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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Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu Suru? Length (in words) 45391 Unique words 5843 Unique words (used once) 2865 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1547 Unique kanji (used once) 338 Unique kanji readings 2461 Average difficulty 24/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 16.6 Characters 109807 Volumes 1
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Fushidara na Yatsura Length (in words) 27033 Unique words 4553 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
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Kanojo ga Senpai ni NTR-reta no de, Senpai no Kanojo wo NTR-masu Length (in words) 52541 Unique words 5509 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
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Norowarete, Junai. Length (in words) 74826 Unique words 6679 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
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Isshun no Eien wo, Kimi to Length (in words) 35250 Unique words 3677 Unique words (used once) 1667 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
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Kanashii Koroshiya no Uta Length (in words) 30305 Unique words 4238 Unique words (used once) 2170 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
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Kagaku de Hakadoru Majutsu Kaihatsu Length (in words) 121946 Unique words 10485 Unique words (used once) 4850 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
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Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka? Length (in words) 141940 Unique words 10380 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
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Hen na Ie Length (in words) 25234 Unique words 3578 Unique words (used once) 1827 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
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Oujo-sama ga Maid ni Kankinsareru Hanashi Length (in words) 52168 Unique words 5342 Unique words (used once) 2487 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
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Tensai Shitara Suteki na Danna-sama ni Dekiai Saremashita. 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
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Yume no Kuni kara Mezamete mo 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
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Mayonaka Prism Length (in words) 41082 Unique words 4339 Unique words (used once) 2035 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
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Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja: Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sarani Tsuyokunaru Tame ni Tensei Shimashita Length (in words) 104218 Unique words 6797 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
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Watashi, Nibanme no Kanojo de Ii kara Length (in words) 186787 Unique words 10035 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
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Aru Majo ga Shinu Made Length (in words) 54495 Unique words 6160 Unique words (used once) 2981 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
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Owaru Sekai no Katasumi de, Mata Kimi ni Koi wo Suru Length (in words) 37301 Unique words 4363 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
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Fushigi Koshoten Length (in words) 176629 Unique words 8996 Unique words (used once) 3407 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1374 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 2296 Average difficulty 25/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 433064 Volumes 7
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Shichi-nin Misaki mo Koi wo Suru Length (in words) 78441 Unique words 7621 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
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Rokkashou Length (in words) 27804 Unique words 3301 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
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800 Length (in words) 44980 Unique words 5365 Unique words (used once) 2572 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1301 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 2055 Average difficulty 25/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 104887 Volumes 1
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M Aisbeki Hito ga Ite 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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Yoru ga Aketara, Ichiban ni Kimi ni Ai ni Iku 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
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Mobu Koi Length (in words) 86103 Unique words 7239 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
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Usagi no Me Length (in words) 54454 Unique words 5795 Unique words (used once) 2775 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1125 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 1779 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 134449 Volumes 1
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Oboreru Mama ni, Aishitsukuse 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
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Aurora Hime to Suishou no Densetsu 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 2198 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 109831 Volumes 1
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Seifuku wa Genderless 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
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Kinou Made to wa Chigau Kyou no Hanasi DoS na Kare wa Nigasanai Length (in words) 57465 Unique words 5372 Unique words (used once) 2317 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
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Sunaba no Shounen Length (in words) 56646 Unique words 6055 Unique words (used once) 3012 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1463 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 2393 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 133254 Volumes 1
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Hello,Hello And Hello Length (in words) 47579 Unique words 5187 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
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Boku no Gunshi wa, Skirt ga Mijikasugiru ~Salaryman to JK, Hitotsu Yane no Shita Length (in words) 45191 Unique words 5683 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
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Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi Length (in words) 51387 Unique words 6824 Unique words (used once) 3486 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1657 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 2807 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 120599 Volumes 1
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Zetsurin Shinshi no Junai Naru Stalker Riyuu ~Toshi no Sa Kareshi ni Kaihatsu Sarete Imasu~ Length (in words) 57110 Unique words 6641 Unique words (used once) 3128 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1671 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 2745 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 27.1 Characters 136328 Volumes 1
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Kekkon ga Zentei no Rabukome Length (in words) 154633 Unique words 11156 Unique words (used once) 4735 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1930 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 3461 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 381715 Volumes 4
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Kamisama no Negaigoto Length (in words) 55958 Unique words 5638 Unique words (used once) 2612 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1465 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 2344 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 131375 Volumes 1
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<Kono Rabukome ga Sugoi!!> Doudou no Sanni Length (in words) 54390 Unique words 5739 Unique words (used once) 2735 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1472 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 2309 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 24.2 Characters 127926 Volumes 1
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Ore wo Suki Nano wa Omae Dake ka yo Length (in words) 635634 Unique words 17068 Unique words (used once) 5486 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2194 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 4283 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 39/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 1501890 Volumes 13
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Ao no Outline Tensai no Egaku Sekai wo Bonjin ga Nurikaeru Houhou Length (in words) 49820 Unique words 6325 Unique words (used once) 3164 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1657 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 2705 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 27.7 Characters 114650 Volumes 1
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Kimi wa Boku no Koukai Length (in words) 124047 Unique words 8228 Unique words (used once) 3403 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1684 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 2802 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 287672 Volumes 3
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Aoitori Bunko ga Dekiru Made Length (in words) 28873 Unique words 3768 Unique words (used once) 1827 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 962 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 1441 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 68720 Volumes 1
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Fushigi Dagashiya Zeni Tendou Length (in words) 33868 Unique words 4716 Unique words (used once) 2322 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 1424 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 85628 Volumes 2
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Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendou Length (in words) 33868 Unique words 4716 Unique words (used once) 2322 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 1424 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 85628 Volumes 2
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reproduce Length (in words) 34133 Unique words 3663 Unique words (used once) 1659 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1238 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 1899 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 78026 Volumes 1
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Kekkaishi e no Tensei Length (in words) 283971 Unique words 14812 Unique words (used once) 5496 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2258 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 4360 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 659378 Volumes 5
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DOORS Length (in words) 58416 Unique words 6685 Unique words (used once) 3208 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1506 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 2442 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 138027 Volumes 2
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Kotodama! Length (in words) 50798 Unique words 4546 Unique words (used once) 1905 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1182 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 1853 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 118772 Volumes 2
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Shindou Sephilia no Gekokujou Program Length (in words) 189768 Unique words 13812 Unique words (used once) 5549 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2241 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 4179 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 28.0 Characters 469702 Volumes 3
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Onna Doushi toka Arienai Desho to Iiharu Onnanoko wo, Hyakunichikan de Tetteiteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi Length (in words) 292409 Unique words 15226 Unique words (used once) 6189 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2059 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 3824 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 728062 Volumes 7
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Gift Length (in words) 9778 Unique words 2360 Unique words (used once) 1345 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 865 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 1212 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 23307 Volumes 1