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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最強剣士のRe:スタート Length (in words) 146360 Unique words 10278 Unique words (used once) 4107 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2027 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3695 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 341274
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おい、外れスキルだと思われていた《チートコード操作》が化け物すぎるんだが。 〜実家を追放され、世間からも無能と蔑まれていたが、幼馴染の皇女からめちゃくちゃ溺愛されるうえにスローライフが楽しすぎる〜 Length (in words) 143683 Unique words 9665 Unique words (used once) 3683 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1853 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 3211 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 351289
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ブラック魔道具師ギルドを追放された私、王宮魔術師として拾われる ~ホワイトな宮廷で、幸せな新生活を始めます!~【Web版】 Length (in words) 137108 Unique words 9910 Unique words (used once) 3824 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1917 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 3341 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 319606
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悪魔公女 〜ゆるいアクマの物語〜【書籍化&コミカライズ】 Length (in words) 136492 Unique words 10305 Unique words (used once) 4350 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2038 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 3668 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 304512
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乙女ゲームのヒロインと結ばれなかった攻略対象者と結婚した当て馬令嬢の話 Length (in words) 134400 Unique words 8423 Unique words (used once) 3334 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1800 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3153 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 302313
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ある魔法使いの旅路 〜儚げな公爵令嬢だと思っていたら、ただのチート主人公でした〜 Length (in words) 134007 Unique words 10145 Unique words (used once) 4193 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1971 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 3473 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 313857
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【WEB版】転生したら兵士だった?!〜赤い死神と呼ばれた男〜 Length (in words) 132952 Unique words 10201 Unique words (used once) 4206 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1997 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 3570 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 296679
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悪役令嬢の体から追い出されてしまいました。 ~恋愛脳な腹黒令嬢は呪いの力で自滅する?~ Length (in words) 132859 Unique words 9558 Unique words (used once) 4004 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1833 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3242 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 309449
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死神を食べた少女 Length (in words) 132551 Unique words 10806 Unique words (used once) 4196 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2153 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 3943 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 301493
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獣医さんのお仕事 in 異世界 Length (in words) 132289 Unique words 13297 Unique words (used once) 6165 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 2186 Unique kanji (used once) 285 Unique kanji readings 4091 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 299140
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十年目、帰還を諦めた転移者はいまさら主人公になる Length (in words) 132026 Unique words 11550 Unique words (used once) 4861 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2033 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 3669 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 24.0 Characters 302610
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週刊スキルメール Length (in words) 131670 Unique words 10687 Unique words (used once) 4621 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1821 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 3144 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 312875
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窓際の天才軍師 ~左遷先で楽しようとしたら救国の英雄に祭り上げられました~ Length (in words) 131374 Unique words 10628 Unique words (used once) 4502 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2049 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 3657 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 25.5 Characters 304156
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スローライフ・オブ・ザ・デッド Length (in words) 131268 Unique words 7830 Unique words (used once) 3323 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1674 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 2815 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 307870
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核シェルター付きマンションを相続した男が快適に引き籠る物語 Length (in words) 131086 Unique words 10917 Unique words (used once) 4461 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1969 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 3423 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 314599
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ゾンビのあふれた世界で俺だけが襲われない Length (in words) 130811 Unique words 10900 Unique words (used once) 4609 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1961 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 3394 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 302581
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ヤンデレ至上主義の悪役令嬢はハッピーヤンデレカップルを慈しみたい! Length (in words) 129385 Unique words 8106 Unique words (used once) 2887 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 1778 Unique kanji (used once) 196 Unique kanji readings 3082 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 29.2 Characters 295728
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殺戮のダンジョンマスター籠城記 ~ヒッキー美少女、ダンジョンマスターになってしまったので、引きこもり道を極める~ Length (in words) 129310 Unique words 9303 Unique words (used once) 3785 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1876 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 3299 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 297192
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放置された花嫁は、ただ平穏に旅がしたい Length (in words) 129095 Unique words 8995 Unique words (used once) 3780 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1766 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3093 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 301755
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大ハズレだと追放された転生重騎士はゲーム知識で無双する Length (in words) 128341 Unique words 8740 Unique words (used once) 3522 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1846 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 3233 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 299316
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邪神アベレージ Length (in words) 128022 Unique words 10009 Unique words (used once) 4057 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2022 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 3642 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 27.1 Characters 291298
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ちょっとした、文化の違い Length (in words) 127483 Unique words 8715 Unique words (used once) 3567 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1886 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 3315 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 282185
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占い師には花騎士の恋心が見えています Length (in words) 127314 Unique words 8042 Unique words (used once) 3240 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1757 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3041 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 25.9 Characters 293176
