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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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 2675 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 6277 Unique words (used once) 2809 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 6188 Unique words (used once) 2429 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 8019 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 6399 Unique words (used once) 3329 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 6223 Unique words (used once) 3314 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
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Rakuen Shima Kara no Dasshutsu Length (in words) 90771 Unique words 6764 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 5480 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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Eru Shion Length (in words) 56217 Unique words 6751 Unique words (used once) 3063 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1369 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 2227 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 10674 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 13726 Unique words (used once) 5446 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2124 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 3914 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 6595 Unique words (used once) 3264 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 6529 Unique words (used once) 3349 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 5681 Unique words (used once) 2762 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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Leadale no Daichi de Length (in words) 426439 Unique words 21427 Unique words (used once) 7530 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2557 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 5199 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 26.8 Characters 1004147 Volumes 8
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Length (in words) 81140 Unique words 8004 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 13414 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 7748 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 18826 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 4535 Unique words (used once) 2323 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 7876 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 5937 Unique words (used once) 3108 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 4870 Unique words (used once) 2369 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1234 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 2049 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 90854 Volumes 1
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Seirei Gensouki Length (in words) 1266073 Unique words 24213 Unique words (used once) 6328 Unique words (used once %) 26% Unique kanji 2570 Unique kanji (used once) 181 Unique kanji readings 5252 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 2974856 Volumes 25
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Bokutachi no Remake Length (in words) 499597 Unique words 19677 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 10339 Unique words (used once) 4655 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 12308 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 14536 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 8518 Unique words (used once) 3527 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 4498 Unique words (used once) 2356 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1100 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 1721 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 6890 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 20961 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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Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. Length (in words) 746428 Unique words 25069 Unique words (used once) 8298 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2696 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 5456 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 1731870 Volumes 15
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Yameru Toki mo Length (in words) 56879 Unique words 6681 Unique words (used once) 3246 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1620 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 2760 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 132218 Volumes 1
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Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro Length (in words) 498209 Unique words 18720 Unique words (used once) 6293 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2481 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 4838 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 1143609 Volumes 9
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Lycoris Recoil Ordinary Days Length (in words) 54888 Unique words 6922 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 17153 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 5908 Unique words (used once) 3266 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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Tokidoki Bosotto to Roshiago de Dereru Tonari no Arya-san Length (in words) 493026 Unique words 19737 Unique words (used once) 6571 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2334 Unique kanji (used once) 198 Unique kanji readings 4645 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 1170332 Volumes 10
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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 9034 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 5606 Unique words (used once) 2599 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1322 Unique kanji (used once) 234 Unique kanji readings 2230 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 9056 Unique words (used once) 4038 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