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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Saigo wa Usu ga Warau Length (in words) 4172 Unique words 1540 Unique words (used once) 1112 Unique words (used once %) 72% Unique kanji 778 Unique kanji (used once) 357 Unique kanji readings 1056 Average difficulty 59% 90th percentile difficulty 76% Average sentence length 25.8 Characters 9426 Volumes 1
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Totsugeki!? Jigoku Channel: Koi no Yokanwa Kikenna Kaori! Length (in words) 5499 Unique words 1623 Unique words (used once) 1001 Unique words (used once %) 61% Unique kanji 594 Unique kanji (used once) 205 Unique kanji readings 825 Average difficulty 18% 90th percentile difficulty 33% Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 13479 Volumes 1
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Yume Juuya Length (in words) 7203 Unique words 1779 Unique words (used once) 1040 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 948 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 1303 Average difficulty 71% 90th percentile difficulty 79% Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 14642 Volumes 1
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Koguma no Kuuku Monogatari: Hajimete no Umi to Camp Length (in words) 6400 Unique words 1313 Unique words (used once) 666 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 239 Unique kanji (used once) 56 Unique kanji readings 316 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 5% Average sentence length 11.6 Characters 15787 Volumes 1
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Koguma no Kuuku Monogatari: Kasou Party Length (in words) 6205 Unique words 1350 Unique words (used once) 661 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 253 Unique kanji (used once) 62 Unique kanji readings 337 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 11% Average sentence length 11.0 Characters 15885 Volumes 1
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Koguma no Kuuku Monogatari: Birthday Party Length (in words) 7072 Unique words 1318 Unique words (used once) 671 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 207 Unique kanji (used once) 46 Unique kanji readings 292 Average difficulty 1% 90th percentile difficulty 5% Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 17449 Volumes 1
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Koguma no Kuuku Monogatari: Christmas no Otomarikai Length (in words) 6890 Unique words 1365 Unique words (used once) 681 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 259 Unique kanji (used once) 66 Unique kanji readings 358 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 17454 Volumes 1
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Koguma no Kuuku Monogatari: Sora no Picnic Length (in words) 7102 Unique words 1402 Unique words (used once) 708 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 261 Unique kanji (used once) 79 Unique kanji readings 371 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 7% Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 17793 Volumes 1
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Koguma no Kuuku Monogatari: Aki to Fuyu Length (in words) 6799 Unique words 1417 Unique words (used once) 695 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 186 Unique kanji (used once) 34 Unique kanji readings 252 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 8% Average sentence length 12.0 Characters 18031 Volumes 1
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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% 90th percentile difficulty 61% Average sentence length 24.6 Characters 18195 Volumes 1
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Koguma no Kuuku Monogatari: Haru to Natsu Length (in words) 7055 Unique words 1380 Unique words (used once) 669 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 195 Unique kanji (used once) 48 Unique kanji readings 251 Average difficulty 1% 90th percentile difficulty 3% Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 18674 Volumes 1
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Koguma no Kuuku Monogatari: Fruits Matsuri Length (in words) 7399 Unique words 1351 Unique words (used once) 665 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 185 Unique kanji (used once) 44 Unique kanji readings 253 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 5% Average sentence length 13.1 Characters 18755 Volumes 1
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Koguma no Kuuku Monogatari: Mori no Restaurant Length (in words) 7848 Unique words 1412 Unique words (used once) 682 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 191 Unique kanji (used once) 37 Unique kanji readings 266 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 14% Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 19616 Volumes 1
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Haikyo ni Ikou! Length (in words) 8453 Unique words 2066 Unique words (used once) 1200 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 918 Unique kanji (used once) 330 Unique kanji readings 1277 Average difficulty 24% 90th percentile difficulty 40% Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 19620 Volumes 1
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Kuuku no Mori no Gakkou: Tomodachi tte, Naani? Length (in words) 8183 Unique words 1397 Unique words (used once) 666 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 257 Unique kanji (used once) 77 Unique kanji readings 354 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 12% Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 21071 Volumes 1
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Aoi Natsu, Watashi wa Tsutanai Koi wo Shita Length (in words) 9501 Unique words 2163 Unique words (used once) 1260 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 884 Unique kanji (used once) 313 Unique kanji readings 1193 Average difficulty 34% 90th percentile difficulty 52% Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 22471 Volumes 2
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Gift Length (in words) 9778 Unique words 2360 Unique words (used once) 1345 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 865 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 1212 Average difficulty 27% 90th percentile difficulty 41% Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 23307 Volumes 1
