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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Rakuen Shima Kara no Dasshutsu Length (in words) 90771 Unique words 6765 Unique words (used once) 2791 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1581 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 2554 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 214403 Volumes 2
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Tou no Ue no Princess Length (in words) 39078 Unique words 4853 Unique words (used once) 2110 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1508 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 2313 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 87797 Volumes 3
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Aki no Rougoku Length (in words) 34696 Unique words 5481 Unique words (used once) 2847 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1654 Unique kanji (used once) 378 Unique kanji readings 2639 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 77204 Volumes 1
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Seirei Gensouki Length (in words) 1006959 Unique words 22506 Unique words (used once) 6199 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 2515 Unique kanji (used once) 180 Unique kanji readings 5085 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 2366561 Volumes 20
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Eru Shion Length (in words) 56217 Unique words 6752 Unique words (used once) 3063 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1369 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 2223 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 138443 Volumes 1
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MIB Length (in words) 126318 Unique words 10675 Unique words (used once) 4539 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1877 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 3306 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 27.6 Characters 289707 Volumes 2
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Fairy Tale Chronicle: Kuuki Yomanai Isekai Life Length (in words) 196365 Unique words 13728 Unique words (used once) 5446 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2124 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 3913 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 30.7 Characters 461195 Volumes 3
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NHK ni Youkoso! Length (in words) 45465 Unique words 6597 Unique words (used once) 3266 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1646 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 2692 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 109555 Volumes 1
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Zenkoutei Dorei Shoujo: 1 Kai 10 Pun 1000 Rin Length (in words) 46629 Unique words 6530 Unique words (used once) 3350 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1609 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 2644 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 107560 Volumes 1
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BITTER×SWEETBLOOD Length (in words) 39915 Unique words 5682 Unique words (used once) 2763 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1492 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 2425 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 94283 Volumes 1
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Length (in words) 81140 Unique words 8005 Unique words (used once) 3531 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1629 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 2708 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 198814 Volumes 1
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Hoshi Boshi no Koe Length (in words) 22863 Unique words 4428 Unique words (used once) 2349 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1124 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 1748 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 55879 Volumes 1
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Houkago wa, Isekai Kissaten De Koohi Wo Length (in words) 257719 Unique words 13415 Unique words (used once) 5167 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2152 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 3980 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 23.3 Characters 599265 Volumes 6
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Ano Hi, Kamisama ni Negatta Koto wa Length (in words) 93861 Unique words 7749 Unique words (used once) 3455 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1729 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 2935 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 216152 Volumes 2
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Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou Length (in words) 385573 Unique words 18827 Unique words (used once) 6889 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2351 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 4520 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 894190 Volumes 5
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Maougun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen Datta Length (in words) 235118 Unique words 13925 Unique words (used once) 5450 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2314 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 4357 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 526742 Volumes 5
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Yoichi Length (in words) 32086 Unique words 4537 Unique words (used once) 2324 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1439 Unique kanji (used once) 344 Unique kanji readings 2227 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 70139 Volumes 1
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Shoujiki Baka wa Rabukome Hodo Amakunai Seishun ni Idomu Length (in words) 71901 Unique words 7877 Unique words (used once) 3738 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1840 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 3146 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 158683 Volumes 1
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Karafuru Length (in words) 36940 Unique words 5938 Unique words (used once) 3109 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1387 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2201 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 88432 Volumes 1
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Koto Length (in words) 40473 Unique words 4871 Unique words (used once) 2370 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1234 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 2048 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 90854 Volumes 1
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Bokutachi no Remake Length (in words) 499597 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 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 1196758 Volumes 12
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Bokutachi no Remake Ver.β Length (in words) 130119 Unique words 10340 Unique words (used once) 4656 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1745 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 3044 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 313886 Volumes 3
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School Poker Wars Length (in words) 137401 Unique words 12309 Unique words (used once) 5460 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2177 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 3956 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 25.3 Characters 328015 Volumes 3
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Kagerou Daze Length (in words) 237467 Unique words 14537 Unique words (used once) 5805 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2195 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 4171 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 561573 Volumes 8
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Hamirutia Garden Length (in words) 109577 Unique words 8520 Unique words (used once) 3528 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1856 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 3287 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 263555 Volumes 3
