Novel difficulty list This is a list of novels, both light novels and traditional novels, ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is very easy and 10 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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Bannou no Mahou Kenshi wa Shin no Nouryoku wo Kakushite Inaka Gurashi wo Mezasu Length (in words) 203652 Unique words 10766 Unique words (used once) 4037 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1924 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 3428 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 481110 Volumes 5
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Banpu-chan to Zombie-kun Kyuuchi-hime wa Koishitai Length (in words) 38412 Unique words 5063 Unique words (used once) 2482 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1480 Unique kanji (used once) 334 Unique kanji readings 2347 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 91385 Volumes 1
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Bara no Maria Length (in words) 443643 Unique words 21918 Unique words (used once) 7816 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2616 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 5145 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 1071328 Volumes 6
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Battery Length (in words) 245545 Unique words 12495 Unique words (used once) 4791 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1976 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 3608 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 578933 Volumes 6
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Ben-to Length (in words) 937090 Unique words 25807 Unique words (used once) 8214 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2635 Unique kanji (used once) 201 Unique kanji readings 5363 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 2097392 Volumes 12
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Beruna no Shippo Length (in words) 28809 Unique words 3476 Unique words (used once) 1552 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 928 Unique kanji (used once) 190 Unique kanji readings 1388 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 71040 Volumes 1
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Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou Length (in words) 231465 Unique words 12709 Unique words (used once) 4852 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2090 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3811 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 547433 Volumes 5
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Bijoutachi ni Semarareteiru Kishi Ore wa Jiyuu ga Hoshii! Length (in words) 41268 Unique words 6920 Unique words (used once) 3553 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1748 Unique kanji (used once) 335 Unique kanji readings 2931 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 93979 Volumes 5
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Biscuit Frankenstein Length (in words) 47485 Unique words 6811 Unique words (used once) 3307 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1703 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 2817 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 106619 Volumes 1
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Bishounen Tanteidan Length (in words) 369090 Unique words 20425 Unique words (used once) 7767 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2430 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 4654 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 33.4 Characters 904247 Volumes 12
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Black Bullet Length (in words) 315233 Unique words 21938 Unique words (used once) 8450 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2657 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 5212 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 742627 Volumes 6
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Bluesteel Blasphemer Length (in words) 198694 Unique words 12812 Unique words (used once) 5057 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2302 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 4327 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 445326 Volumes 4
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Bocchi Tenseiki Length (in words) 191980 Unique words 13200 Unique words (used once) 5166 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2191 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3979 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 436545 Volumes 4
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Bodacious Space Pirates Length (in words) 706615 Unique words 21434 Unique words (used once) 7167 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2323 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 4395 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 30.2 Characters 1734200 Volumes 12
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Boku ni Otsuki-sama wo Misenaide Length (in words) 330352 Unique words 16849 Unique words (used once) 6068 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2130 Unique kanji (used once) 222 Unique kanji readings 4043 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 795195 Volumes 10
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Boku no Chi wo Suwanaide Length (in words) 160581 Unique words 12406 Unique words (used once) 5136 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2043 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 3727 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 385792 Volumes 5
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Boku no Gunshi wa, Skirt ga Mijikasugiru ~Salaryman to JK, Hitotsu Yane no Shita Length (in words) 45191 Unique words 5684 Unique words (used once) 2836 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1520 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 2407 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 107014 Volumes 1
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Boku no Imouto wa Kanji ga Yomeru Length (in words) 170361 Unique words 12122 Unique words (used once) 5257 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1980 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 3547 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 407355 Volumes 5
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Boku no Kanojo-sensei Length (in words) 342006 Unique words 15642 Unique words (used once) 5789 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2030 Unique kanji (used once) 209 Unique kanji readings 3802 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 816470 Volumes 9
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Boku no Kurasu Niwa Kounai Ichi Yuumei na Bijin Dakedo Komyushou na Rinjin ga Imasu Length (in words) 68989 Unique words 7200 Unique words (used once) 3344 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1627 Unique kanji (used once) 285 Unique kanji readings 2734 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 171399 Volumes 2
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Boku no Sekai wo Mamoru Hito Length (in words) 126325 Unique words 12448 Unique words (used once) 5682 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 2029 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 3680 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 297510 Volumes 3
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Boku to Kanojo ga Ichaicha Ichaicha Length (in words) 127256 Unique words 10875 Unique words (used once) 4764 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1963 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 3492 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 306959 Volumes 3
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Boku to Kanojo no Game Sensou Length (in words) 485980 Unique words 17155 Unique words (used once) 5714 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2164 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 4099 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 1158856 Volumes 10
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Boku to Majoshiki Apocalypse Length (in words) 228596 Unique words 14698 Unique words (used once) 6057 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2380 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 4409 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 516488 Volumes 4
