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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Kirawareru Yuuki Length (in words) 46826 Unique words 4205 Unique words (used once) 1919 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1301 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 2006 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 25.9 Characters 112989 Volumes 1
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Cerita Laut Length (in words) 49608 Unique words 5695 Unique words (used once) 2488 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1589 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 2615 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 111871 Volumes 1
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Selection Length (in words) 213731 Unique words 11119 Unique words (used once) 4504 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1997 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 3627 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 503119 Volumes 7
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Karasu no Oyayubi: By Rule of Crow's Thumb Length (in words) 82887 Unique words 7811 Unique words (used once) 3437 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1712 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 2918 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 193595 Volumes 1
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Sayonara Piano Sonata Encore Pieces Length (in words) 51029 Unique words 7002 Unique words (used once) 3559 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1580 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 2606 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 125019 Volumes 1
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Butsuri-san de Musou Shitetara Motemote ni Narimashita Length (in words) 322036 Unique words 15224 Unique words (used once) 5566 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2189 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 4063 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 759385 Volumes 8
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Kaidan Kanojo Length (in words) 181396 Unique words 12122 Unique words (used once) 5080 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1949 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 3627 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 419737 Volumes 5
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Length (in words) 199934 Unique words 12662 Unique words (used once) 4986 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2085 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 3776 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 494712 Volumes 1
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[Haishinchuu] Joshin Channel! E, Kore Baimei desu no! Length (in words) 49306 Unique words 6236 Unique words (used once) 2892 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1512 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 2432 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 118297 Volumes 1
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Horobi no Sono Length (in words) 60832 Unique words 7968 Unique words (used once) 3971 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1815 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 3081 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 137232 Volumes 1
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Nidome no Yuusha wa Fukushuu no Michi wo Warai Ayumu Length (in words) 462452 Unique words 20446 Unique words (used once) 7300 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2560 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 5038 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 27.6 Characters 1076179 Volumes 8
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Gozen Reiji no Cendrillon Length (in words) 68664 Unique words 6407 Unique words (used once) 2869 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1605 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 2582 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 164153 Volumes 1
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Zarathustra e no Kaidan Length (in words) 149434 Unique words 8924 Unique words (used once) 3425 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1721 Unique kanji (used once) 207 Unique kanji readings 2953 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 353801 Volumes 3
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Itai no wa Iya na no de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu. Length (in words) 584159 Unique words 14101 Unique words (used once) 4168 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2088 Unique kanji (used once) 198 Unique kanji readings 3861 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 1342813 Volumes 15
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Manga no Kamisama Length (in words) 205256 Unique words 12905 Unique words (used once) 5465 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2059 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 3835 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 482573 Volumes 4
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The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria Length (in words) 305346 Unique words 12625 Unique words (used once) 4789 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2059 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 3712 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 712890 Volumes 7
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Atmosphere Burnout Length (in words) 18392 Unique words 3978 Unique words (used once) 2326 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 1331 Unique kanji (used once) 358 Unique kanji readings 2075 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 44460 Volumes 1
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Boku no Imouto wa Kanji ga Yomeru Length (in words) 170360 Unique words 12123 Unique words (used once) 5257 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1980 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 3548 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 407355 Volumes 5
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AURA ~Maryuuin Kouga Saigo no Tatakai~ Length (in words) 58845 Unique words 8542 Unique words (used once) 4229 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1650 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 2734 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 133676 Volumes 1
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F Rakudaisei Length (in words) 34159 Unique words 5275 Unique words (used once) 2778 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1457 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 2366 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 34.4 Characters 80238 Volumes 1
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Kusuri no Mamono no Kaiko Riyuu Length (in words) 243733 Unique words 13633 Unique words (used once) 5372 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2333 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 4373 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 30.7 Characters 549931 Volumes 3
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Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Length (in words) 265742 Unique words 14501 Unique words (used once) 5425 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2152 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 3942 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 680715 Volumes 6
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Spice and Wolf Length (in words) 993062 Unique words 24142 Unique words (used once) 6745 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 2685 Unique kanji (used once) 200 Unique kanji readings 5423 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 26.6 Characters 2263439 Volumes 19
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Eikoku Kizoku no Shiteki Jikenbo Length (in words) 218968 Unique words 15115 Unique words (used once) 5772 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2190 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 4036 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 526454 Volumes 6
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Ore ga Heroine wo Tasukesugite Sekai ga Little Apocalypse! Length (in words) 601236 Unique words 21361 Unique words (used once) 7275 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2446 Unique kanji (used once) 229 Unique kanji readings 4907 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 1377777 Volumes 16