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Kitchen Length (in words) 32788 Unique words 4499 Unique words (used once) 2356 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1100 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 1719 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 73756 Volumes 1
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Koori no Kuni no Amaryllis Length (in words) 51923 Unique words 6891 Unique words (used once) 3263 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1626 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 2660 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 119431 Volumes 1
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Koori no Ou wa Ningyou no Hime ni Ai wo Sasayaku Length (in words) 49739 Unique words 6640 Unique words (used once) 3154 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1851 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 3120 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 117252 Volumes 5
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Ellie Golden to Itazurana Tenkan Busu de Debu Demo Ikemen Elite Length (in words) 431138 Unique words 20962 Unique words (used once) 7226 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2445 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 4779 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 1028559 Volumes 8
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Ore Eiyuu Densetsu ~Soshite Kanojo wa Kawatte Shimatta~ Length (in words) 34354 Unique words 5952 Unique words (used once) 3210 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1614 Unique kanji (used once) 354 Unique kanji readings 2601 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 82875 Volumes 1
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Yameru Toki mo Length (in words) 56879 Unique words 6684 Unique words (used once) 3249 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1620 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 2758 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 132218 Volumes 1
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Lycoris Recoil Ordinary Days Length (in words) 54888 Unique words 6923 Unique words (used once) 3315 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1645 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 2697 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 124783 Volumes 1
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Boku to Kanojo no Game Sensou Length (in words) 485980 Unique words 17154 Unique words (used once) 5713 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2164 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 4099 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 1158856 Volumes 10
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Ima, Shima de Length (in words) 33944 Unique words 5911 Unique words (used once) 3268 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1584 Unique kanji (used once) 364 Unique kanji readings 2544 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 32.6 Characters 77399 Volumes 1
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Ninshin Calendar Length (in words) 30883 Unique words 4970 Unique words (used once) 2469 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1388 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 2220 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 72596 Volumes 1
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Sasa no Fune de Umi wo Wataru Length (in words) 98742 Unique words 9036 Unique words (used once) 4122 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1805 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 3162 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 29.1 Characters 241249 Volumes 1
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Oyasumi, Yumenaki Ko Length (in words) 62140 Unique words 5607 Unique words (used once) 2600 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1322 Unique kanji (used once) 234 Unique kanji readings 2231 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 147299 Volumes 1
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Length (in words) 94654 Unique words 9055 Unique words (used once) 4036 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1790 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 3027 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 232356 Volumes 1
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Hisoyaka na Kesshou Length (in words) 75872 Unique words 7423 Unique words (used once) 3127 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1623 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 2711 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 25.5 Characters 179258 Volumes 1
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Ashita wa Unto Tooku e Ikou Length (in words) 45979 Unique words 6378 Unique words (used once) 3201 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1453 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2329 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 32.3 Characters 109520 Volumes 1
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Seishun Debugger to Koi Suru Mousou #kakusanchuu Length (in words) 56823 Unique words 6072 Unique words (used once) 2948 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1540 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 2473 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 132343 Volumes 1
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Nanakai Shinda Otoko Length (in words) 72022 Unique words 7369 Unique words (used once) 3435 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1865 Unique kanji (used once) 353 Unique kanji readings 3120 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 169813 Volumes 1
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Tsuki to Yoru no Monogatari Length (in words) 130239 Unique words 9974 Unique words (used once) 4060 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2112 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 3839 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 309259 Volumes 3
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Morpheus no Kyoushitsu Length (in words) 178638 Unique words 9499 Unique words (used once) 3661 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1805 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3162 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 414043 Volumes 4
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NO CALL NO LIFE Length (in words) 51199 Unique words 6687 Unique words (used once) 2944 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1591 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 2608 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 27.4 Characters 122433 Volumes 1
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Manomana Amai Yuujou Yuutsu na Koi Length (in words) 127140 Unique words 9930 Unique words (used once) 4343 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1851 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3294 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 301502 Volumes 3
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Mugendai Girl Length (in words) 7639 Unique words 2317 Unique words (used once) 1543 Unique words (used once %) 66% Unique kanji 905 Unique kanji (used once) 347 Unique kanji readings 1267 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 24.6 Characters 18195 Volumes 1
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Kusa no Fushido Length (in words) 47041 Unique words 5871 Unique words (used once) 2835 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1561 Unique kanji (used once) 308 Unique kanji readings 2577 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 107391 Volumes 1
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Teikan no Koi Length (in words) 63619 Unique words 7120 Unique words (used once) 3354 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1749 Unique kanji (used once) 331 Unique kanji readings 2882 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 152467 Volumes 1
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Anata no Machi no Toshi Denki! Length (in words) 159128 Unique words 9785 Unique words (used once) 4007 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1863 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 3311 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 366780 Volumes 3