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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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Cover of Death Need Round
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Death Need Round
Length (in words)195300
Unique words13288
Unique words (used once)5266
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2151
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings3930
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters447400
Volumes3
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Cover of Madan no Ou to Michelia
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Madan no Ou to Michelia
Length (in words)400627
Unique words14023
Unique words (used once)4285
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2279
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings4246
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length24.1
Characters962464
Volumes6
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Nareru! SE
Length (in words)593353
Unique words26201
Unique words (used once)9199
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2570
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings5192
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length18.3
Characters1451530
Volumes16
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DIVE!!
Length (in words)127212
Unique words11797
Unique words (used once)5182
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1932
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings3486
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length26.0
Characters293447
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Tenohira no Shousetsu
Length (in words)104139
Unique words10188
Unique words (used once)4765
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2214
Unique kanji (used once)395
Unique kanji readings4081
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length22.7
Characters216520
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Izu no Odoriko
Length (in words)33794
Unique words5500
Unique words (used once)2921
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1746
Unique kanji (used once)415
Unique kanji readings2859
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length27.7
Characters70238
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Senseijutsu Satsujin Jiken
Length (in words)106437
Unique words9842
Unique words (used once)4576
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2012
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings3583
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length29.9
Characters236934
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Kokoro
Length (in words)69766
Unique words6437
Unique words (used once)2998
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1900
Unique kanji (used once)388
Unique kanji readings3228
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length29.2
Characters149887
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Princess Hearts
Length (in words)543259
Unique words21880
Unique words (used once)7057
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2602
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings5121
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length25.0
Characters1285843
Volumes11
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Hanamonogatari
Length (in words)77654
Unique words8767
Unique words (used once)4056
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1951
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings3641
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length39.9
Characters162648
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Tenmei no Shirushi
Length (in words)60743
Unique words8976
Unique words (used once)4525
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1894
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings3266
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length22.8
Characters142851
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Shi no Eda
Length (in words)69187
Unique words8679
Unique words (used once)4064
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1942
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings3414
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length29.6
Characters149298
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Gogo no Eikou
Length (in words)39680
Unique words7022
Unique words (used once)3723
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji2058
Unique kanji (used once)450
Unique kanji readings3456
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length31.0
Characters85349
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Yougisha X no Kenshin
Length (in words)72258
Unique words6487
Unique words (used once)2803
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1555
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings2551
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length21.1
Characters169760
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Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu
Length (in words)361485
Unique words19375
Unique words (used once)6818
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2456
Unique kanji (used once)213
Unique kanji readings4701
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length23.1
Characters840697
Volumes7
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Joudzuka Hisui Series
Length (in words)179821
Unique words11435
Unique words (used once)4415
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2049
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings3634
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length22.6
Characters433487
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Cover of Kimi to Itai, Kuchihateru Made
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Kimi to Itai, Kuchihateru Made
Length (in words)60941
Unique words9807
Unique words (used once)5381
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji2235
Unique kanji (used once)463
Unique kanji readings3971
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length25.6
Characters137969
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Cover of Shokei Shoujo no Ikiru Michi
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Shokei Shoujo no Ikiru Michi
Length (in words)209580
Unique words14429
Unique words (used once)5634
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2163
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings4026
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length22.3
Characters477459
Volumes4
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Machi to Sono Futashika na Kabe
Length (in words)160015
Unique words10666
Unique words (used once)4436
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1947
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings3452
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
Average sentence length29.0
Characters369130
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Cover of Fukuin no Shounen Series
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Fukuin no Shounen Series
Length (in words)346352
Unique words19072
Unique words (used once)7415
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2365
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings4447
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters814077
Volumes7
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Kishidanchou Goroshi
Length (in words)261857
Unique words13404
Unique words (used once)5173
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2032
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings3677
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length25.7
Characters611311
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Ouji Kourin
Length (in words)52744
Unique words7066
Unique words (used once)3421
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1907
Unique kanji (used once)368
Unique kanji readings3257
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length19.3
Characters115121
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Wizard & Warrior With Money
Length (in words)150057
Unique words12585
Unique words (used once)5137
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2086
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings3849
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length21.5
Characters353565
Volumes3
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Murasaki Iro no Qualia
Length (in words)49566
Unique words5198
Unique words (used once)2471
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1344
Unique kanji (used once)334
Unique kanji readings2068
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters118187
Volumes1
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Chinmoku
Length (in words)63900
Unique words6923
Unique words (used once)3187
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1983
Unique kanji (used once)403
Unique kanji readings3345
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length31.9
Characters137382
Volumes1
