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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Ten to Chi to Length (in words) 299500 Unique words 18652 Unique words (used once) 6995 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2614 Unique kanji (used once) 376 Unique kanji readings 5186 Average difficulty 80/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 26.5 Characters 663371 Volumes 5
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Trinity Blood Rage Against the Moons Length (in words) 291867 Unique words 19204 Unique words (used once) 7344 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2639 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 5088 Average difficulty 80/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 92/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 672898 Volumes 6
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Kyouiki no Ars Magna Length (in words) 214933 Unique words 16820 Unique words (used once) 6860 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2467 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 4771 Average difficulty 80/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 474458 Volumes 3
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Baccano! 1935 Length (in words) 182031 Unique words 12216 Unique words (used once) 4996 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2191 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 3989 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 93/100 Average sentence length 28.1 Characters 421287 Volumes 4
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Kyokou Suiri Length (in words) 375467 Unique words 17452 Unique words (used once) 6326 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2339 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 4507 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 95/100 Average sentence length 30.5 Characters 862403 Volumes 6
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Sawayama Monogatari Length (in words) 263424 Unique words 14027 Unique words (used once) 5235 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2381 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 4663 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 90/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 583593 Volumes 6
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Accel World Length (in words) 1330288 Unique words 30555 Unique words (used once) 9207 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2796 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 5806 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 90/100 Average sentence length 27.9 Characters 3183822 Volumes 25
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Sora no Kane no Hibiku Hoshi de Length (in words) 665649 Unique words 19626 Unique words (used once) 5869 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2457 Unique kanji (used once) 183 Unique kanji readings 4877 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 1561275 Volumes 12
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Opera Series Length (in words) 415626 Unique words 16604 Unique words (used once) 5557 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2237 Unique kanji (used once) 201 Unique kanji readings 4251 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 90/100 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 936488 Volumes 8
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Han Osaka no Jin Length (in words) 198908 Unique words 13294 Unique words (used once) 5031 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2449 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 4782 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 90/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 426483 Volumes 4
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Hikari no Ou Length (in words) 365300 Unique words 13975 Unique words (used once) 4451 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2152 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 3859 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 88/100 Average sentence length 24.6 Characters 812769 Volumes 5
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D-Crackers Length (in words) 390155 Unique words 20167 Unique words (used once) 7294 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2465 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 4912 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 94/100 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 896200 Volumes 7
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Zaregoto Series Length (in words) 723229 Unique words 24861 Unique words (used once) 8811 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2727 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 5479 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 96/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 1695822 Volumes 10
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Ryuuban Nanachou: Dragon Buster Length (in words) 123957 Unique words 13793 Unique words (used once) 6240 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 2425 Unique kanji (used once) 362 Unique kanji readings 4685 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 30.1 Characters 265896 Volumes 2
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The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II Length (in words) 466317 Unique words 21307 Unique words (used once) 7746 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2687 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 5206 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 95/100 Average sentence length 27.4 Characters 1102521 Volumes 10
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Chuushingura Length (in words) 282889 Unique words 20382 Unique words (used once) 7759 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2930 Unique kanji (used once) 383 Unique kanji readings 6185 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 92/100 Average sentence length 26.9 Characters 615473 Volumes 5
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No Game No Life Length (in words) 573467 Unique words 22947 Unique words (used once) 7815 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2635 Unique kanji (used once) 188 Unique kanji readings 5383 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 1261852 Volumes 12
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Banner of the Stars Length (in words) 198126 Unique words 13618 Unique words (used once) 5508 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2322 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 4183 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 93/100 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 480028 Volumes 4
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Tenchi Meisatsu Length (in words) 116685 Unique words 11147 Unique words (used once) 4702 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2244 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 4212 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 92/100 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 259511 Volumes 1
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9S (Nine S) Length (in words) 715114 Unique words 24360 Unique words (used once) 7662 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2482 Unique kanji (used once) 199 Unique kanji readings 4936 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 95/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 1666136 Volumes 13
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Durarara!! Gaiden!? Length (in words) 38726 Unique words 5686 Unique words (used once) 2950 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1549 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 2498 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 95/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 88513 Volumes 1
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Durarara!! SH Length (in words) 168719 Unique words 11662 Unique words (used once) 4906 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2098 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3803 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 94/100 Average sentence length 27.4 Characters 387341 Volumes 4
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Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Length (in words) 2398362 Unique words 33894 Unique words (used once) 7590 Unique words (used once %) 22% Unique kanji 2895 Unique kanji (used once) 152 Unique kanji readings 6157 Average difficulty 83/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 5479341 Volumes 39
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Trinity Blood Reborn on the Mars Length (in words) 383716 Unique words 21379 Unique words (used once) 7686 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2718 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 5314 Average difficulty 83/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 93/100 Average sentence length 28.4 Characters 889518 Volumes 6
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Double Breed Length (in words) 486932 Unique words 17913 Unique words (used once) 6315 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2432 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 4740 Average difficulty 83/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 93/100 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 1113507 Volumes 10
