Novel difficulty list
This is a list of novels, both light novels and traditional novels, ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is very easy and 10 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
Bannou no Mahou Kenshi wa Shin no Nouryoku wo Kakushite Inaka Gurashi wo Mezasu
| Length (in words) | 203652 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 10766 |
| Unique words (used once) | 4037 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 37% |
| Unique kanji | 1924 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 237 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3428 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| Average sentence length | 21.6 |
| Characters | 481110 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Novel
Banpu-chan to Zombie-kun Kyuuchi-hime wa Koishitai
| Length (in words) | 38412 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5063 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2482 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1480 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 334 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2347 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 19.2 |
| Characters | 91385 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Bara no Maria
| Length (in words) | 443643 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 21918 |
| Unique words (used once) | 7816 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 35% |
| Unique kanji | 2616 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 283 |
| Unique kanji readings | 5145 |
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
| Average sentence length | 22.2 |
| Characters | 1071328 |
| Volumes | 6 |
Novel
Battery
| Length (in words) | 245545 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 12495 |
| Unique words (used once) | 4791 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 38% |
| Unique kanji | 1976 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 261 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3608 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 15.9 |
| Characters | 578933 |
| Volumes | 6 |
Novel
Ben-to
| Length (in words) | 937090 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 25807 |
| Unique words (used once) | 8214 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 31% |
| Unique kanji | 2635 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 201 |
| Unique kanji readings | 5363 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| Average sentence length | 23.4 |
| Characters | 2097392 |
| Volumes | 12 |
Novel
Beruna no Shippo
| Length (in words) | 28809 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3476 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1552 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 44% |
| Unique kanji | 928 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 190 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1388 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| Average sentence length | 22.6 |
| Characters | 71040 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou
| Length (in words) | 231465 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 12709 |
| Unique words (used once) | 4852 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 38% |
| Unique kanji | 2090 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 263 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3811 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 21.8 |
| Characters | 547433 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Novel
Bijoutachi ni Semarareteiru Kishi Ore wa Jiyuu ga Hoshii!
| Length (in words) | 41268 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 6920 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3553 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1748 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 335 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2931 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 23.7 |
| Characters | 93979 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Novel
Biscuit Frankenstein
| Length (in words) | 47485 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 6811 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3307 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 48% |
| Unique kanji | 1703 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 316 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2817 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| Average sentence length | 14.3 |
| Characters | 106619 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Bishounen Tanteidan
| Length (in words) | 369090 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 20425 |
| Unique words (used once) | 7767 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 38% |
| Unique kanji | 2430 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 263 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4654 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| Average sentence length | 33.4 |
| Characters | 904247 |
| Volumes | 12 |
Novel
Black Bullet
| Length (in words) | 315233 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 21938 |
| Unique words (used once) | 8450 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 38% |
| Unique kanji | 2657 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 301 |
| Unique kanji readings | 5212 |
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
| Average sentence length | 24.9 |
| Characters | 742627 |
| Volumes | 6 |
Novel
Bluesteel Blasphemer
| Length (in words) | 198694 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 12812 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5057 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 39% |
| Unique kanji | 2302 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 284 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4327 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| Average sentence length | 22.0 |
| Characters | 445326 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Novel
Bocchi Tenseiki
| Length (in words) | 191980 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 13200 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5166 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 39% |
| Unique kanji | 2191 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 242 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3979 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 20.6 |
| Characters | 436545 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Novel
Bodacious Space Pirates
| Length (in words) | 706615 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 21434 |
| Unique words (used once) | 7167 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 33% |
| Unique kanji | 2323 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 240 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4395 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 30.2 |
| Characters | 1734200 |
| Volumes | 12 |
Novel
Boku ni Otsuki-sama wo Misenaide
| Length (in words) | 330352 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 16849 |
| Unique words (used once) | 6068 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 36% |
| Unique kanji | 2130 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 222 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4043 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 16.0 |
| Characters | 795195 |
| Volumes | 10 |
Novel
Boku no Chi wo Suwanaide
| Length (in words) | 160581 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 12406 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5136 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 41% |
