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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Demons' Crest Length (in words) 51064 Unique words 6371 Unique words (used once) 2946 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1577 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 2592 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 27.1 Characters 121118 Volumes 1
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Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut Length (in words) 131979 Unique words 9877 Unique words (used once) 3923 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1954 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 3480 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 21.0 Characters 302717 Volumes 3
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R-15 Length (in words) 486211 Unique words 17057 Unique words (used once) 5651 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2154 Unique kanji (used once) 184 Unique kanji readings 4167 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 1131526 Volumes 11
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1 Percent no Kyoushitsu 2 Length (in words) 45708 Unique words 5602 Unique words (used once) 2711 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1599 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 2588 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 103305 Volumes 1
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Yoiyama Mangekyou Length (in words) 41431 Unique words 5671 Unique words (used once) 2747 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1623 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 2641 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 26.4 Characters 94507 Volumes 1
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Zero no Tsukaima Gaiden: Tabatha no Bouken Length (in words) 107146 Unique words 9494 Unique words (used once) 4184 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1943 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 3384 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 253627 Volumes 3
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Suman, Shinkin Boost yori Cheat na Skill Motteru Yatsu Oru? Length (in words) 165194 Unique words 15263 Unique words (used once) 6605 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2228 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 4218 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 21.0 Characters 384471 Volumes 3
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Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu Length (in words) 41538 Unique words 4732 Unique words (used once) 2257 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1131 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1794 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 93152 Volumes 1
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End Blue Length (in words) 35886 Unique words 4855 Unique words (used once) 2413 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1422 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 2275 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 80617 Volumes 1
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Howl's Moving Castle Length (in words) 216646 Unique words 12284 Unique words (used once) 4571 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1804 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 3233 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 27.5 Characters 544020 Volumes 3
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Nekogari Kazoku no Chou Length (in words) 48779 Unique words 6660 Unique words (used once) 3363 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1641 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 2695 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 115989 Volumes 1
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Sleeping Strega Length (in words) 121357 Unique words 10842 Unique words (used once) 4662 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1988 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 3577 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 275619 Volumes 3
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Minami no Kodomo ga Yoru Iku Tokoro Length (in words) 48345 Unique words 6273 Unique words (used once) 3048 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1746 Unique kanji (used once) 338 Unique kanji readings 2831 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 106707 Volumes 1
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Taigan no Kanojo Length (in words) 63450 Unique words 7469 Unique words (used once) 3486 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1614 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 2670 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 28.1 Characters 152343 Volumes 1
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Liar Liar Length (in words) 168377 Unique words 11093 Unique words (used once) 4389 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1941 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 3479 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 394257 Volumes 3
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The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Length (in words) 491990 Unique words 18020 Unique words (used once) 6082 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2193 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 4205 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 1162637 Volumes 10
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Uragata Kyara no Aoki-kun ga Rabukome wo Sasu Made Length (in words) 47006 Unique words 5629 Unique words (used once) 2758 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1515 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 2394 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 110753 Volumes 1
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Circus Kara Kita Shittatsuri Length (in words) 74458 Unique words 7504 Unique words (used once) 3656 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1858 Unique kanji (used once) 373 Unique kanji readings 3137 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 174174 Volumes 1
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Ouhi no Pride Length (in words) 129968 Unique words 9440 Unique words (used once) 3576 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1931 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3455 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 27.7 Characters 310208 Volumes 10
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Meitantei Holmes Akage Kumiai Length (in words) 33083 Unique words 4837 Unique words (used once) 2393 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 921 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 1417 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 27.5 Characters 81318 Volumes 1
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Subete no Ikari wa Mizu no Gotoku ni Length (in words) 34723 Unique words 6012 Unique words (used once) 3334 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1626 Unique kanji (used once) 369 Unique kanji readings 2663 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 27.5 Characters 79940 Volumes 1
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Succubus ni Tensei Shita no de Milk wo Shiborimasu Length (in words) 159811 Unique words 13883 Unique words (used once) 6234 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2189 Unique kanji (used once) 300 Unique kanji readings 4156 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 381310 Volumes 3
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Suiren Graffiti Length (in words) 78101 Unique words 9551 Unique words (used once) 4584 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1880 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 3271 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 186518 Volumes 2
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Onii-chan dakedo Ai sae Areba Kankei Nai yo ne! Length (in words) 253254 Unique words 15864 Unique words (used once) 6419 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2228 Unique kanji (used once) 313 Unique kanji readings 4178 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 618748 Volumes 7
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Kaijin Nijuu Mensou Length (in words) 40467 Unique words 5177 Unique words (used once) 2497 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1069 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 1674 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 26.4 Characters 98243 Volumes 1
