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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Novel

Yume no Senshi

Length (in words)	35415
Unique words	4867
Unique words (used once)	2446
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1084
Unique kanji (used once)	231
Unique kanji readings	1720
Average difficulty	44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	66/100
Average sentence length	23.5
Characters	86070
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	34632
Unique words	5022
Unique words (used once)	2454
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1506
Unique kanji (used once)	322
Unique kanji readings	2343
Average difficulty	44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	62/100
Average sentence length	20.8
Characters	80155
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	38584
Unique words	5398
Unique words (used once)	2707
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1599
Unique kanji (used once)	360
Unique kanji readings	2582
Average difficulty	44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
Average sentence length	19.5
Characters	85746
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	58369
Unique words	6768
Unique words (used once)	3235
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1657
Unique kanji (used once)	296
Unique kanji readings	2784
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
Average sentence length	21.7
Characters	136952
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	136893
Unique words	10833
Unique words (used once)	4395
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	1898
Unique kanji (used once)	245
Unique kanji readings	3387
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	54/100
Average sentence length	21.3
Characters	324676
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	22728
Unique words	3958
Unique words (used once)	2113
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1339
Unique kanji (used once)	420
Unique kanji readings	1997
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	65/100
Average sentence length	22.5
Characters	52060
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	129433
Unique words	11310
Unique words (used once)	5188
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1963
Unique kanji (used once)	312
Unique kanji readings	3544
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
Average sentence length	22.4
Characters	306127
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	116027
Unique words	9768
Unique words (used once)	4230
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1825
Unique kanji (used once)	245
Unique kanji readings	3206
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	53/100
Average sentence length	21.9
Characters	287549
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	63780
Unique words	7177
Unique words (used once)	3446
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1727
Unique kanji (used once)	297
Unique kanji readings	2879
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	61/100
Average sentence length	23.6
Characters	146428
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	231464
Unique words	12708
Unique words (used once)	4851
Unique words (used once %)	38%
Unique kanji	2090
Unique kanji (used once)	263
Unique kanji readings	3811
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
Average sentence length	21.8
Characters	547433
Volumes	5

Length (in words)	528907
Unique words	20639
Unique words (used once)	7524
Unique words (used once %)	36%
Unique kanji	2464
Unique kanji (used once)	220
Unique kanji readings	4960
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
Average sentence length	17.0
Characters	1228584
Volumes	13

Length (in words)	172208
Unique words	11875
Unique words (used once)	4997
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	2134
Unique kanji (used once)	309
Unique kanji readings	3914
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	61/100
Average sentence length	20.8
Characters	399978
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	166661
Unique words	12328
Unique words (used once)	5081
Unique words (used once %)	41%
Unique kanji	2056
Unique kanji (used once)	291
Unique kanji readings	3640
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
Average sentence length	17.7
Characters	395131
Volumes	5

Length (in words)	62648
Unique words	6437
Unique words (used once)	2947
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1686
Unique kanji (used once)	314
Unique kanji readings	2773
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
Average sentence length	23.8
Characters	139597
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	48559
Unique words	6113
Unique words (used once)	2840
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1523
Unique kanji (used once)	292
Unique kanji readings	2463
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	68/100
Average sentence length	16.1
Characters	115499
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	937664
Unique words	25103
Unique words (used once)	7326
Unique words (used once %)	29%
Unique kanji	2626
Unique kanji (used once)	225
Unique kanji readings	5317
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	62/100
Average sentence length	22.9
Characters	2171324
Volumes	16

Length (in words)	218435
Unique words	13078
Unique words (used once)	5149
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	1981
Unique kanji (used once)	263
Unique kanji readings	3564
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
Average sentence length	29.7
Characters	526011
Volumes	4

Length (in words)	59017
Unique words	7936
Unique words (used once)	3922
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1747
Unique kanji (used once)	309
Unique kanji readings	2858
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
Average sentence length	31.4
Characters	133690
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	47133
Unique words	5222
Unique words (used once)	2409
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1535
Unique kanji (used once)	320
Unique kanji readings	2460
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	61/100
Average sentence length	24.7
Characters	109091
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	37276
Unique words	5974
Unique words (used once)	3083
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1552
Unique kanji (used once)	333
Unique kanji readings	2562
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	65/100
Average sentence length	20.4
Characters	86986
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	34465
Unique words	5119
Unique words (used once)	2703
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1397
Unique kanji (used once)	369
Unique kanji readings	2149
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	68/100
Average sentence length	28.4
Characters	81633
Volumes	1

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Novel difficulty list

Yume no Senshi

Kiryuu

Taishou Kuusou Majutsu Yawa Tsuiraku Otome Genocide

Rental Fullmoon Dai Ichi Kun Renai wa Yomimono Desu

Tokidoki Bosotto to Roshiago de Dereru Tonari no Arya-san

Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten

Tenkeiteki Isekai Tenshoutan

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Desperado Blues

Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou

Chuuko Demo Koi ga Shitai!