| Unique kanji | 2043 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 252 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3727 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 19.9 |
| Characters | 385792 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Novel
Boku no Gunshi wa, Skirt ga Mijikasugiru ~Salaryman to JK, Hitotsu Yane no Shita
| Length (in words) | 45191 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5684 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2836 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1520 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 317 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2407 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| Average sentence length | 22.8 |
| Characters | 107014 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Boku no Imouto wa Kanji ga Yomeru
| Length (in words) | 170361 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 12122 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5257 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 43% |
| Unique kanji | 1980 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 310 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3547 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 19.4 |
| Characters | 407355 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Novel
Boku no Kanojo-sensei
| Length (in words) | 342006 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 15642 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5789 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 37% |
| Unique kanji | 2030 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 209 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3802 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 19.8 |
| Characters | 816470 |
| Volumes | 9 |
Novel
Boku no Kurasu Niwa Kounai Ichi Yuumei na Bijin Dakedo Komyushou na Rinjin ga Imasu
| Length (in words) | 68989 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 7200 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3344 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 46% |
| Unique kanji | 1627 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 285 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2734 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| Average sentence length | 17.6 |
| Characters | 171399 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Novel
Boku no Sekai wo Mamoru Hito
| Length (in words) | 126325 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 12448 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5682 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 45% |
| Unique kanji | 2029 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 286 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3680 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 21.2 |
| Characters | 297510 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Novel
Boku to Kanojo ga Ichaicha Ichaicha
| Length (in words) | 127256 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 10875 |
| Unique words (used once) | 4764 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 43% |
| Unique kanji | 1963 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 317 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3492 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 18.5 |
| Characters | 306959 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Novel
Boku to Kanojo no Game Sensou
| Length (in words) | 485980 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 17155 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5714 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 33% |
| Unique kanji | 2164 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 252 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4099 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 23.2 |
| Characters | 1158856 |
| Volumes | 10 |
Novel
Boku to Majoshiki Apocalypse
| Length (in words) | 228596 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 14698 |
| Unique words (used once) | 6057 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 41% |
| Unique kanji | 2380 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 303 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4409 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| Average sentence length | 19.5 |
| Characters | 516488 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Novel
Boku to Shinigami no Nanokakan
| Length (in words) | 43789 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4703 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2398 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1376 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 320 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2150 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| Average sentence length | 19.3 |
| Characters | 98630 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Boku wa Ashita, Kinou no Kimi to Date Suru
| Length (in words) | 30180 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4430 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2238 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1301 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 301 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2025 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| Average sentence length | 16.5 |
| Characters | 70515 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
| Length (in words) | 252172 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 15166 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5987 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 39% |
| Unique kanji | 2218 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 294 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4131 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 20.1 |
| Characters | 596488 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Novel
Boku wa Yappari Kizukanai
| Length (in words) | 211592 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 13437 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5348 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 39% |
| Unique kanji | 2151 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 274 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3955 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 18.2 |
| Characters | 503083 |
| Volumes | 6 |
Novel
Boku wa Yellow de White de, Chotto Blue
| Length (in words) | 52578 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 6925 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3471 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1541 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 296 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2513 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 36.7 |
| Characters | 124111 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Boku-tachi wa Mada Koi wo Shiranai ~Hatsukoi Jikken Module de no Kyoudou Seikatsu 375 Nichi~
| Length (in words) | 61218 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 7760 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3868 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1735 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 304 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2902 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| Average sentence length | 23.6 |
| Characters | 150552 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Bokura no Kiseki ga, Kimi no Kokoro ni Todoku Made.
