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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Gakkou wo Deyou! Length (in words) 294747 Unique words 19290 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
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Kuroi Jukai Length (in words) 88697 Unique words 7683 Unique words (used once) 3432 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1908 Unique kanji (used once) 345 Unique kanji readings 3342 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 21.9 Characters 200657 Volumes 1
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Goshujinsama wa Yamaneko-hime Length (in words) 711950 Unique words 23597 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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Umi to Dokuyaku Length (in words) 40175 Unique words 5339 Unique words (used once) 2473 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1650 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 2634 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 28.4 Characters 86603 Volumes 1
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Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei Length (in words) 318588 Unique words 13064 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
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Shiosai Length (in words) 42983 Unique words 7496 Unique words (used once) 3924 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 2138 Unique kanji (used once) 473 Unique kanji readings 3683 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 30.0 Characters 90287 Volumes 1
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Shakugan no Shana Zero Length (in words) 34147 Unique words 6333 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
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Rou Vohl no Wakusei Length (in words) 66810 Unique words 9080 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
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Yuke, Tetsuro Yakou Kyuukou "Hokusei" Kita Touhoku Toppa-sen Length (in words) 80403 Unique words 8993 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
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Ben-to Length (in words) 937085 Unique words 25806 Unique words (used once) 8214 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
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The Chinese Maze Murders Length (in words) 82326 Unique words 9776 Unique words (used once) 4714 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1954 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 3506 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 29.1 Characters 178858 Volumes 1
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Rizuberuru no Ma Length (in words) 447304 Unique words 16116 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
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Koteki no Kanata 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
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Seinaru Namakemono no Bouken Length (in words) 69842 Unique words 8349 Unique words (used once) 3942 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
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Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Length (in words) 121041 Unique words 12196 Unique words (used once) 5407 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2049 Unique kanji (used once) 343 Unique kanji readings 3521 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 81/100 Average sentence length 38.1 Characters 292472 Volumes 1
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Shoujo Cinema Length (in words) 90662 Unique words 9707 Unique words (used once) 4528 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1852 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 3245 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 25.8 Characters 207366 Volumes 1
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Abyss Gate Length (in words) 106038 Unique words 9179 Unique words (used once) 3992 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1852 Unique kanji (used once) 321 Unique kanji readings 3204 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 81/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 239590 Volumes 3
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Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Length (in words) 622883 Unique words 21205 Unique words (used once) 6417 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2550 Unique kanji (used once) 192 Unique kanji readings 5188 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 1425741 Volumes 8
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Bluesteel Blasphemer Length (in words) 198694 Unique words 12811 Unique words (used once) 5057 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2302 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 4327 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 445326 Volumes 4
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The Witcher: Time of Contempt Length (in words) 96129 Unique words 9830 Unique words (used once) 4111 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1898 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 3287 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 232489 Volumes 1
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Seigi no Mikata no Mikata no Mikata Length (in words) 137513 Unique words 11446 Unique words (used once) 4721 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1962 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 3638 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 321946 Volumes 3
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Babel Length (in words) 380792 Unique words 16135 Unique words (used once) 5661 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2363 Unique kanji (used once) 209 Unique kanji readings 4551 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 838045 Volumes 4
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Kadorusuteito Monogatari Length (in words) 497049 Unique words 15900 Unique words (used once) 4511 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 2379 Unique kanji (used once) 178 Unique kanji readings 4659 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 30.8 Characters 1153331 Volumes 8
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Hajimaranai Ragnarok to Owatteru Uchira no Live Length (in words) 78481 Unique words 10490 Unique words (used once) 5225 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1892 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 3317 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 187239 Volumes 2
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S.I.R.E.N. Length (in words) 206678 Unique words 12289 Unique words (used once) 4267 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2127 Unique kanji (used once) 221 Unique kanji readings 3891 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 24.2 Characters 465571 Volumes 5
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Hito no Jidai wa Owatta Keredo, Soredemo Onaka wa Herimasuka Length (in words) 94735 Unique words 10071 Unique words (used once) 4643 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 2049 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 3647 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 218714 Volumes 2
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The Mad Hatter Mystery Length (in words) 96787 Unique words 8936 Unique words (used once) 4094 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1954 Unique kanji (used once) 367 Unique kanji readings 3302 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 230478 Volumes 1
