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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Hakase no Aishita Suushiki Length (in words) 48240 Unique words 7070 Unique words (used once) 3390 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1648 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 2832 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 31.4 Characters 111518 Volumes 1
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Byousoku 5 Centimeter Length (in words) 31625 Unique words 4583 Unique words (used once) 2278 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1361 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 2123 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 30.4 Characters 71010 Volumes 1
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Mikkokusha Length (in words) 76045 Unique words 7508 Unique words (used once) 3579 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1594 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 2597 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 183535 Volumes 1
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Sabishigariya no Loliferatu Length (in words) 42893 Unique words 7008 Unique words (used once) 3702 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1770 Unique kanji (used once) 377 Unique kanji readings 2891 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 105016 Volumes 1
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Elysion Length (in words) 107864 Unique words 9615 Unique words (used once) 4368 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 2134 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 3859 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 242981 Volumes 2
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Kanojo wa Kisei Shijo Length (in words) 138834 Unique words 13048 Unique words (used once) 5870 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1984 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 3658 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 313262 Volumes 3
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Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuu Tan Length (in words) 48966 Unique words 6797 Unique words (used once) 3411 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1722 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 2894 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 113255 Volumes 1
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Kusa no Uta Length (in words) 55918 Unique words 6956 Unique words (used once) 3461 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1865 Unique kanji (used once) 375 Unique kanji readings 3213 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 26.6 Characters 120071 Volumes 1
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Lilith ni Omakase! Length (in words) 113496 Unique words 9052 Unique words (used once) 3618 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1661 Unique kanji (used once) 205 Unique kanji readings 2941 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 266233 Volumes 3
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Kodoku no Tonari Length (in words) 47114 Unique words 6529 Unique words (used once) 3410 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1710 Unique kanji (used once) 362 Unique kanji readings 2834 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 103964 Volumes 1
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Uchi no Kaichou wa Araburu Toraneko ni Niteiru. Length (in words) 106988 Unique words 9079 Unique words (used once) 4113 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1879 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 3276 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 252690 Volumes 3
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Length (in words) 209429 Unique words 12416 Unique words (used once) 4856 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2104 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 3888 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 511289 Volumes 1
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Tsumetai Ozon Length (in words) 60894 Unique words 7341 Unique words (used once) 3525 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1638 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 2783 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 138822 Volumes 1
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Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Length (in words) 192788 Unique words 12752 Unique words (used once) 4790 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2240 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 4174 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 451799 Volumes 5
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Aquanaut Chronicle Length (in words) 55753 Unique words 6977 Unique words (used once) 3430 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1748 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 2985 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 129298 Volumes 1
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Danganronpa Zero Length (in words) 83953 Unique words 7393 Unique words (used once) 3146 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1698 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 2874 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 200812 Volumes 2
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Inou Battle wa Nichijoukei no Naka De Length (in words) 127888 Unique words 11063 Unique words (used once) 4706 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1949 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 3463 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 309160 Volumes 3
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Otome Ariadne to Koi no Meikyuu Length (in words) 51593 Unique words 6255 Unique words (used once) 2791 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1784 Unique kanji (used once) 349 Unique kanji readings 2876 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 121649 Volumes 1
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Tobira no Soto Length (in words) 143079 Unique words 8555 Unique words (used once) 3375 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1761 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 2937 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 336438 Volumes 3
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Ishin Sen'ya Length (in words) 46520 Unique words 6618 Unique words (used once) 3403 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1836 Unique kanji (used once) 362 Unique kanji readings 3080 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 101161 Volumes 1
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Mou, Ii Desho Length (in words) 86508 Unique words 8387 Unique words (used once) 3657 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1918 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3436 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 24.1 Characters 207987 Volumes 5
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Jou, Kichi Futari Length (in words) 36634 Unique words 5800 Unique words (used once) 2906 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1729 Unique kanji (used once) 400 Unique kanji readings 2818 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 85813 Volumes 1
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Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano Datta Length (in words) 441622 Unique words 19596 Unique words (used once) 7020 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2411 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 4724 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 1046459 Volumes 10
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Jigoku Kurayami Hana mo Naki Length (in words) 37701 Unique words 6873 Unique words (used once) 3743 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1812 Unique kanji (used once) 356 Unique kanji readings 3105 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 89126 Volumes 1
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Ishikoro no Uta Length (in words) 70744 Unique words 8366 Unique words (used once) 4098 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1883 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 3346 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 27.7 Characters 155948 Volumes 1
