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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Akuma no Kodoku to Suigintou no Shoujo Length (in words) 75323 Unique words 6578 Unique words (used once) 2945 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1708 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 2830 Average difficulty 71/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 174659 Volumes 2
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Akuma no Mikata Length (in words) 569060 Unique words 20873 Unique words (used once) 7439 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2441 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 4809 Average difficulty 74/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 1328233 Volumes 13
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Akuma no Mikata 666 Length (in words) 277164 Unique words 14211 Unique words (used once) 5801 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2126 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 3917 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 672059 Volumes 6
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Akuma no Monshou Length (in words) 61553 Unique words 7151 Unique words (used once) 3349 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1662 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 2739 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 30.8 Characters 140738 Volumes 1
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Akuyaku Fureijou-sama to Oyobi! Length (in words) 61786 Unique words 8336 Unique words (used once) 4160 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1854 Unique kanji (used once) 345 Unique kanji readings 3199 Average difficulty 32/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 148208 Volumes 1
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Akuyaku Reijou Desu ga, Kouryaku Taishou no Yousu ga Ijou Sugiru Length (in words) 375355 Unique words 16023 Unique words (used once) 5767 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2243 Unique kanji (used once) 192 Unique kanji readings 4316 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 865065 Volumes 6
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Akuyaku Reijou wa, Shomin ni Totsugitai Length (in words) 128426 Unique words 9428 Unique words (used once) 3792 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1869 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 3273 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 298092 Volumes 2
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Alahabad no Mahoutsukai Length (in words) 116080 Unique words 10098 Unique words (used once) 4318 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1906 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 3398 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 282358 Volumes 3
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Alice Reloaded Length (in words) 170752 Unique words 12698 Unique words (used once) 5061 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2135 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3907 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 393749 Volumes 3
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Alice in Wonderland Length (in words) 34465 Unique words 5117 Unique words (used once) 2702 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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Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking-Glass Length (in words) 35861 Unique words 4864 Unique words (used once) 2467 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1230 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 1892 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 25.5 Characters 85632 Volumes 1
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All You Need Is Kill Length (in words) 49007 Unique words 7337 Unique words (used once) 3662 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1677 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2791 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 114915 Volumes 1
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Amaku Yasashii Sekai de Ikiru ni wa Length (in words) 179322 Unique words 11305 Unique words (used once) 4274 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2045 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 3710 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 29.4 Characters 399949 Volumes 3
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Amanojakuna Himuro-san Koukandou 100% kara Hajimeru Dokuzetsu Joshi no Otoshikata Length (in words) 221989 Unique words 12918 Unique words (used once) 5191 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1989 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 3648 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 514605 Volumes 5
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Amaterasu no Angou Length (in words) 91703 Unique words 10800 Unique words (used once) 5130 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 2172 Unique kanji (used once) 360 Unique kanji readings 3991 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 26.1 Characters 208875 Volumes 1
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Ame no Hi no Iris Length (in words) 43958 Unique words 6315 Unique words (used once) 3113 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1547 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2529 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 99714 Volumes 1
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Ame no Yoru, Yakou Ressha ni Length (in words) 33025 Unique words 4108 Unique words (used once) 2023 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1155 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 1833 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 78399 Volumes 1
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Ame wa Ashita Hareru Darou Length (in words) 57892 Unique words 6418 Unique words (used once) 3181 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1532 Unique kanji (used once) 343 Unique kanji readings 2500 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 134178 Volumes 1
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Ameku Takao no Suiri Karute Length (in words) 268140 Unique words 12759 Unique words (used once) 4528 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2070 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 3758 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 626166 Volumes 5
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Ameku Takao no Suiri Karute: Genei no Shujutsushitsu Length (in words) 60219 Unique words 5861 Unique words (used once) 2514 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1564 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 2510 Average difficulty 55/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 138170 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 32/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 25914 Volumes 1
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Anata ni Denwa Length (in words) 37748 Unique words 5268 Unique words (used once) 2663 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1357 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 2197 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 86090 Volumes 1
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Anata no Kemono Length (in words) 37332 Unique words 5150 Unique words (used once) 2690 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1449 Unique kanji (used once) 335 Unique kanji readings 2312 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 83834 Volumes 1
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Anata no Machi no Toshi Denki! Length (in words) 159128 Unique words 9784 Unique words (used once) 4007 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1863 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 3311 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 366780 Volumes 3
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Angel Howling Length (in words) 414096 Unique words 16252 Unique words (used once) 5720 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2338 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 4524 Average difficulty 87/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 98/100 Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 960487 Volumes 10