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Imouto Biyori Length (in words) 10155 Unique words 2715 Unique words (used once) 1582 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 1005 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 1470 Average difficulty 39% 90th percentile difficulty 67% Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 24198 Volumes 1
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Essay Shuu Hogwarts Kenryoku to Seiji to Itazurazuki no Poltergeist Length (in words) 9785 Unique words 2695 Unique words (used once) 1703 Unique words (used once %) 63% Unique kanji 1060 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1573 Average difficulty 36% 90th percentile difficulty 52% Average sentence length 49.8 Characters 25230 Volumes 1
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Hogwarts: Fukanzen & Hikakujitsu Kaisetsusho Length (in words) 10466 Unique words 2627 Unique words (used once) 1588 Unique words (used once %) 60% Unique kanji 1066 Unique kanji (used once) 334 Unique kanji readings 1531 Average difficulty 33% 90th percentile difficulty 46% Average sentence length 50.9 Characters 25910 Volumes 1
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Anata Length (in words) 11033 Unique words 2147 Unique words (used once) 1179 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 817 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 1187 Average difficulty 32% 90th percentile difficulty 49% Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 25914 Volumes 1
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Koi wa Buryure, Kimi wa Doruche Length (in words) 11795 Unique words 2273 Unique words (used once) 1263 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 898 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 1276 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 24% Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 28461 Volumes 1
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Essay Shuu Hogwarts Yuuki to Kunan to Kiken na Douraku Length (in words) 11799 Unique words 2796 Unique words (used once) 1686 Unique words (used once %) 60% Unique kanji 1098 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 1598 Average difficulty 29% 90th percentile difficulty 42% Average sentence length 48.5 Characters 29925 Volumes 1
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Sono Hanashi wo Kikasete wa Ikenai Length (in words) 13648 Unique words 2483 Unique words (used once) 1224 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 937 Unique kanji (used once) 256 Unique kanji readings 1323 Average difficulty 19% 90th percentile difficulty 53% Average sentence length 25.6 Characters 31319 Volumes 1
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Active Rest: Te wo Nobashite Me wo Tojinaide Gojitsudan Length (in words) 15089 Unique words 2714 Unique words (used once) 1452 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1033 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 1469 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 12% Average sentence length 27.6 Characters 33278 Volumes 1
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Te to Me to Koe to Length (in words) 13889 Unique words 3047 Unique words (used once) 1811 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 1016 Unique kanji (used once) 354 Unique kanji readings 1487 Average difficulty 35% 90th percentile difficulty 61% Average sentence length 22.9 Characters 33454 Volumes 1
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Koi wo Hiku Length (in words) 15686 Unique words 2815 Unique words (used once) 1573 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1059 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 1559 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 36% Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 36205 Volumes 1
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Kuudere Ojousama wa Nanka Chigau: Tatanai Ore to Do S na Kanojo Length (in words) 14770 Unique words 3488 Unique words (used once) 2079 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 1208 Unique kanji (used once) 359 Unique kanji readings 1789 Average difficulty 13% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 21.9 Characters 36322 Volumes 1
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Sakka ni Naritai Length (in words) 14494 Unique words 2646 Unique words (used once) 1452 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 721 Unique kanji (used once) 197 Unique kanji readings 1040 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 36530 Volumes 1
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Futte Waita Omiai Aite wa Hatsukoi wo Kojiraseta Osananajimi no Onzoushi! Length (in words) 15906 Unique words 3134 Unique words (used once) 1756 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1143 Unique kanji (used once) 358 Unique kanji readings 1664 Average difficulty 17% 90th percentile difficulty 39% Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 39166 Volumes 1
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Detroit Bijutsukan no Kiseki Length (in words) 16492 Unique words 3626 Unique words (used once) 2060 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1155 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 1761 Average difficulty 40% 90th percentile difficulty 61% Average sentence length 30.4 Characters 40832 Volumes 1
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Monster Hunter Rise Hyaku Ryuu Yakou wo Kuitomero! Length (in words) 16629 Unique words 2568 Unique words (used once) 1271 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 842 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 1219 Average difficulty 5% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 41945 Volumes 1
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Hebi ni Pierce Length (in words) 19430 Unique words 3261 Unique words (used once) 1768 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1109 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 1641 Average difficulty 15% 90th percentile difficulty 33% Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 42954 Volumes 1