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Koujo Denka no Kateikyoushi Length (in words) 598556 Unique words 19145 Unique words (used once) 5748 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2560 Unique kanji (used once) 190 Unique kanji readings 5122 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 1313289 Volumes 13
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Ushinawareru Monogatari Length (in words) 71694 Unique words 6517 Unique words (used once) 2806 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1570 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2606 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 161688 Volumes 1
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Hamlet Syndrome Length (in words) 45039 Unique words 6061 Unique words (used once) 3117 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1578 Unique kanji (used once) 357 Unique kanji readings 2568 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 109428 Volumes 1
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Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho Length (in words) 516928 Unique words 18548 Unique words (used once) 5812 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2410 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 4776 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 1119519 Volumes 11
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Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Length (in words) 188524 Unique words 12095 Unique words (used once) 4608 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2083 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3776 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 425625 Volumes 4
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Cross Connect Length (in words) 143670 Unique words 11551 Unique words (used once) 4913 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2053 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 3715 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 336023 Volumes 3
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Kanojo to Boku no Denkiteki Gakumon Length (in words) 152246 Unique words 11428 Unique words (used once) 4724 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2186 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 4085 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 340897 Volumes 3
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Guren no Tsubasa Length (in words) 139087 Unique words 11167 Unique words (used once) 4267 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2179 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 4036 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 31.3 Characters 318198 Volumes 3
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Z no Jikan Length (in words) 83350 Unique words 8981 Unique words (used once) 4179 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1908 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 3276 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 190284 Volumes 2
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My Little Sister is a Tyrannosaurus Length (in words) 73003 Unique words 6982 Unique words (used once) 3147 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1680 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 2719 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 173086 Volumes 3
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Shayou Length (in words) 35377 Unique words 4871 Unique words (used once) 2411 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1499 Unique kanji (used once) 358 Unique kanji readings 2368 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 29.7 Characters 79668 Volumes 1
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Yuushiki Length (in words) 43023 Unique words 5985 Unique words (used once) 3100 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1569 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 2545 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 97221 Volumes 1
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Ken to Mahou no Fantasy Length (in words) 53283 Unique words 8018 Unique words (used once) 3911 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1724 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 2941 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 118946 Volumes 1
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Colosseum Length (in words) 120963 Unique words 7942 Unique words (used once) 3197 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1706 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 2851 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 282986 Volumes 3
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Rokunin no Aka Zukin wa Konya Taberareru Length (in words) 49467 Unique words 6254 Unique words (used once) 3010 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1761 Unique kanji (used once) 356 Unique kanji readings 2908 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 110017 Volumes 1
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Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru Length (in words) 42633 Unique words 4952 Unique words (used once) 2400 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1489 Unique kanji (used once) 367 Unique kanji readings 2377 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 98597 Volumes 1
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Shita no Ue no Kimi Length (in words) 43883 Unique words 6055 Unique words (used once) 3046 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1767 Unique kanji (used once) 381 Unique kanji readings 2899 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 95551 Volumes 1
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Irimuko Samurai Akinai Jou Sekiyado Goyoutashi Length (in words) 132022 Unique words 9241 Unique words (used once) 3725 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2046 Unique kanji (used once) 308 Unique kanji readings 3731 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 295032 Volumes 3
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Maria-sama ga Miteru Length (in words) 1084721 Unique words 27766 Unique words (used once) 8499 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2524 Unique kanji (used once) 192 Unique kanji readings 5262 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 2630604 Volumes 36
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Narnia Koku Monogatari Length (in words) 145992 Unique words 9589 Unique words (used once) 4024 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1246 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 2115 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 28.6 Characters 368150 Volumes 3
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Rokunin no Usotsuki na Daigakusei Length (in words) 68682 Unique words 8050 Unique words (used once) 3993 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1801 Unique kanji (used once) 347 Unique kanji readings 3044 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 30.5 Characters 164411 Volumes 1
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Shichinin no Maken Hime to Zero no Kishidan Length (in words) 90158 Unique words 8271 Unique words (used once) 3614 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1750 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 3037 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 210300 Volumes 2
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Anata ni Denwa Length (in words) 37748 Unique words 5269 Unique words (used once) 2663 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1357 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 2198 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 86090 Volumes 1
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The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire Length (in words) 108164 Unique words 9194 Unique words (used once) 3816 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1680 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 2910 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 24.6 Characters 264910 Volumes 2
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Suri Length (in words) 33780 Unique words 3909 Unique words (used once) 1756 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1345 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 2031 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 24.1 Characters 70587 Volumes 1