Novel difficulty list

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Novel

Fushidara na Yatsura

Length (in words)	27033
Unique words	4554
Unique words (used once)	2362
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1321
Unique kanji (used once)	314
Unique kanji readings	2040
Average difficulty	24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	39/100
Average sentence length	19.2
Characters	68972
Volumes	4

Length (in words)	52541
Unique words	5510
Unique words (used once)	2602
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1475
Unique kanji (used once)	326
Unique kanji readings	2366
Average difficulty	24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	38/100
Average sentence length	20.0
Characters	119008
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	74826
Unique words	6680
Unique words (used once)	2971
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1568
Unique kanji (used once)	241
Unique kanji readings	2558
Average difficulty	24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	36/100
Average sentence length	18.7
Characters	175556
Volumes	2

Length (in words)	35250
Unique words	3678
Unique words (used once)	1668
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1118
Unique kanji (used once)	238
Unique kanji readings	1689
Average difficulty	24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	42/100
Average sentence length	20.3
Characters	84089
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	30305
Unique words	4239
Unique words (used once)	2171
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1151
Unique kanji (used once)	259
Unique kanji readings	1824
Average difficulty	24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100
Average sentence length	19.9
Characters	72340
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	121946
Unique words	10486
Unique words (used once)	4851
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1968
Unique kanji (used once)	300
Unique kanji readings	3495
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	40/100
Average sentence length	23.3
Characters	279774
Volumes	2

Length (in words)	141940
Unique words	10381
Unique words (used once)	4102
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	1859
Unique kanji (used once)	215
Unique kanji readings	3319
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	37/100
Average sentence length	23.9
Characters	340491
Volumes	4

Length (in words)	25234
Unique words	3579
Unique words (used once)	1828
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1229
Unique kanji (used once)	276
Unique kanji readings	1906
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	41/100
Average sentence length	21.9
Characters	59685
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	52168
Unique words	5343
Unique words (used once)	2488
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1502
Unique kanji (used once)	307
Unique kanji readings	2352
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	35/100
Average sentence length	19.6
Characters	125282
Volumes	2

Length (in words)	45723
Unique words	5040
Unique words (used once)	2217
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1394
Unique kanji (used once)	260
Unique kanji readings	2179
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	38/100
Average sentence length	23.5
Characters	107796
Volumes	5

Length (in words)	38311
Unique words	5036
Unique words (used once)	2546
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1425
Unique kanji (used once)	339
Unique kanji readings	2185
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	45/100
Average sentence length	22.7
Characters	92778
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	41082
Unique words	4340
Unique words (used once)	2036
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1248
Unique kanji (used once)	269
Unique kanji readings	1907
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	43/100
Average sentence length	21.9
Characters	95215
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	104218
Unique words	6798
Unique words (used once)	2639
Unique words (used once %)	38%
Unique kanji	1530
Unique kanji (used once)	236
Unique kanji readings	2527
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	39/100
Average sentence length	21.5
Characters	229049
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	186787
Unique words	10036
Unique words (used once)	4097
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	1744
Unique kanji (used once)	239
Unique kanji readings	3005
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	35/100
Average sentence length	19.1
Characters	423631
Volumes	4

Length (in words)	54495
Unique words	6161
Unique words (used once)	2982
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1591
Unique kanji (used once)	321
Unique kanji readings	2623
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	42/100
Average sentence length	18.7
Characters	122952
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	37301
Unique words	4364
Unique words (used once)	2236
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1317
Unique kanji (used once)	325
Unique kanji readings	2056
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	46/100
Average sentence length	19.8
Characters	86562
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	176629
Unique words	8997
Unique words (used once)	3407
Unique words (used once %)	37%
Unique kanji	1374
Unique kanji (used once)	230
Unique kanji readings	2293
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	34/100
Average sentence length	18.6
Characters	433064
Volumes	7

Length (in words)	78441
Unique words	7622
Unique words (used once)	3305
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1666
Unique kanji (used once)	265
Unique kanji readings	2862
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100
Average sentence length	21.2
Characters	186747
Volumes	2

Length (in words)	27804
Unique words	3302
Unique words (used once)	1574
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1196
Unique kanji (used once)	314
Unique kanji readings	1781
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	51/100
Average sentence length	18.1
Characters	62863
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	44980
Unique words	5366
Unique words (used once)	2572
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1301
Unique kanji (used once)	270
Unique kanji readings	2053
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	48/100
Average sentence length	21.8
Characters	104887
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	28225
Unique words	4126
Unique words (used once)	2132
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1287
Unique kanji (used once)	320
Unique kanji readings	1987
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	41/100
Average sentence length	26.1
Characters	64488
Volumes	1

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Novel difficulty list

Fushidara na Yatsura

Kanojo ga Senpai ni NTR-reta no de, Senpai no Kanojo wo NTR-masu

Norowarete, Junai.

