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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Joudzuka Hisui Series Length (in words) 179821 Unique words 11434 Unique words (used once) 4415 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2049 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 3634 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 433487 Volumes 2
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Kimi to Itai, Kuchihateru Made Length (in words) 60941 Unique words 9806 Unique words (used once) 5380 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 2235 Unique kanji (used once) 463 Unique kanji readings 3971 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 25.6 Characters 137969 Volumes 1
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Shokei Shoujo no Ikiru Michi Length (in words) 209580 Unique words 14428 Unique words (used once) 5634 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2163 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 4026 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 477459 Volumes 4
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Machi to Sono Futashika na Kabe Length (in words) 160015 Unique words 10665 Unique words (used once) 4436 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1947 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 3452 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 29.0 Characters 369130 Volumes 1
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Fukuin no Shounen Series Length (in words) 346352 Unique words 19071 Unique words (used once) 7416 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2365 Unique kanji (used once) 308 Unique kanji readings 4447 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 814077 Volumes 7
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Kishidanchou Goroshi Length (in words) 261857 Unique words 13403 Unique words (used once) 5172 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2032 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 3677 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 611311 Volumes 1
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Ouji Kourin Length (in words) 52744 Unique words 7065 Unique words (used once) 3421 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1907 Unique kanji (used once) 368 Unique kanji readings 3257 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 81/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 115121 Volumes 1
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Wizard & Warrior With Money Length (in words) 150057 Unique words 12584 Unique words (used once) 5137 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2086 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 3850 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 353565 Volumes 3
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Murasaki Iro no Qualia Length (in words) 49566 Unique words 5195 Unique words (used once) 2468 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1344 Unique kanji (used once) 334 Unique kanji readings 2069 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 118187 Volumes 1
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The Chinese Bell Murders Length (in words) 75534 Unique words 9350 Unique words (used once) 4455 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1949 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 3456 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 33.0 Characters 163357 Volumes 1
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Chinmoku Length (in words) 63900 Unique words 6922 Unique words (used once) 3187 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1983 Unique kanji (used once) 403 Unique kanji readings 3346 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 81/100 Average sentence length 31.9 Characters 137382 Volumes 1
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Shikisai wo Motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to, Kare no Junrei no Toshi Length (in words) 86425 Unique words 8107 Unique words (used once) 3694 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1813 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 3033 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 200227 Volumes 1
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The Decagon House Murders Length (in words) 65275 Unique words 7862 Unique words (used once) 3750 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1809 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 3113 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 81/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 149042 Volumes 1
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Ryuutou Yatai no Ridia to Lu Length (in words) 81679 Unique words 7322 Unique words (used once) 3206 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1712 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 2946 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 27.3 Characters 196356 Volumes 3
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Kamisama no Memochou Length (in words) 532690 Unique words 22165 Unique words (used once) 8175 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2522 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 4994 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 81/100 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 1238858 Volumes 9
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Shinsekai Yori Length (in words) 235927 Unique words 17085 Unique words (used once) 6892 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2734 Unique kanji (used once) 365 Unique kanji readings 5109 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 548985 Volumes 3
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Starship Operators Length (in words) 191980 Unique words 12245 Unique words (used once) 4988 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1915 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 3348 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 25.4 Characters 454547 Volumes 6
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Hagoku Length (in words) 91813 Unique words 8545 Unique words (used once) 3569 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1980 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 3326 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 40.9 Characters 195173 Volumes 1
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The Chinese Nail Murders Length (in words) 59230 Unique words 7640 Unique words (used once) 3779 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1739 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 2996 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 84/100 Average sentence length 30.0 Characters 128816 Volumes 1
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Leo Attiel Den: Kubinashi-kou no Shouzou Length (in words) 232046 Unique words 14323 Unique words (used once) 5158 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2276 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 4230 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 33.7 Characters 534494 Volumes 4
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Boogiepop Overdrive: The King of Distortion Length (in words) 38690 Unique words 5012 Unique words (used once) 2594 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1356 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 2125 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 92500 Volumes 1
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Bannen Length (in words) 82616 Unique words 9952 Unique words (used once) 4671 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 2194 Unique kanji (used once) 392 Unique kanji readings 3886 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 26.7 Characters 181826 Volumes 1
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Kirin wa Ichizu ni Koi wo Suru Length (in words) 292605 Unique words 13939 Unique words (used once) 4703 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2233 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 4230 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 665638 Volumes 7
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Antimagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon" Length (in words) 511145 Unique words 19429 Unique words (used once) 6133 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2441 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 4769 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 1157379 Volumes 11
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Itsuka Kamen wo Nugu Tame ni Length (in words) 104213 Unique words 9759 Unique words (used once) 4218 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2139 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 3829 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 232654 Volumes 2