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Virtual Jinrou Game Konya Boku wa Kimi wo Tsuru Length (in words) 42338 Unique words 4138 Unique words (used once) 1820 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1304 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 1987 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 94703 Volumes 1
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Tomaridashitara Hashiranai Length (in words) 30800 Unique words 5666 Unique words (used once) 3135 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1553 Unique kanji (used once) 384 Unique kanji readings 2456 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 21.0 Characters 72421 Volumes 1
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Kanpeki na Level 99 Nado Sonzai Shinai Length (in words) 184077 Unique words 11652 Unique words (used once) 4422 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1978 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 3571 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 434578 Volumes 4
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Seishun Buta Yarou Series Length (in words) 552145 Unique words 17429 Unique words (used once) 5700 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2206 Unique kanji (used once) 216 Unique kanji readings 4217 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 1300761 Volumes 12
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Kimi no Na wa Length (in words) 35382 Unique words 5472 Unique words (used once) 2848 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1492 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 2383 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 78481 Volumes 1
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Joze to Tora to Sanaka-tachi Length (in words) 42105 Unique words 6457 Unique words (used once) 3541 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1703 Unique kanji (used once) 418 Unique kanji readings 2762 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 96419 Volumes 1
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Imouto sae Ireba ii Length (in words) 450239 Unique words 19987 Unique words (used once) 7285 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2446 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 4732 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 23.3 Characters 1064266 Volumes 14
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1 Percent no Kyoushitsu Length (in words) 40333 Unique words 5384 Unique words (used once) 2707 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1556 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 2481 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 92968 Volumes 1
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Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking-Glass Length (in words) 35861 Unique words 4866 Unique words (used once) 2468 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1230 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 1891 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 25.5 Characters 85632 Volumes 1
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Owari no Seraph Length (in words) 33836 Unique words 3722 Unique words (used once) 1732 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1175 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 1801 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 76012 Volumes 1
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Shiawase wa Koneko no Katachi Length (in words) 45881 Unique words 5407 Unique words (used once) 2518 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1198 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 1862 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 27.0 Characters 110192 Volumes 1
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Nichoume no Gunsmith Length (in words) 94227 Unique words 9870 Unique words (used once) 4475 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1811 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 3162 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 222297 Volumes 2
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Summer Wars Length (in words) 52152 Unique words 7624 Unique words (used once) 3722 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1742 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2938 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 126028 Volumes 1
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Jinrou Survival Length (in words) 118366 Unique words 7662 Unique words (used once) 3098 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1571 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 2604 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 261156 Volumes 5
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Anata no Kemono Length (in words) 37332 Unique words 5151 Unique words (used once) 2691 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1449 Unique kanji (used once) 335 Unique kanji readings 2312 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 83834 Volumes 1
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Kagami no Kojou Length (in words) 106075 Unique words 6569 Unique words (used once) 2711 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1576 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 2533 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 247367 Volumes 1
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Henjin no Salad Bowl Length (in words) 138409 Unique words 12213 Unique words (used once) 5269 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2054 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 3704 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 318092 Volumes 4
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Kaze no Mimitabu Length (in words) 54912 Unique words 6696 Unique words (used once) 3543 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1721 Unique kanji (used once) 413 Unique kanji readings 2896 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 126620 Volumes 1
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Watashi wa Anata no Kioku no Naka ni Length (in words) 61575 Unique words 7171 Unique words (used once) 3361 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1602 Unique kanji (used once) 323 Unique kanji readings 2674 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 28.5 Characters 143764 Volumes 1
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Mamonotsukai no Mofumofu Shitei Seikatsu Length (in words) 66305 Unique words 6278 Unique words (used once) 2810 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1633 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2722 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 154423 Volumes 2
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Himawari no Sakanai Natsu Length (in words) 80299 Unique words 6189 Unique words (used once) 2430 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1581 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 2557 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 178699 Volumes 1
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Mimizuku to Yoru no Ou Length (in words) 53657 Unique words 5649 Unique words (used once) 2732 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1589 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 2565 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 122396 Volumes 1
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Lion no Fuyu Length (in words) 62481 Unique words 8020 Unique words (used once) 3807 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1776 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 3015 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 143412 Volumes 1
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Ryuu ga Saigo ni Kaeru Basho Length (in words) 42917 Unique words 6401 Unique words (used once) 3330 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1765 Unique kanji (used once) 396 Unique kanji readings 2897 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 96547 Volumes 1
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Moto-kano to no Jirettai Gisou Kekkon Length (in words) 39092 Unique words 6224 Unique words (used once) 3315 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1721 Unique kanji (used once) 406 Unique kanji readings 2836 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 27.2 Characters 88387 Volumes 1