Isshun no Eien wo, Kimi to

Kanashii Koroshiya no Uta

Kagaku de Hakadoru Majutsu Kaihatsu

Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka?

Hen na Ie

Oujo-sama ga Maid ni Kankinsareru Hanashi

Tensai Shitara Suteki na Danna-sama ni Dekiai Saremashita.

Yume no Kuni kara Mezamete mo

Mayonaka Prism

Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja: Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sarani Tsuyokunaru Tame ni Tensei Shimashita

Watashi, Nibanme no Kanojo de Ii kara

Aru Majo ga Shinu Made

Owaru Sekai no Katasumi de, Mata Kimi ni Koi wo Suru

Fushigi Koshoten

Shichi-nin Misaki mo Koi wo Suru

Rokkashou

800

M Aisbeki Hito ga Ite

Yoru ga Aketara, Ichiban ni Kimi ni Ai ni Iku

Mobu Koi

Usagi no Me

Oboreru Mama ni, Aishitsukuse

Aurora Hime to Suishou no Densetsu

Seifuku wa Genderless

Kinou Made to wa Chigau Kyou no Hanasi DoS na Kare wa Nigasanai

Sunaba no Shounen

Hello,Hello And Hello

Boku no Gunshi wa, Skirt ga Mijikasugiru ~Salaryman to JK, Hitotsu Yane no Shita

Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi

Zetsurin Shinshi no Junai Naru Stalker Riyuu ~Toshi no Sa Kareshi ni Kaihatsu Sarete Imasu~

Kekkon ga Zentei no Rabukome

Kamisama no Negaigoto

<Kono Rabukome ga Sugoi!!> Doudou no Sanni

Ore wo Suki Nano wa Omae Dake ka yo

Ao no Outline Tensai no Egaku Sekai wo Bonjin ga Nurikaeru Houhou

Aoitori Bunko ga Dekiru Made

Fushigi Dagashiya Zeni Tendou

Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendou

reproduce

Kekkaishi e no Tensei

DOORS

Kotodama!

Shindou Sephilia no Gekokujou Program

Onna Doushi toka Arienai Desho to Iiharu Onnanoko wo, Hyakunichikan de Tetteiteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi

Gift

hide and seek

Jisui Danshi to Joushikousei

Length (in words)	64284
Unique words	5958
Unique words (used once)	2638
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1464
Unique kanji (used once)	258
Unique kanji readings	2357
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	38/100
Average sentence length	21.8
Characters	148746
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	86103
Unique words	7240
Unique words (used once)	3171
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1650
Unique kanji (used once)	280
Unique kanji readings	2773
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	41/100
Average sentence length	18.7
Characters	193762
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	54454
Unique words	5797
Unique words (used once)	2776
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1125
Unique kanji (used once)	261
Unique kanji readings	1775
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	41/100
Average sentence length	23.0
Characters	134449
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	51567
Unique words	7031
Unique words (used once)	3458
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1761
Unique kanji (used once)	306
Unique kanji readings	2936
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	45/100
Average sentence length	25.0
Characters	118634
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	45513
Unique words	5162
Unique words (used once)	2473
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1403
Unique kanji (used once)	294
Unique kanji readings	2197
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	42/100
Average sentence length	22.3
Characters	109831
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	38301
Unique words	5596
Unique words (used once)	2933
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1518
Unique kanji (used once)	318
Unique kanji readings	2420
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	40/100
Average sentence length	30.5
Characters	87192
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	57465
Unique words	5373
Unique words (used once)	2318
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1392
Unique kanji (used once)	268
Unique kanji readings	2197
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	37/100
Average sentence length	23.5
Characters	136080
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	56646
Unique words	6057
Unique words (used once)	3013
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1463
Unique kanji (used once)	307
Unique kanji readings	2392
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
Average sentence length	18.9
Characters	133254
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	47579
Unique words	5188
Unique words (used once)	2374
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1411
Unique kanji (used once)	279
Unique kanji readings	2249
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100
Average sentence length	17.9
Characters	108966
Volumes	1

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
Average difficulty	26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	39/100
Average sentence length	22.8
Characters	107014
Volumes	1