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Antiliteral no Suuhijutsushi Length (in words) 267281 Unique words 14499 Unique words (used once) 5215 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2204 Unique kanji (used once) 208 Unique kanji readings 4190 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 610711 Volumes 5
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Akaki Tsuki no Meguru Koro Length (in words) 427523 Unique words 14767 Unique words (used once) 4696 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2287 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 4371 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 997051 Volumes 10
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PSYCOME Length (in words) 274639 Unique words 16798 Unique words (used once) 6052 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2296 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 4430 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 687075 Volumes 6
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Kubinashi no Gotoki Tataru Mono Length (in words) 111846 Unique words 8955 Unique words (used once) 3824 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2056 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 3710 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 250207 Volumes 1
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Tsurugi no Kanata Length (in words) 169611 Unique words 11437 Unique words (used once) 4678 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2097 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 3828 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 84/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 383158 Volumes 3
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Seireitsukai no Blade Dance Length (in words) 695333 Unique words 19684 Unique words (used once) 5835 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2612 Unique kanji (used once) 208 Unique kanji readings 5081 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 1612576 Volumes 20
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Hagure Yuusha no Aesthetica Length (in words) 535416 Unique words 17888 Unique words (used once) 6078 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2388 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 4614 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 1229545 Volumes 11
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Kaijin no Calchel Length (in words) 42585 Unique words 5419 Unique words (used once) 2422 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1642 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 2609 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 95051 Volumes 1
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Tonosama Kibun de Happy! Length (in words) 216113 Unique words 14433 Unique words (used once) 5595 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2130 Unique kanji (used once) 256 Unique kanji readings 4011 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 509185 Volumes 4
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Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai Length (in words) 386167 Unique words 16477 Unique words (used once) 5546 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2468 Unique kanji (used once) 222 Unique kanji readings 4668 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 902911 Volumes 12
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Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet Length (in words) 57088 Unique words 9000 Unique words (used once) 4669 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1879 Unique kanji (used once) 384 Unique kanji readings 3096 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 38.5 Characters 137356 Volumes 1
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The Chinese Lake Murders Length (in words) 79758 Unique words 8784 Unique words (used once) 4117 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 2024 Unique kanji (used once) 343 Unique kanji readings 3464 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 29.0 Characters 175307 Volumes 1
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Shiroki Haou no Servant Length (in words) 130912 Unique words 11620 Unique words (used once) 4740 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2200 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 4025 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 81/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 289347 Volumes 3
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Anmaku no Guernica Length (in words) 81703 Unique words 9511 Unique words (used once) 4352 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1901 Unique kanji (used once) 326 Unique kanji readings 3287 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 26.2 Characters 198407 Volumes 1
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Koroshiya no Hajimete no Satsui Length (in words) 100466 Unique words 8994 Unique words (used once) 3814 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1898 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 3322 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 27.1 Characters 239327 Volumes 5
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Hakubou no Dendoushi Length (in words) 42704 Unique words 7392 Unique words (used once) 3731 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 2095 Unique kanji (used once) 400 Unique kanji readings 3653 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 84/100 Average sentence length 29.9 Characters 95379 Volumes 1
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Boku to Majoshiki Apocalypse Length (in words) 228595 Unique words 14697 Unique words (used once) 6057 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2380 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 4409 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 516488 Volumes 4
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Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen Length (in words) 518987 Unique words 19488 Unique words (used once) 5978 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2475 Unique kanji (used once) 198 Unique kanji readings 4942 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 1144199 Volumes 14
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Baccano! 1932 Drug & The Dominos Length (in words) 49124 Unique words 6260 Unique words (used once) 3027 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1678 Unique kanji (used once) 333 Unique kanji readings 2721 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 88/100 Average sentence length 23.3 Characters 110722 Volumes 1
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Shuumatsu Nani ni Shitemasu ka? Mou Ichido Dake, Aemasu ka? Length (in words) 469486 Unique words 19566 Unique words (used once) 6814 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2520 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 4855 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 22.9 Characters 1092806 Volumes 11
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Uchinukareta Senjou wa, Soko de Kieteiro Length (in words) 113283 Unique words 8982 Unique words (used once) 3703 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1935 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 3348 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 255965 Volumes 3
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Nana Hime Monogatari Length (in words) 338742 Unique words 16789 Unique words (used once) 5877 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2418 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 4740 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 81/100 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 719776 Volumes 6
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Akuma no Monshou Length (in words) 61553 Unique words 7151 Unique words (used once) 3349 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1662 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 2739 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 30.8 Characters 140738 Volumes 1
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Akuma no Mikata 666 Length (in words) 277164 Unique words 14211 Unique words (used once) 5801 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2126 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 3917 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 672059 Volumes 6
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Bishounen Tanteidan Length (in words) 369090 Unique words 20424 Unique words (used once) 7767 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2430 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 4654 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 33.4 Characters 904247 Volumes 12