Web novel difficulty list This is a list of web novels from the 小説家になろう website 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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アラフォー主婦の異世界転移~この年でありえない・・・ Length (in words) 78897 Unique words 5337 Unique words (used once) 2182 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1455 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 2343 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 13% Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 185452
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私、魔王。――なぜか勇者に溺愛されています。 Length (in words) 26321 Unique words 3656 Unique words (used once) 1863 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1214 Unique kanji (used once) 304 Unique kanji readings 1814 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 12% Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 64775
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いつも通りの日常で、、君からすれば Length (in words) 17849 Unique words 2042 Unique words (used once) 903 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 763 Unique kanji (used once) 166 Unique kanji readings 1092 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 14% Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 43127
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寝る間が極楽、だが寝れない Length (in words) 40788 Unique words 4789 Unique words (used once) 2236 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1414 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 2259 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 11% Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 98339
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【書籍化】俺の天使は盲目でひきこもり Length (in words) 68072 Unique words 5385 Unique words (used once) 2388 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1374 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 2175 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 15% Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 163444
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聖女? いいえ、やったのはこっちのくまです! ~可愛いもふもふくまさんと行く異世界浄化旅~ Length (in words) 51928 Unique words 2874 Unique words (used once) 1086 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 984 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 1401 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 12% Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 122126
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公爵騎士様は年下令嬢を溺愛する Length (in words) 68554 Unique words 4213 Unique words (used once) 1619 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1245 Unique kanji (used once) 200 Unique kanji readings 1941 Average difficulty 5% 90th percentile difficulty 16% Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 156783
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王子妃教育に疲れたので幼馴染の王子との婚約解消をしました Length (in words) 20806 Unique words 2743 Unique words (used once) 1289 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1025 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 1486 Average difficulty 5% 90th percentile difficulty 11% Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 51128
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答え合わせのようなもの Length (in words) 15672 Unique words 2083 Unique words (used once) 1023 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 897 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 1238 Average difficulty 5% 90th percentile difficulty 11% Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 35793
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ふわふわ日記 Length (in words) 13175 Unique words 2272 Unique words (used once) 1132 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 838 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 1205 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 32331
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【コミカライズ】婚約破棄された令嬢は野獣辺境伯へ嫁ぐ!【連載版】 Length (in words) 26645 Unique words 3613 Unique words (used once) 1778 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1242 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 1896 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 16% Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 63239
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【電子書籍3巻10/7】死にたくないので、全力で媚びたら溺愛されました!【コミカライズも発売中】 Length (in words) 41135 Unique words 4010 Unique words (used once) 1780 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1228 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 1909 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 96579
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私は物語から逃げます Length (in words) 42471 Unique words 4107 Unique words (used once) 1820 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1202 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 1878 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 16% Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 100228
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恋になるまで、あと1センチ(旧題:触れた指先、とまった心) Length (in words) 41189 Unique words 4735 Unique words (used once) 2235 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1321 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 2072 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 16% Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 96111
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召喚聖女に嫌われた召喚娘 Length (in words) 29153 Unique words 3820 Unique words (used once) 1873 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1243 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 1885 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 33% Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 69767
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くま好き令嬢は理想のくま騎士を見つけたので食べられたい Length (in words) 54885 Unique words 5100 Unique words (used once) 2192 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1525 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 2400 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 27.3 Characters 121890
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家から逃げ出したい私が、うっかり憧れの大魔法使い様を買ってしまったら Length (in words) 70096 Unique words 5389 Unique words (used once) 2192 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1403 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 2254 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 19% Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 168867
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ひねくれた俺とS級美少女が出会ってしまったようです。 Length (in words) 20537 Unique words 2722 Unique words (used once) 1288 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 964 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 1358 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 19% Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 45789
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【コミカライズ完結】親友王子と腰巾着 Length (in words) 17515 Unique words 3288 Unique words (used once) 1840 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1219 Unique kanji (used once) 359 Unique kanji readings 1800 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 40957
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レベル1の勇者は悪役令嬢に追放させられたので、王様倒してスローライフを目指します! ~瞬間装着は外れスキルじゃありません!~ Length (in words) 39583 Unique words 5037 Unique words (used once) 2443 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1422 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 2230 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 25% Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 95623
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聖女だから王子と結婚しろ?いや、そんなことより野草が食べたい。 Length (in words) 15813 Unique words 3083 Unique words (used once) 1742 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1182 Unique kanji (used once) 350 Unique kanji readings 1723 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 20% Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 35937
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エリクサーの泉の水を飲んで育った村人 Length (in words) 66465 Unique words 5807 Unique words (used once) 2715 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1517 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 2418 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 19% Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 154531
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推しの幼少期が見たくて、悪役令嬢を選んでしまった(番外編追加) Length (in words) 17547 Unique words 2880 Unique words (used once) 1522 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1014 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 1480 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 19% Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 43763
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高嶺の花である美少女先輩が狙っているのはイケメンの親友かと思ったらどうやら狙っていたのは俺の事だったらしいです Length (in words) 57027 Unique words 4610 Unique words (used once) 2028 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1295 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 2007 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 20% Average sentence length 27.5 Characters 132408
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【書籍発売中】公爵家の養女になりましたが、ツンデレ義弟が認めてくれません Length (in words) 13488 Unique words 2625 Unique words (used once) 1478 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1020 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 1465 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 20% Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 31790