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Kieli Length (in words) 465113 Unique words 17641 Unique words (used once) 5382 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2252 Unique kanji (used once) 170 Unique kanji readings 4308 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 30.6 Characters 1095828 Volumes 9
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BLOOD ARM Length (in words) 43670 Unique words 6411 Unique words (used once) 3185 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1585 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 2598 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 100762 Volumes 1
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Date a Live Length (in words) 762696 Unique words 22538 Unique words (used once) 7535 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2592 Unique kanji (used once) 201 Unique kanji readings 5164 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 1783544 Volumes 17
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Tsuki to Yami no Senki Length (in words) 102460 Unique words 9976 Unique words (used once) 4613 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 2087 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 3686 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 244309 Volumes 3
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BAMBOO GIRL Length (in words) 72361 Unique words 9990 Unique words (used once) 5086 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 2033 Unique kanji (used once) 347 Unique kanji readings 3598 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 162887 Volumes 1
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Amaterasu no Angou Length (in words) 91703 Unique words 10800 Unique words (used once) 5130 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 2172 Unique kanji (used once) 360 Unique kanji readings 3991 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 26.1 Characters 208875 Volumes 1
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Antimagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon" Another Mission Length (in words) 41430 Unique words 6007 Unique words (used once) 3067 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1572 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 2598 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 95334 Volumes 1
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Yoake no Villain Length (in words) 54360 Unique words 6876 Unique words (used once) 3205 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1708 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 2846 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 133472 Volumes 1
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Death Need Round Length (in words) 195300 Unique words 13287 Unique words (used once) 5266 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2151 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 3930 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 447400 Volumes 3
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Madan no Ou to Michelia Length (in words) 400627 Unique words 14023 Unique words (used once) 4285 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2279 Unique kanji (used once) 209 Unique kanji readings 4246 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 24.1 Characters 962464 Volumes 6
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Nareru! SE Length (in words) 593353 Unique words 26201 Unique words (used once) 9199 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2570 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 5193 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 1451530 Volumes 16
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DIVE!! Length (in words) 127212 Unique words 11796 Unique words (used once) 5182 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1932 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 3486 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 293447 Volumes 2
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Tenohira no Shousetsu Length (in words) 104139 Unique words 10186 Unique words (used once) 4765 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 2214 Unique kanji (used once) 395 Unique kanji readings 4081 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 81/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 216520 Volumes 1
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Izu no Odoriko Length (in words) 33794 Unique words 5500 Unique words (used once) 2921 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1746 Unique kanji (used once) 415 Unique kanji readings 2858 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 27.7 Characters 70238 Volumes 1
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Senseijutsu Satsujin Jiken Length (in words) 106437 Unique words 9842 Unique words (used once) 4578 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 2012 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 3585 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 29.9 Characters 236934 Volumes 1
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Kokoro Length (in words) 69766 Unique words 6437 Unique words (used once) 2998 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1900 Unique kanji (used once) 388 Unique kanji readings 3229 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 29.2 Characters 149887 Volumes 1
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Princess Hearts Length (in words) 543259 Unique words 21879 Unique words (used once) 7057 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2602 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 5121 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 1285843 Volumes 11
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Hanamonogatari Length (in words) 77654 Unique words 8763 Unique words (used once) 4053 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1951 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 3641 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 39.9 Characters 162648 Volumes 1
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Tenmei no Shirushi Length (in words) 60743 Unique words 8975 Unique words (used once) 4525 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1894 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 3266 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 142851 Volumes 1
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Shi no Eda Length (in words) 69187 Unique words 8677 Unique words (used once) 4064 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1942 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 3415 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 29.6 Characters 149298 Volumes 1
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Gogo no Eikou Length (in words) 39680 Unique words 7021 Unique words (used once) 3723 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 2058 Unique kanji (used once) 450 Unique kanji readings 3457 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 31.0 Characters 85349 Volumes 1
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Yougisha X no Kenshin Length (in words) 72258 Unique words 6486 Unique words (used once) 2803 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1555 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 2551 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 169760 Volumes 1
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Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu Length (in words) 361485 Unique words 19372 Unique words (used once) 6816 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2456 Unique kanji (used once) 213 Unique kanji readings 4701 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 840697 Volumes 7