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Isekai Goumon Hime Length (in words) 485890 Unique words 17441 Unique words (used once) 5404 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2549 Unique kanji (used once) 197 Unique kanji readings 5006 Average difficulty 83/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 92/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 1029454 Volumes 10
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Mokushiroku Length (in words) 186194 Unique words 15801 Unique words (used once) 6532 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2786 Unique kanji (used once) 338 Unique kanji readings 5541 Average difficulty 83/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 92/100 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 402482 Volumes 2
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Bakumatsu Mahoushi Length (in words) 204244 Unique words 16391 Unique words (used once) 6439 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2686 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 5314 Average difficulty 83/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 92/100 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 441202 Volumes 3
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Goju Kishidan Monogatari Younen Gakkou Hen Length (in words) 263721 Unique words 12622 Unique words (used once) 4124 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2032 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 3708 Average difficulty 83/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 585955 Volumes 5
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Orabatora Senki Length (in words) 511226 Unique words 20812 Unique words (used once) 7507 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2619 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 5112 Average difficulty 83/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 93/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 1223092 Volumes 11
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Densetsu Series Length (in words) 1151726 Unique words 27462 Unique words (used once) 8320 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2648 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 5350 Average difficulty 83/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 93/100 Average sentence length 36.5 Characters 2772509 Volumes 10
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Swallowtail Jinkou Shoujo Hanbaisho Length (in words) 448917 Unique words 25237 Unique words (used once) 9221 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2834 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 5727 Average difficulty 84/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 97/100 Average sentence length 33.2 Characters 997038 Volumes 4
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Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin Length (in words) 878896 Unique words 28054 Unique words (used once) 8029 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 2786 Unique kanji (used once) 205 Unique kanji readings 5756 Average difficulty 84/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 97/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 1992300 Volumes 14
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Shakugan no Shana S Length (in words) 150885 Unique words 15091 Unique words (used once) 6458 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2480 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 4794 Average difficulty 84/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 97/100 Average sentence length 29.8 Characters 341662 Volumes 3
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Circlet Girl Length (in words) 895478 Unique words 27976 Unique words (used once) 9023 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2673 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 5429 Average difficulty 84/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 94/100 Average sentence length 26.4 Characters 2020442 Volumes 13
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Tokyo Ravens Length (in words) 937694 Unique words 27008 Unique words (used once) 7875 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2861 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 5955 Average difficulty 84/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 92/100 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 2170993 Volumes 16
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Boukyaku Tantei Series Length (in words) 595399 Unique words 23372 Unique words (used once) 7800 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2503 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 4893 Average difficulty 84/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 93/100 Average sentence length 38.8 Characters 1470390 Volumes 13
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Teito Monogatari Length (in words) 537823 Unique words 28182 Unique words (used once) 9970 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2995 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 6456 Average difficulty 84/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 1206333 Volumes 6
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Anna Karenina Length (in words) 413621 Unique words 16556 Unique words (used once) 6167 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2170 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 3825 Average difficulty 85/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 94/100 Average sentence length 37.9 Characters 1004080 Volumes 3
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Iconoclast! Length (in words) 425741 Unique words 18559 Unique words (used once) 6415 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2542 Unique kanji (used once) 207 Unique kanji readings 5027 Average difficulty 85/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 94/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 969123 Volumes 10
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Hako no Naka no Shitsuraku Length (in words) 157793 Unique words 12060 Unique words (used once) 5175 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2469 Unique kanji (used once) 403 Unique kanji readings 4390 Average difficulty 85/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 95/100 Average sentence length 29.1 Characters 359708 Volumes 1
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Vamp! Length (in words) 302988 Unique words 15530 Unique words (used once) 6068 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2346 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 4442 Average difficulty 85/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 25.8 Characters 673488 Volumes 5
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Hitsugi no Chaika Length (in words) 439568 Unique words 17729 Unique words (used once) 6061 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2538 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 5001 Average difficulty 85/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 94/100 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 957520 Volumes 9
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Crest of the Stars Length (in words) 150808 Unique words 13167 Unique words (used once) 5508 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2290 Unique kanji (used once) 359 Unique kanji readings 4046 Average difficulty 85/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 93/100 Average sentence length 22.9 Characters 359040 Volumes 3
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Fate/strange Fake Length (in words) 219433 Unique words 14204 Unique words (used once) 5723 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2387 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 4456 Average difficulty 85/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 97/100 Average sentence length 29.9 Characters 486150 Volumes 5
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Monogatari Series Length (in words) 1905440 Unique words 38811 Unique words (used once) 10979 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 3102 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 6637 Average difficulty 86/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 29.4 Characters 4571464 Volumes 28
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Dogura Magura Length (in words) 175898 Unique words 15499 Unique words (used once) 6692 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2720 Unique kanji (used once) 442 Unique kanji readings 5323 Average difficulty 86/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 35.7 Characters 389973 Volumes 2
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Guin Saga Length (in words) 6741165 Unique words 47653 Unique words (used once) 9839 Unique words (used once %) 20% Unique kanji 3158 Unique kanji (used once) 186 Unique kanji readings 6767 Average difficulty 86/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 98/100 Average sentence length 30.6 Characters 16345778 Volumes 130
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Shakugan no Shana Length (in words) 941367 Unique words 28911 Unique words (used once) 8677 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2954 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 6225 Average difficulty 87/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 97/100 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 2128265 Volumes 22
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Higashi no Kensei Houten Length (in words) 104531 Unique words 8720 Unique words (used once) 3613 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2058 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 3779 Average difficulty 87/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 96/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 215941 Volumes 1