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 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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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)51916
Unique words2874
Unique words (used once)1083
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji984
Unique kanji (used once)193
Unique kanji readings1401
Difficulty1/10
Average sentence length16.8
Characters120112
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想いは、ただ一つ
Length (in words)16777
Unique words2367
Unique words (used once)1245
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji921
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1314
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length13.0
Characters38641
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君と俺の一年
Length (in words)24528
Unique words2454
Unique words (used once)1104
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji926
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings1336
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length14.3
Characters57309
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口下手な幼馴染みと照れ屋なあの子が、お弁当を作ってくれたかもしれない。〜離れてしまったら…もう幼馴染じゃなくなるのかな〜
Length (in words)13662
Unique words2098
Unique words (used once)1051
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji805
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings1147
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length16.3
Characters30617
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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)77294
Unique words5302
Unique words (used once)2177
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1451
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings2321
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length13.4
Characters176826
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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)38965
Unique words4159
Unique words (used once)1760
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1330
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings2041
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length14.7
Characters95424
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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)23719
Unique words2792
Unique words (used once)1219
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji944
Unique kanji (used once)204
Unique kanji readings1369
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length16.5
Characters55895
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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)20527
Unique words2724
Unique words (used once)1292
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji964
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings1355
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length11.9
Characters45330
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ふわふわ日記
Length (in words)13166
Unique words2275
Unique words (used once)1134
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji838
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings1202
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.4
Characters32074
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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)16216
Unique words2341
Unique words (used once)1192
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji946
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings1346
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.4
Characters36418
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嘘をついてごめんなさい
Length (in words)15595
Unique words2387
Unique words (used once)1231
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji924
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings1321
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.9
Characters35589
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いつも通りの日常で、、君からすれば
Length (in words)17833
Unique words2042
Unique words (used once)900
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji763
Unique kanji (used once)166
Unique kanji readings1093
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters42608
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ロリとロリコンは結ばれないと爆発します!?
Length (in words)12771
Unique words2116
Unique words (used once)1093
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji827
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings1158
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length11.2
Characters29322
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男嫌いの幼馴染がネトゲで結婚した相手を俺だと知らずに恋愛相談してくるんだが ~しかも好きな人(俺)に好きな人(俺)のことを相談している件について~
Length (in words)12278
Unique words2269
Unique words (used once)1198
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji902
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings1261
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.2
Characters30276
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好きな人に好きって言われても、俺は多分死んでいるからもう遅い
Length (in words)14040
Unique words2304
Unique words (used once)1246
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji936
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings1296
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.8
Characters32769
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幸せって平等ですか?
Length (in words)37105
Unique words3863
Unique words (used once)1803
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1199
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1816
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.3
Characters84232
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私は物語から逃げます
Length (in words)42460
Unique words4108
Unique words (used once)1818
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1202
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings1877
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.6
Characters98967
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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)20596
Unique words3059
Unique words (used once)1551
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1103
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1638
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.0
Characters47288
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召喚されましたが、失敗だったようです。恋愛も縁遠く、一人で生きて行こうと思います。
Length (in words)13951
Unique words2485
Unique words (used once)1275
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1032
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings1463
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters30810
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断罪される令嬢は、悪魔の顔を持った天使だった
Length (in words)20556
Unique words3124
Unique words (used once)1582
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1131
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings1670
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.4
Characters48060
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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
Length (in words)16265
Unique words2772
Unique words (used once)1479
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji996
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1440
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.3
Characters40291
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【WEB版】悪役令嬢ルートがないなんて、誰が言ったの?