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転生王女は世界を救いません! Length (in words) 37525 Unique words 4471 Unique words (used once) 2091 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1375 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 2183 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 20% Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 91493
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【コミカライズ連載中】懐いた後輩がうるさくて寝れないので、意地悪して嫌われようと思う〜それ意地悪じゃなくて惚れさせてますよ? Length (in words) 94808 Unique words 5302 Unique words (used once) 1732 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 1343 Unique kanji (used once) 179 Unique kanji readings 2183 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 230224
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身代わり伯爵令嬢だけれど、婚約者代理はご勘弁! Length (in words) 39815 Unique words 5206 Unique words (used once) 2484 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1523 Unique kanji (used once) 326 Unique kanji readings 2385 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 22% Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 98809
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こうかい! ~幼馴染の彼女に振られたら、幼馴染達がドンびきする位グイグイ来た~ Length (in words) 16213 Unique words 2338 Unique words (used once) 1191 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 946 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 1351 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 16.6 Characters 36527
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悪役令嬢が私をいじめるのには訳があるそうです。 Length (in words) 23721 Unique words 2789 Unique words (used once) 1217 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 944 Unique kanji (used once) 204 Unique kanji readings 1373 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 56427
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恋人だった幼馴染に裏切られましたが、親友だった幼馴染が癒やしてくれたので立ち直って幸せになれそうです。〜あと男と女の友情は成立しないというのは本当でしょうか? Length (in words) 20595 Unique words 3059 Unique words (used once) 1552 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1103 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1642 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 47432
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【本編完結】学園のアイドルは料理下手。目立たぬ俺は料理講師。~いつの間にやら彼女を虜にしていた件~ Length (in words) 70604 Unique words 5553 Unique words (used once) 2269 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1367 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 2189 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 19% Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 166185
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想いは、ただ一つ Length (in words) 16789 Unique words 2366 Unique words (used once) 1243 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 921 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 1315 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 24% Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 38776
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素直になりたいのに Length (in words) 18310 Unique words 2994 Unique words (used once) 1584 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1081 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 1602 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 44446
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【電子書籍化】婚約者が猫に私の名前をつけまして Length (in words) 29383 Unique words 4179 Unique words (used once) 2090 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1391 Unique kanji (used once) 351 Unique kanji readings 2127 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 24% Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 70804
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婚約破棄され続けたループ令嬢は、今世は諦めることにした。 Length (in words) 16586 Unique words 2421 Unique words (used once) 1203 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 1359 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 17% Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 39496
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王弟殿下のお気に入り 転生しても天敵から逃げられないようです!? Length (in words) 42787 Unique words 4758 Unique words (used once) 2106 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1356 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 2137 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 25% Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 101990
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【旧】幼馴染の妹の家庭教師をはじめたら疎遠だった幼馴染が怖い 〜学年のアイドルが俺のことを好きだなんて絶対に信じられない〜 Length (in words) 53028 Unique words 5433 Unique words (used once) 2514 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1352 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2129 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 27% Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 131420
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異世界もふもふカフェ Length (in words) 74795 Unique words 6067 Unique words (used once) 2650 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1447 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 2313 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 24% Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 186423
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悪役王女に転生しました。でも、パパは何故か私を溺愛してきます。 Length (in words) 37473 Unique words 4039 Unique words (used once) 1701 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1302 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 1994 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 19% Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 93065
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末期の引きこもりが魔王のペットになって全力で愛でられます。 Length (in words) 31435 Unique words 4759 Unique words (used once) 2425 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1391 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 2221 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 22% Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 74582
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魔女の家 Length (in words) 20934 Unique words 2948 Unique words (used once) 1429 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1127 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 1684 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 28.9 Characters 48974
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幸せって平等ですか? Length (in words) 37116 Unique words 3861 Unique words (used once) 1803 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1199 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 1820 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 84800
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転生貴族の異世界冒険録~自重を知らない神々の使徒~【アニメ化決定】 Length (in words) 272904 Unique words 11191 Unique words (used once) 4051 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2005 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 3635 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 652177
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悪役令嬢は薔薇のように Length (in words) 18729 Unique words 3541 Unique words (used once) 1979 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1261 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 1938 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 22.4 Characters 44417
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【完結】婚約破棄の公爵令嬢は醜聞に負けじと奮闘して迷子になる[スピラリニ王国2] Length (in words) 16213 Unique words 2559 Unique words (used once) 1276 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 990 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 1440 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 25% Average sentence length 25.3 Characters 42504
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勇者にみんな寝取られたけど諦めずに戦おう。きっと最後は俺が勝つ。 Length (in words) 59665 Unique words 5666 Unique words (used once) 2451 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1562 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 2541 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 25% Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 135230
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婚約破棄の裏事情 Length (in words) 68698 Unique words 5179 Unique words (used once) 2089 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1516 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 2477 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 15% Average sentence length 25.8 Characters 152758
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異世界に転生して婚約破棄を目指していましたが記憶を失って王子に溺愛されています。 Length (in words) 90798 Unique words 6213 Unique words (used once) 2774 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1528 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 2482 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 19% Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 219348
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独裁王国を追放された鍛冶師、実は《鍛冶女神》の加護持ちで、いきなり《超伝説級》武具フル装備で冒険者デビューする。あと魔素が濃い超重力な鉱脈で、ミスリル原石を1億回も削ってきたから、戦闘力も実は凄かった Length (in words) 85230 Unique words 6639 Unique words (used once) 2647 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1609 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 2717 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 190177