| Length (in words) | 48431 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5545 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2718 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1458 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 292 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2314 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| Average sentence length | 22.8 |
| Characters | 111705 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
| Length (in words) | 345459 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 19119 |
| Unique words (used once) | 7618 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 39% |
| Unique kanji | 2359 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 259 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4611 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 19.5 |
| Characters | 832139 |
| Volumes | 10 |
Novel
Bokutachi no Remake
| Length (in words) | 499602 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 19678 |
| Unique words (used once) | 7275 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 36% |
| Unique kanji | 2206 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 252 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4243 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 22.6 |
| Characters | 1196758 |
| Volumes | 12 |
Novel
Bokutachi no Remake Ver.β
| Length (in words) | 130120 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 10341 |
| Unique words (used once) | 4656 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 45% |
| Unique kanji | 1745 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 281 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3044 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 23.6 |
| Characters | 313886 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Novel
Bokutachi, Watashitachi wa, "Honki no Benkyou" ga Shitai
| Length (in words) | 48767 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 6259 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3142 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1524 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 316 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2507 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 17.3 |
| Characters | 112411 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Boogiepop Overdrive: The King of Distortion
| Length (in words) | 38690 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5014 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2597 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1356 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 315 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2125 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 19.7 |
| Characters | 92500 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Boogiepop Returns: VS Imaginator
| Length (in words) | 62900 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 6819 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3280 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 48% |
| Unique kanji | 1525 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 281 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2541 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 19.7 |
| Characters | 149813 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Novel
Boogiepop and Others
| Length (in words) | 286353 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 15216 |
| Unique words (used once) | 6158 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 40% |
| Unique kanji | 2127 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 247 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3951 |
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
| Average sentence length | 21.1 |
| Characters | 677592 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Novel
Boogiepop in the Mirror: "Pandora"
| Length (in words) | 35753 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5002 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2610 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 1357 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 346 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2157 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 23.1 |
| Characters | 84302 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki
| Length (in words) | 434281 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 15495 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5484 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 35% |
| Unique kanji | 2104 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 224 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3878 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 21.1 |
| Characters | 1034134 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Novel
Boukensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S-Rank ni Natteta
| Length (in words) | 96421 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 9220 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3930 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 42% |
| Unique kanji | 1994 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 282 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3526 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 20.7 |
| Characters | 236078 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Novel
Boukyaku Tantei Series
| Length (in words) | 595400 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 23374 |
| Unique words (used once) | 7801 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 33% |
| Unique kanji | 2503 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 248 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4893 |
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
| Average sentence length | 38.8 |
| Characters | 1470390 |
| Volumes | 13 |
Novel
Build Error no Tate Souryo
| Length (in words) | 233882 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 12025 |
| Unique words (used once) | 4675 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 38% |
| Unique kanji | 1988 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 246 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3620 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 22.2 |
| Characters | 540599 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Novel
Bungaku Shoujo
| Length (in words) | 786294 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 23391 |
| Unique words (used once) | 7832 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 33% |
| Unique kanji | 2603 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 244 |
| Unique kanji readings | 5138 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| Average sentence length | 22.1 |
| Characters | 1877200 |
| Volumes | 16 |
Novel
Butsuri-san de Musou Shitetara Motemote ni Narimashita
| Length (in words) | 322036 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 15224 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5566 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 36% |
| Unique kanji | 2189 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 227 |
| Unique kanji readings | 4063 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 17.8 |
| Characters | 759385 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Novel
Byousoku 5 Centimeter
| Length (in words) | 31625 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4583 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2278 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1361 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 280 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2123 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| Average sentence length | 30.4 |
| Characters | 71010 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Novel
C.S.T. Jouhou Tsuushin Hoanchou Keibibu
| Length (in words) | 148280 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 12467 |
| Unique words (used once) | 5190 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 41% |
| Unique kanji | 2012 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 250 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3615 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 25.9 |
| Characters | 356871 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Novel
Campione
| Length (in words) | 335104 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 20674 |
| Unique words (used once) | 7777 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 37% |
| Unique kanji | 2667 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 309 |
| Unique kanji readings | 5251 |
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
| Average sentence length | 20.9 |
| Characters | 777554 |
| Volumes | 6 |
Novel
Cat Tail Output!
| Length (in words) | 156062 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| Average sentence length | 26.1 |
| Characters | 367320 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Novel
Cerita Laut
| Length (in words) | 49608 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5695 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2488 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 43% |
| Unique kanji | 1589 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 278 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2615 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| Average sentence length | 20.0 |
| Characters | 111871 |
| Volumes | 1 |