Length (in words)22113
Unique words3029
Unique words (used once)1525
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1075
Unique kanji (used once)292
Unique kanji readings1547
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length19.9
Characters53999
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振られた元カノに振り回される中、幼馴染みと再会した俺が立ち直っていく話。【完結】
Length (in words)15466
Unique words2433
Unique words (used once)1275
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji944
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings1324
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters35400
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【完結】継母の甘言〜可愛くないと育てられた私が公爵夫人になるまで〜
Length (in words)15242
Unique words2497
Unique words (used once)1277
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji987
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings1431
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.9
Characters34001
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彼女をみつける日
Length (in words)17660
Unique words2811
Unique words (used once)1447
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1113
Unique kanji (used once)326
Unique kanji readings1625
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length19.0
Characters40812
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【書籍化】家から逃げ出したい私、ついうっかり呪われた美少年を買ってしまう。「あれ、いつの間にか歳上になってない?」
Length (in words)64950
Unique words5217
Unique words (used once)2140
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1386
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings2209
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.4
Characters155831
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婚約者に愛する人が出来たので、身を引く事にしました
Length (in words)16301
Unique words2722
Unique words (used once)1424
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1019
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1486
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.7
Characters37690
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超絶金持ちの幼馴染と付き合った俺は最強なのでとりあえず悪を粛清したいと思います
Length (in words)12655
Unique words2412
Unique words (used once)1265
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji970
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1409
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters29104
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彼女欲しいって呟いたら幼馴染が物凄く動揺してる件
Length (in words)15657
Unique words2931
Unique words (used once)1586
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1058
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1537
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters36209
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黒い結婚ですか
Length (in words)29194
Unique words4346
Unique words (used once)2206
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1428
Unique kanji (used once)330
Unique kanji readings2251
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.9
Characters66857
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公爵騎士様は年下令嬢を溺愛する
Length (in words)68516
Unique words4216
Unique words (used once)1620
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1244
Unique kanji (used once)200
Unique kanji readings1942
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters154086
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「俺なんで生きてんだろう」って呟いたら幼馴染に泣かれたんだけど、俺なんで逆プロポーズされてんだろう
Length (in words)44693
Unique words4928
Unique words (used once)2332
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1338
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings2087
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.4
Characters104422
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【完結】真実の愛を見つけたから婚約破棄、ですか。構いませんが、本当にいいんですね?〜王太子は眠れない〜
Length (in words)14518
Unique words2562
Unique words (used once)1375
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1036
Unique kanji (used once)321
Unique kanji readings1460
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.9
Characters32776
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ゴミ屑スキル1000!
Length (in words)23149
Unique words3532
Unique words (used once)1751
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1239
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings1826
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.9
Characters53919
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召喚聖女に嫌われた召喚娘
Length (in words)29146
Unique words3820
Unique words (used once)1873
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1243
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1884
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length19.0
Characters69644
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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)20809
Unique words2745
Unique words (used once)1287
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1025
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1482
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.6
Characters50561
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【完結】私にだけ塩対応の婚約者にうんざりしたので、婚約破棄をしようと塩対応返しを始めたら
Length (in words)14660
Unique words2692
Unique words (used once)1446
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1061
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings1526
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length21.0
Characters33370
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n番煎じの異世界転生
Length (in words)46108
Unique words5698
Unique words (used once)2833
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1548
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2487
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.4
Characters104939
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最強お姉様の帰還! 王子、貴方には堪忍袋の緒が切れました
Length (in words)13966
Unique words2544
Unique words (used once)1360
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1028
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings1495
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.7
Characters31380
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悪役令嬢は推しが尊すぎて鼻血が止まりません!
Length (in words)14330
Unique words2512
Unique words (used once)1339
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji958
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings1364
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length19.6
Characters35586
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無色の聖女は手抜きがデキナイ
Length (in words)46307
Unique words5384
Unique words (used once)2449
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1479
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2399
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.1
Characters108118
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前世、弟子に殺された魔女ですが、呪われた弟子に会いに行きます
Length (in words)22850
Unique words3283
Unique words (used once)1661
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1174
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings1755
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.0
Characters54633
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異世界で美少女になった俺、地球に戻れたので裏垢やってみる。
Length (in words)37044
Unique words4612
Unique words (used once)2211
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1372
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2095
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.0
Characters86408
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実質同居の幼馴染に振られて暗黒の高校生活を送り始めた俺が偶然、子犬を助けたらクラスで人気の美少女が彼女になった。「もぅ、こーへいのえっち……」
Length (in words)36611
Unique words4612
Unique words (used once)2323
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1237
Unique kanji (used once)300
Unique kanji readings1877
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.1
Characters88045
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頭に花なんて咲いてません!
Length (in words)22521
Unique words3337
Unique words (used once)1552
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1130
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1691
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.6
Characters53506
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二度目の初恋を君に
Length (in words)45857
Unique words4426
Unique words (used once)1973
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1271
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings1999
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length21.2
Characters104773
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再び大地(フィールド)に立つために 〜中学二年、病との闘いを〜
Length (in words)86740
Unique words6988
Unique words (used once)3128
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1591
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2620
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.7
Characters202817
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世界最強の賢者、勇者パーティーを追放される~いまさら帰ってこいと言われてももう遅い俺は拾ってくれた最強のお姫様と幸せに過ごす~
Length (in words)25276
Unique words3380
Unique words (used once)1701
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1232
Unique kanji (used once)338
Unique kanji readings1790
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.5
Characters57559
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【5/8に完結しました】心配性で一途な彼女が僕をぜんぜん諦めない
Length (in words)51000
Unique words4865
Unique words (used once)2212
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings2029
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.5
Characters123526
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【完結】名無し姫は札をめくる〜隣国の大使に見染められて二束三文で売り払われた所、大使は王太子だったようです〜
Length (in words)15104
Unique words2656
Unique words (used once)1347
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1095
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings1568
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length21.7
Characters33610
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