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Shikisai wo Motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to, Kare no Junrei no Toshi
Length (in words)86425
Unique words8108
Unique words (used once)3695
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1813
Unique kanji (used once)328
Unique kanji readings3033
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters200227
Volumes1
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The Decagon House Murders
Length (in words)65275
Unique words7863
Unique words (used once)3750
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1809
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings3113
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters149042
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Ryuutou Yatai no Ridia to Lu
Length (in words)81679
Unique words7323
Unique words (used once)3206
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1712
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2946
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length27.3
Characters196356
Volumes3
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Kamisama no Memochou
Length (in words)532690
Unique words22166
Unique words (used once)8175
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2522
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings4994
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length20.9
Characters1238858
Volumes9
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Shinsekai Yori
Length (in words)235927
Unique words17086
Unique words (used once)6892
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2734
Unique kanji (used once)365
Unique kanji readings5109
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length24.3
Characters548985
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Starship Operators
Length (in words)191980
Unique words12247
Unique words (used once)4988
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1915
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings3348
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length25.4
Characters454547
Volumes6
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Hagoku
Length (in words)91813
Unique words8545
Unique words (used once)3569
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1980
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings3323
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length40.9
Characters195173
Volumes1
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Cover of Leo Attiel Den: Kubinashi-kou no Shouzou
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Leo Attiel Den: Kubinashi-kou no Shouzou
Length (in words)232046
Unique words14324
Unique words (used once)5158
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2276
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings4230
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length33.7
Characters534494
Volumes4
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Boogiepop Overdrive: The King of Distortion
Length (in words)38690
Unique words5013
Unique words (used once)2595
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1356
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings2125
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
Average sentence length19.7
Characters92500
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Bannen
Length (in words)82616
Unique words9955
Unique words (used once)4672
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2194
Unique kanji (used once)392
Unique kanji readings3884
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length26.7
Characters181826
Volumes1
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Kirin wa Ichizu ni Koi wo Suru
Length (in words)292605
Unique words13940
Unique words (used once)4703
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2233
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings4230
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length20.5
Characters665638
Volumes7
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Antimagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon"
Length (in words)511145
Unique words19430
Unique words (used once)6133
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2441
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings4769
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters1157379
Volumes11
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Itsuka Kamen wo Nugu Tame ni
Length (in words)104213
Unique words9760
Unique words (used once)4219
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2139
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings3829
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
Average sentence length24.3
Characters232654
Volumes2
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Cover of Antiliteral no Suuhijutsushi
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Antiliteral no Suuhijutsushi
Length (in words)267281
Unique words14500
Unique words (used once)5215
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2204
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings4190
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters610711
Volumes5
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Akaki Tsuki no Meguru Koro
Length (in words)427523
Unique words14768
Unique words (used once)4696
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2287
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings4371
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length25.7
Characters997051
Volumes10
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PSYCOME
Length (in words)274639
Unique words16800
Unique words (used once)6052
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2296
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings4430
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length17.0
Characters687075
Volumes6
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Kubinashi no Gotoki Tataru Mono
Length (in words)111846
Unique words8956
Unique words (used once)3825
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2056
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings3710
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length24.5
Characters250207
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Tsurugi no Kanata
Length (in words)169611
Unique words11438
Unique words (used once)4678
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2097
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings3828
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)84/100
Average sentence length16.7
Characters383158
Volumes3
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Seireitsukai no Blade Dance
Length (in words)695333
Unique words19685
Unique words (used once)5835
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2612
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings5081
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters1612576
Volumes20
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Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica
Length (in words)535416
Unique words17889
Unique words (used once)6078
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2388
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings4614
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters1229545
Volumes11
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Kaijin no Calchel
Length (in words)42585
Unique words5419
Unique words (used once)2422
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1642
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2609
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
Average sentence length17.3
Characters95051
Volumes1
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Tonosama Kibun de Happy!
Length (in words)216113
Unique words14434
Unique words (used once)5595
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2130
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings4011
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length23.7
Characters509185
Volumes4
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Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet
Length (in words)57088
Unique words9003
Unique words (used once)4671
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1879
Unique kanji (used once)384
Unique kanji readings3093
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
Average sentence length38.5
Characters137356
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Shiroki Haou no Servant
Length (in words)130912
Unique words11621
Unique words (used once)4740
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2200
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings4025
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length22.3
Characters289347
Volumes3
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Anmaku no Guernica
Length (in words)81703
Unique words9512
Unique words (used once)4352
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1901
Unique kanji (used once)326
Unique kanji readings3287
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length26.2
Characters198407
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