length (in words)	318588
Unique words	13065
Unique words (used once)	4599
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	2207
Unique kanji (used once)	245
Unique kanji readings	4143
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	79/100
Average sentence length	22.1
Characters	743749
Volumes	6

Length (in words)	42983
Unique words	7498
Unique words (used once)	3925
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	2138
Unique kanji (used once)	473
Unique kanji readings	3681
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	83/100
Average sentence length	30.0
Characters	90287
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	34147
Unique words	6334
Unique words (used once)	3368
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1755
Unique kanji (used once)	373
Unique kanji readings	2950
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	93/100
Average sentence length	23.0
Characters	78546
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	66810
Unique words	9081
Unique words (used once)	4578
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1876
Unique kanji (used once)	331
Unique kanji readings	3221
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	80/100
Average sentence length	22.4
Characters	152447
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	80403
Unique words	8994
Unique words (used once)	4105
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1767
Unique kanji (used once)	246
Unique kanji readings	3061
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	77/100
Average sentence length	22.1
Characters	183639
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	937085
Unique words	25808
Unique words (used once)	8215
Unique words (used once %)	31%
Unique kanji	2635
Unique kanji (used once)	201
Unique kanji readings	5363
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	81/100
Average sentence length	23.4
Characters	2097392
Volumes	12

Length (in words)	447304
Unique words	16117
Unique words (used once)	5157
Unique words (used once %)	31%
Unique kanji	2326
Unique kanji (used once)	197
Unique kanji readings	4501
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	76/100
Average sentence length	22.2
Characters	1052542
Volumes	8

Length (in words)	57224
Unique words	5675
Unique words (used once)	2520
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1339
Unique kanji (used once)	283
Unique kanji readings	2212
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	79/100
Average sentence length	23.3
Characters	127686
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	69842
Unique words	8350
Unique words (used once)	3943
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1975
Unique kanji (used once)	352
Unique kanji readings	3378
Average difficulty	65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	83/100
Average sentence length	24.7
Characters	164154
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	121041
Unique words	12197
Unique words (used once)	5407
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	2049
Unique kanji (used once)	343
Unique kanji readings	3517
Average difficulty	65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	81/100
Average sentence length	38.1
Characters	292472
Volumes	1