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Kuro no Maou Length (in words) 195242 Unique words 14056 Unique words (used once) 5463 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2228 Unique kanji (used once) 238 Unique kanji readings 4245 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 26.4 Characters 442700 Volumes 3
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Koufuku na Yuugi Length (in words) 45423 Unique words 6063 Unique words (used once) 2945 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1620 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 2612 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 26.2 Characters 101123 Volumes 1
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Utsukushii Kare Length (in words) 160121 Unique words 12480 Unique words (used once) 5177 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2065 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 3707 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 389050 Volumes 3
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Game of Vampire Length (in words) 51837 Unique words 6146 Unique words (used once) 2891 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1559 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 2537 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 117007 Volumes 1
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Isekai Yakkyoku Length (in words) 181366 Unique words 15114 Unique words (used once) 6351 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2280 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 4220 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 22.9 Characters 416491 Volumes 3
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Satsujin License Length (in words) 55678 Unique words 5553 Unique words (used once) 2582 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1418 Unique kanji (used once) 304 Unique kanji readings 2236 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 136298 Volumes 1
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Minutes Length (in words) 236423 Unique words 13651 Unique words (used once) 5544 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2168 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 4051 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 528920 Volumes 5
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Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka Length (in words) 493519 Unique words 19962 Unique words (used once) 6860 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2260 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 4436 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 1183206 Volumes 8
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Futatsu no Rakuen wo Mawaru Monogatari Length (in words) 58483 Unique words 7243 Unique words (used once) 3601 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1885 Unique kanji (used once) 366 Unique kanji readings 3271 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 132236 Volumes 1
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Ro-Kyu-Bu! Length (in words) 638979 Unique words 24237 Unique words (used once) 7762 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2531 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 5105 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 1558207 Volumes 15
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Tokage to Issho Length (in words) 146873 Unique words 12085 Unique words (used once) 5041 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2137 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 3886 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 341312 Volumes 3
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Denpateki na Kanojo Length (in words) 160406 Unique words 11455 Unique words (used once) 4816 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1962 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 3567 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 363217 Volumes 3
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Seitokai no Shuunen Length (in words) 503551 Unique words 20811 Unique words (used once) 7589 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2415 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 4728 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 1193724 Volumes 13
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Sengoku no Hime Joushu Ii Naotora Length (in words) 32801 Unique words 4293 Unique words (used once) 2050 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1225 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 2050 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 25.5 Characters 70137 Volumes 1
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Length (in words) 263995 Unique words 14161 Unique words (used once) 5248 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2183 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 4067 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 649456 Volumes 1
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Kimi wa Hontou ni Boku no Tenshi na no ka Length (in words) 38907 Unique words 4788 Unique words (used once) 2348 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1313 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 2044 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 92282 Volumes 1
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Kokkyou no Minami, Taiyou no Nishi Length (in words) 69642 Unique words 5657 Unique words (used once) 2573 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1494 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 2389 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 26.4 Characters 156829 Volumes 1
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Hen'ai Storytellers Length (in words) 39672 Unique words 6166 Unique words (used once) 3142 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1602 Unique kanji (used once) 329 Unique kanji readings 2638 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 24.2 Characters 92737 Volumes 1
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Another 2001 Length (in words) 138678 Unique words 9032 Unique words (used once) 3462 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1759 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 2992 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 321098 Volumes 1
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Atrium no Koibito Length (in words) 140843 Unique words 9280 Unique words (used once) 3736 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1757 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 3023 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 342134 Volumes 3
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Saigo no Isha wa Sakura wo Miagete Kimi wo Omou Length (in words) 65222 Unique words 7756 Unique words (used once) 3749 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1796 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 3015 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 153717 Volumes 1
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Shinshaku Hashire Merosu Hoka Yonpen Length (in words) 40224 Unique words 6068 Unique words (used once) 3134 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1729 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 2859 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 29.5 Characters 92411 Volumes 1
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Umi no Kanaria Length (in words) 45844 Unique words 6103 Unique words (used once) 3063 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1593 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 2632 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 103631 Volumes 1
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Sievest Rose ~Ansatsu wa Uruwashi no Baraen de~ Length (in words) 38589 Unique words 5744 Unique words (used once) 2864 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1692 Unique kanji (used once) 356 Unique kanji readings 2779 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 87081 Volumes 1
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Kekkyoku, Ninja to Dragon wa Docchi ga Tsuyoi no? Length (in words) 176594 Unique words 12919 Unique words (used once) 5016 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2243 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 4206 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 405639 Volumes 4