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Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Length (in words) 18759 Unique words 3145 Unique words (used once) 1642 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1148 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 1732 Average difficulty 33% 90th percentile difficulty 57% Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 43267 Volumes 1
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Hoshi no Kirby: Nazo to Jiken no Pupupu Train!? Length (in words) 16566 Unique words 2598 Unique words (used once) 1278 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 671 Unique kanji (used once) 178 Unique kanji readings 947 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 25% Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 44202 Volumes 1
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Uchira Tokken☆ Tenkou Travelers!! Length (in words) 17831 Unique words 2571 Unique words (used once) 1253 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 718 Unique kanji (used once) 175 Unique kanji readings 1040 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 24% Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 44338 Volumes 1
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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% 90th percentile difficulty 68% Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 44460 Volumes 1
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Kono Koi, Eiga Yorimo Amame Desu! Length (in words) 19209 Unique words 3073 Unique words (used once) 1536 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1045 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 1550 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 25% Average sentence length 27.5 Characters 46627 Volumes 1
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Sekaiisshuu Tondemo Gourmet Harapeko Shoujo, Shishou ni Deau Length (in words) 18615 Unique words 3176 Unique words (used once) 1612 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 921 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1329 Average difficulty 13% 90th percentile difficulty 34% Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 47633 Volumes 1
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Length (in words) 20200 Unique words 3184 Unique words (used once) 1638 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 925 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 1355 Average difficulty 35% 90th percentile difficulty 61% Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 47803 Volumes 1
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Oshi, Moyu Length (in words) 20657 Unique words 4513 Unique words (used once) 2595 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 1378 Unique kanji (used once) 351 Unique kanji readings 2113 Average difficulty 37% 90th percentile difficulty 55% Average sentence length 32.0 Characters 47907 Volumes 1
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Ai ni Chikau Oukoku Length (in words) 20439 Unique words 3153 Unique words (used once) 1515 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1258 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 1883 Average difficulty 13% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 48518 Volumes 1
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Kodomo ni Osowatta Koto Length (in words) 20301 Unique words 3393 Unique words (used once) 1870 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1119 Unique kanji (used once) 321 Unique kanji readings 1674 Average difficulty 30% 90th percentile difficulty 49% Average sentence length 26.5 Characters 48530 Volumes 1
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Tondemonai Otoko ni Koi Shite Shimatta You Desu! Length (in words) 20645 Unique words 3100 Unique words (used once) 1636 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1125 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 1662 Average difficulty 12% 90th percentile difficulty 31% Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 49120 Volumes 1
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Soshite Beruna wa Hoshi ni Natta Length (in words) 20106 Unique words 2897 Unique words (used once) 1397 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 916 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 1362 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 10% Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 49186 Volumes 1
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Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin Length (in words) 21983 Unique words 4435 Unique words (used once) 2479 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1396 Unique kanji (used once) 344 Unique kanji readings 2227 Average difficulty 58% 90th percentile difficulty 86% Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 49471 Volumes 1
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Kindaichi-kun no Bouken Length (in words) 20469 Unique words 3014 Unique words (used once) 1427 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 731 Unique kanji (used once) 195 Unique kanji readings 1067 Average difficulty 17% 90th percentile difficulty 39% Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 49527 Volumes 1
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Kazoku ni Narou yo Length (in words) 20713 Unique words 3808 Unique words (used once) 2084 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1260 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 1911 Average difficulty 18% 90th percentile difficulty 26% Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 49863 Volumes 1
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Kaze Tachinu Length (in words) 23071 Unique words 3138 Unique words (used once) 1526 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1115 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 1670 Average difficulty 52% 90th percentile difficulty 70% Average sentence length 31.3 Characters 50455 Volumes 1
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Hoshi no Kirby: Abunai Gourmet Yashiki!? Length (in words) 18730 Unique words 3127 Unique words (used once) 1578 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 784 Unique kanji (used once) 193 Unique kanji readings 1160 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 12% Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 50599 Volumes 1