Slime na Dungeon kara Tenka wo Torou to Omou

BIG‐4

Shinigami no Seido

Crash

Kumo Desu ga, Nanika?

Hangyaku no Dreadnought

Juuryoku Alchemic

Yakou

Chotto Ima Kara Shigoto Yamete Kuru

Alice in Wonderland

Hana x Hana

Mercator

Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki

Ore no Petto wa Seijo-sama

Gimai Seikatsu

Dual Kaleidoscope Zeniaoi

Sasaki to Pii-chan

Avenir

Frontier World Shoukanshi Toshite Katsudou Chuu

14sai Gentei Shoukougun

Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Doumo, Suki na Hito ni Horegusuri wo Irai sareta Majo desu.

ZOO

Mou Hitotsu no Inochi

Taiikukan no Satsujin

Onnanoko ga Kanzen Naru Renai ni Tokimekanai Mittsu no Riyuu

Sayonara Piano Sonata

Sapporo Undersong

Gouman to Zenryou

Kaidan to Odorou, Soshite Anata wa Kaidan de Odoru

Kikoujuu to Madousho (Grimoire)

Nichijou no Natsuyasumi

Majo no Aishi Ko

Pink Bus

Valhalla no Bangohan

Kuzureru Nou wo Dakishimete

Hikari

if no Higeki

Saiteihen Kara New Game!

Length (in words)	436538
Unique words	15361
Unique words (used once)	5371
Unique words (used once %)	34%
Unique kanji	2107
Unique kanji (used once)	233
Unique kanji readings	3920
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	53/100
Average sentence length	24.6
Characters	1029944
Volumes	8

Length (in words)	34692
Unique words	5638
Unique words (used once)	2979
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1505
Unique kanji (used once)	300
Unique kanji readings	2455
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	65/100
Average sentence length	22.7
Characters	79257
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	434281
Unique words	15494
Unique words (used once)	5483
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	2104
Unique kanji (used once)	224
Unique kanji readings	3878
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
Average sentence length	21.1
Characters	1034134
Volumes	8

Length (in words)	182668
Unique words	11224
Unique words (used once)	4258
Unique words (used once %)	37%
Unique kanji	2132
Unique kanji (used once)	271
Unique kanji readings	3899
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
Average sentence length	26.4
Characters	419944
Volumes	4

Length (in words)	281393
Unique words	16042
Unique words (used once)	6356
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	2210
Unique kanji (used once)	268
Unique kanji readings	4181
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
Average sentence length	21.3
Characters	666002
Volumes	7

Length (in words)	68442
Unique words	6108
Unique words (used once)	1157
Unique words (used once %)	18%
Unique kanji	1664
Unique kanji (used once)	152
Unique kanji readings	2773
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	67/100
Average sentence length	21.6
Characters	154716
Volumes	2

Length (in words)	398491
Unique words	17939
Unique words (used once)	6666
Unique words (used once %)	37%
Unique kanji	2372
Unique kanji (used once)	243
Unique kanji readings	4638
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
Average sentence length	24.2
Characters	936484
Volumes	5

Length (in words)	28791
Unique words	4388
Unique words (used once)	2242
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1340
Unique kanji (used once)	285
Unique kanji readings	2071
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	64/100
Average sentence length	21.0
Characters	65767
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	153278
Unique words	10870
Unique words (used once)	4169
Unique words (used once %)	38%
Unique kanji	2004
Unique kanji (used once)	244
Unique kanji readings	3602
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
Average sentence length	25.9
Characters	341473
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	57456
Unique words	8095
Unique words (used once)	3905
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1807
Unique kanji (used once)	311
Unique kanji readings	3043
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	65/100
Average sentence length	27.5
Characters	133189
Volumes	1