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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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: 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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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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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: 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: 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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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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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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Sensei Kerai ni Nare Length (in words) 24543 Unique words 3658 Unique words (used once) 1876 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 527 Unique kanji (used once) 170 Unique kanji readings 828 Average difficulty 15% 90th percentile difficulty 30% Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 63038 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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Obake ga Shitsuji no Natsuyasumi Length (in words) 24263 Unique words 3107 Unique words (used once) 1475 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 610 Unique kanji (used once) 154 Unique kanji readings 890 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 19% Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 60625 Volumes 1
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Obake ga Shitsuji no Nanafushigi Length (in words) 20535 Unique words 2808 Unique words (used once) 1346 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 612 Unique kanji (used once) 175 Unique kanji readings 911 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 20% Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 51369 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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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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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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Hoshi no Kirby: Kurayami Mori de Dai Sawagi! Length (in words) 19430 Unique words 2998 Unique words (used once) 1488 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 756 Unique kanji (used once) 201 Unique kanji readings 1120 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 15% Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 50736 Volumes 1
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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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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
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Aoi Tori Length (in words) 30925 Unique words 3642 Unique words (used once) 1690 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 788 Unique kanji (used once) 208 Unique kanji readings 1180 Average difficulty 13% 90th percentile difficulty 32% Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 77167 Volumes 1
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Nansou Satomi Hakkenden Length (in words) 28499 Unique words 3735 Unique words (used once) 1696 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 799 Unique kanji (used once) 154 Unique kanji readings 1277 Average difficulty 24% 90th percentile difficulty 53% Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 64627 Volumes 1
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Himitsu no Kaen Length (in words) 31283 Unique words 3450 Unique words (used once) 1523 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 802 Unique kanji (used once) 192 Unique kanji readings 1183 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 22% Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 74832 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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Moshimo, Kono Machi de Length (in words) 22709 Unique words 3296 Unique words (used once) 1625 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 818 Unique kanji (used once) 187 Unique kanji readings 1225 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 56033 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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Nichijou no Natsuyasumi Length (in words) 33637 Unique words 3700 Unique words (used once) 1507 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 860 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 1178 Average difficulty 46% 90th percentile difficulty 64% Average sentence length 24.4 Characters 72889 Volumes 1
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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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Umi ni Namida wa Iranai Length (in words) 35919 Unique words 4452 Unique words (used once) 2245 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 883 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 1368 Average difficulty 12% 90th percentile difficulty 28% Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 88676 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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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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"Mizube no Gakkou" no Tokoro-kun Length (in words) 23973 Unique words 3682 Unique words (used once) 1705 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 902 Unique kanji (used once) 199 Unique kanji readings 1396 Average difficulty 16% 90th percentile difficulty 39% Average sentence length 25.4 Characters 54269 Volumes 1
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Oshare Kaitou Crystal: Miwaku no Muffler Length (in words) 29592 Unique words 4136 Unique words (used once) 2027 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 904 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 1382 Average difficulty 13% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 76823 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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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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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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Meitantei Holmes Akage Kumiai Length (in words) 33083 Unique words 4837 Unique words (used once) 2393 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 921 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 1417 Average difficulty 42% 90th percentile difficulty 62% Average sentence length 27.5 Characters 81318 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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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 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 7% Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 71040 Volumes 1
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Elf to Raven no Fushigi na Bouken Length (in words) 87526 Unique words 5847 Unique words (used once) 2309 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 935 Unique kanji (used once) 148 Unique kanji readings 1539 Average difficulty 23% 90th percentile difficulty 35% Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 221103 Volumes 6
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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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Umi no Monogatari Length (in words) 25745 Unique words 3602 Unique words (used once) 1832 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 944 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 1409 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 62333 Volumes 1
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Fushigi Dagashiya Zeni Tendou Length (in words) 33868 Unique words 4716 Unique words (used once) 2322 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 1418 Average difficulty 26% 90th percentile difficulty 46% Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 85628 Volumes 2
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Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendou Length (in words) 33868 Unique words 4716 Unique words (used once) 2322 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 1418 Average difficulty 26% 90th percentile difficulty 46% Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 85628 Volumes 2
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Gaarando no Namida Length (in words) 26980 Unique words 3232 Unique words (used once) 1500 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 948 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 1401 Average difficulty 5% 90th percentile difficulty 15% Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 68475 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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Kitan Room Length (in words) 29746 Unique words 3282 Unique words (used once) 1490 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 956 Unique kanji (used once) 216 Unique kanji readings 1418 Average difficulty 29% 90th percentile difficulty 49% Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 71485 Volumes 1
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Aoitori Bunko ga Dekiru Made Length (in words) 28873 Unique words 3769 Unique words (used once) 1828 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 962 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 1438 Average difficulty 26% 90th percentile difficulty 34% Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 68720 Volumes 1