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Ankoku Joshi Length (in words) 46298 Unique words 6997 Unique words (used once) 3617 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1687 Unique kanji (used once) 334 Unique kanji readings 2791 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 111622 Volumes 1
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Anmaku no Guernica Length (in words) 81703 Unique words 9511 Unique words (used once) 4352 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1901 Unique kanji (used once) 326 Unique kanji readings 3287 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 26.2 Characters 198407 Volumes 1
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Anna Karenina Length (in words) 413621 Unique words 16556 Unique words (used once) 6167 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2170 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 3825 Average difficulty 85/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 94/100 Average sentence length 37.9 Characters 1004080 Volumes 3
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Ano Hi ni Chikatta Yakusoku Dake wa Wasurenakatta. Length (in words) 49374 Unique words 4265 Unique words (used once) 1883 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1268 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 1983 Average difficulty 21/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 33/100 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 115744 Volumes 1
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Ano Hi, Kamisama ni Negatta Koto wa Length (in words) 93861 Unique words 7748 Unique words (used once) 3455 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1729 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 2935 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 216152 Volumes 2
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Ano Koi / Sono Ai Length (in words) 94768 Unique words 8816 Unique words (used once) 4045 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1800 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 3095 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 216353 Volumes 2
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Ano Natsu, Bokura ni Futta Yuki Length (in words) 34074 Unique words 6178 Unique words (used once) 3463 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1631 Unique kanji (used once) 351 Unique kanji readings 2656 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 78287 Volumes 1
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Ano Natsu, Saigo ni Mita Uchiage Hanabi wa Length (in words) 49717 Unique words 5811 Unique words (used once) 2838 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1455 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 2343 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 120418 Volumes 1
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Ano Natsu, Yume no Owari de Koi wo Shita Length (in words) 40586 Unique words 4734 Unique words (used once) 2224 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1440 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 2306 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 92847 Volumes 1
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Another 2001 Length (in words) 138678 Unique words 9031 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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Another Fight Length (in words) 61133 Unique words 8320 Unique words (used once) 3961 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1848 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 3279 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 28.0 Characters 140623 Volumes 1
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Another: Episode S Length (in words) 44015 Unique words 4820 Unique words (used once) 2113 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1334 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2091 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 98416 Volumes 1
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Anta Nanka to Tsukiaeru Wake Nai Jan! Muri! Muri! Daisuki! Length (in words) 98713 Unique words 7798 Unique words (used once) 3635 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1707 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 2866 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 235897 Volumes 3
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Antiliteral no Suuhijutsushi Length (in words) 267281 Unique words 14499 Unique words (used once) 5215 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2204 Unique kanji (used once) 208 Unique kanji readings 4190 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 610711 Volumes 5
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Antimagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon" Length (in words) 511145 Unique words 19429 Unique words (used once) 6133 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2441 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 4769 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 1157379 Volumes 11
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Antimagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon" Another Mission Length (in words) 41430 Unique words 6007 Unique words (used once) 3067 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1572 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 2598 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 95334 Volumes 1
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Ao no Honoo Length (in words) 86725 Unique words 10745 Unique words (used once) 5300 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 2116 Unique kanji (used once) 378 Unique kanji readings 3697 Average difficulty 58/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 24.4 Characters 207133 Volumes 1
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Ao no Ou Length (in words) 62500 Unique words 6749 Unique words (used once) 3037 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1561 Unique kanji (used once) 285 Unique kanji readings 2559 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 144337 Volumes 1
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Ao no Outline Tensai no Egaku Sekai wo Bonjin ga Nurikaeru Houhou Length (in words) 49820 Unique words 6325 Unique words (used once) 3164 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1657 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 2705 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 27.7 Characters 114650 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 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 22471 Volumes 2
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Aoi Tori Length (in words) 30925 Unique words 3641 Unique words (used once) 1689 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 788 Unique kanji (used once) 208 Unique kanji readings 1180 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 77167 Volumes 1
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Aoitori Bunko ga Dekiru Made Length (in words) 28873 Unique words 3768 Unique words (used once) 1827 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 962 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 1441 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 68720 Volumes 1
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Aokute Itakute Moroi Length (in words) 60573 Unique words 6315 Unique words (used once) 2980 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1487 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2409 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 26.1 Characters 140987 Volumes 1
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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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Arashi wo Yobu Hanayome Length (in words) 46399 Unique words 7105 Unique words (used once) 3489 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1784 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 3018 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 114283 Volumes 1