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Boku to Shinigami no Nanokakan Length (in words) 43789 Unique words 4703 Unique words (used once) 2398 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1376 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 2150 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 98630 Volumes 1
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Boku wa Ashita, Kinou no Kimi to Date Suru Length (in words) 30180 Unique words 4430 Unique words (used once) 2238 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1301 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2025 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 70515 Volumes 1
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Length (in words) 252172 Unique words 15166 Unique words (used once) 5987 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2218 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 4131 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 596488 Volumes 8
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Boku wa Yappari Kizukanai Length (in words) 211592 Unique words 13437 Unique words (used once) 5348 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2151 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 3955 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 503083 Volumes 6
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Boku wa Yellow de White de, Chotto Blue Length (in words) 52578 Unique words 6925 Unique words (used once) 3471 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1541 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 2513 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 36.7 Characters 124111 Volumes 1
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Boku-tachi wa Mada Koi wo Shiranai ~Hatsukoi Jikken Module de no Kyoudou Seikatsu 375 Nichi~ Length (in words) 61218 Unique words 7760 Unique words (used once) 3868 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1735 Unique kanji (used once) 304 Unique kanji readings 2902 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 150552 Volumes 1
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Bokura no Kiseki ga, Kimi no Kokoro ni Todoku Made. Length (in words) 48431 Unique words 5545 Unique words (used once) 2718 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1458 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 2314 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 111705 Volumes 1
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Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Length (in words) 345459 Unique words 19119 Unique words (used once) 7618 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2359 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 4611 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 832139 Volumes 10
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Bokutachi no Remake Length (in words) 499602 Unique words 19678 Unique words (used once) 7275 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2206 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 4243 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 1196758 Volumes 12
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Bokutachi no Remake Ver.β Length (in words) 130120 Unique words 10341 Unique words (used once) 4656 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1745 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 3044 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 313886 Volumes 3
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Bokutachi, Watashitachi wa, "Honki no Benkyou" ga Shitai Length (in words) 48767 Unique words 6259 Unique words (used once) 3142 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1524 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 2507 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 112411 Volumes 1
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Boogiepop Overdrive: The King of Distortion Length (in words) 38690 Unique words 5014 Unique words (used once) 2597 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1356 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 2125 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 92500 Volumes 1
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Boogiepop Returns: VS Imaginator Length (in words) 62900 Unique words 6819 Unique words (used once) 3280 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1525 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 2541 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 149813 Volumes 2
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Boogiepop and Others Length (in words) 286353 Unique words 15216 Unique words (used once) 6158 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2127 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3951 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 677592 Volumes 8
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Boogiepop in the Mirror: "Pandora" Length (in words) 35753 Unique words 5002 Unique words (used once) 2610 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1357 Unique kanji (used once) 346 Unique kanji readings 2157 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 84302 Volumes 1
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Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki Length (in words) 434281 Unique words 15495 Unique words (used once) 5484 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2104 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 3878 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 1034134 Volumes 8
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Boukensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S-Rank ni Natteta Length (in words) 96421 Unique words 9220 Unique words (used once) 3930 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1994 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 3526 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 236078 Volumes 2
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Boukyaku Tantei Series Length (in words) 595400 Unique words 23374 Unique words (used once) 7801 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2503 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 4893 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 38.8 Characters 1470390 Volumes 13
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Build Error no Tate Souryo Length (in words) 233882 Unique words 12025 Unique words (used once) 4675 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1988 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 3620 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 540599 Volumes 5
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Bungaku Shoujo Length (in words) 786294 Unique words 23391 Unique words (used once) 7832 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2603 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 5138 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 1877200 Volumes 16
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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 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 759385 Volumes 8
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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 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 30.4 Characters 71010 Volumes 1
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C.S.T. Jouhou Tsuushin Hoanchou Keibibu Length (in words) 148280 Unique words 12467 Unique words (used once) 5190 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2012 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 3615 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 25.9 Characters 356871 Volumes 3
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Campione Length (in words) 335104 Unique words 20674 Unique words (used once) 7777 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2667 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 5251 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 777554 Volumes 6
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Cat Tail Output! Length (in words) 156062 Unique words 13828 Unique words (used once) 6100 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2164 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 3916 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 26.1 Characters 367320 Volumes 4
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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 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 111871 Volumes 1