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RPGの悪役に転生してしまったけど、生き残りたい Length (in words) 127068 Unique words 11881 Unique words (used once) 5385 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 2079 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 3846 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 291398
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バーチャル≒リアリティ Length (in words) 126619 Unique words 9041 Unique words (used once) 3768 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1906 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 3291 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 24.4 Characters 288953
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【電子書籍化】負け確定のライバル令嬢に転生したので王子様は諦めます。 Length (in words) 126228 Unique words 9632 Unique words (used once) 4310 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1869 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 3302 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 285961
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今年は幕歴417年です!! Length (in words) 125772 Unique words 13200 Unique words (used once) 5808 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2249 Unique kanji (used once) 323 Unique kanji readings 4012 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 46.5 Characters 290140
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聖女になりたい訳ではありませんが【書籍化・コミカライズ】 Length (in words) 125482 Unique words 10498 Unique words (used once) 4420 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2002 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 3610 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 292584
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勇者様が帰らない Length (in words) 125482 Unique words 10445 Unique words (used once) 4519 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2034 Unique kanji (used once) 354 Unique kanji readings 3618 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 26.6 Characters 297767
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迷宮の王 Length (in words) 125141 Unique words 11242 Unique words (used once) 4817 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1991 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 3613 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 286759
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パーティ追放された最弱荷物持ち! 外れユニークスキルは、『神器級装備』を美少女化させて好かれまくるチートだったので、成り上がって世界最強を目指します! Length (in words) 124739 Unique words 8708 Unique words (used once) 3597 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1807 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 3106 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 290494
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【完結】聖女と結婚ですか? どうぞご自由に 〜婚約破棄後の私は魔王の溺愛を受ける〜 Length (in words) 124059 Unique words 10965 Unique words (used once) 4552 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2163 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3909 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 24.2 Characters 282951
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異世界に転生した平凡な私の非凡な日々~ドラゴンさんに懐かれました。 Length (in words) 123863 Unique words 7672 Unique words (used once) 3336 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1714 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2899 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 287681
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勇者の商人 Length (in words) 123812 Unique words 11162 Unique words (used once) 4698 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2165 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 3845 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 284222
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月下の虎は甘く冷たい指先を食む Length (in words) 123804 Unique words 10463 Unique words (used once) 4492 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2129 Unique kanji (used once) 354 Unique kanji readings 3833 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 288773
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【いのちだいじに】異世界生活 Length (in words) 123089 Unique words 9817 Unique words (used once) 4373 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2022 Unique kanji (used once) 326 Unique kanji readings 3571 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 282286
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社畜のおっさんが狙撃手になってPKしたりされたりゲームを楽しむ話 Length (in words) 122505 Unique words 9505 Unique words (used once) 3708 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1877 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 3268 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 306250
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大公妃候補だけど、堅実に行こうと思います Length (in words) 122254 Unique words 10320 Unique words (used once) 4346 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1930 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 3440 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 25.2 Characters 288125
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【書籍&コミック発売中】余命六ヶ月延長してもらったから、ここからは私の時間です Length (in words) 121778 Unique words 9908 Unique words (used once) 4081 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1921 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 3443 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 24.7 Characters 270257
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没落令嬢の異国結婚録 Length (in words) 121430 Unique words 9915 Unique words (used once) 4042 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2118 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3850 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 25.6 Characters 273936
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剣術転生~転生ボーナスの剣術修行は無駄になったけど魔力偏重世界で無双します~ Length (in words) 121363 Unique words 8614 Unique words (used once) 3722 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1850 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 3213 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 275623
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追放された3秒テイマーは「ざまあ」する為にポンコツ仲間を率いて成り上がる! Length (in words) 121344 Unique words 10194 Unique words (used once) 4216 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1917 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 3424 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 290023
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無職転生 - 蛇足編 - Length (in words) 121059 Unique words 10081 Unique words (used once) 4518 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1931 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 3415 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 282493
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Uターン薬湯屋の寝込みがちスローライフ Length (in words) 121058 Unique words 8502 Unique words (used once) 3403 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1713 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 2982 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 297886
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二度目の賢者は間違えない Length (in words) 120643 Unique words 8168 Unique words (used once) 3317 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1688 Unique kanji (used once) 256 Unique kanji readings 2861 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 295791
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最強騎士のほのぼの家族旅行 ~娘といるため婚約拒否し、騎士団も辞めた。俺は自由だ。さあ、一生の思い出を作りに行こう~ Length (in words) 120595 Unique words 9321 Unique words (used once) 4016 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1878 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 3360 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 277723
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ギルドのチートな受付嬢 Length (in words) 120501 Unique words 11201 Unique words (used once) 5027 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2160 Unique kanji (used once) 308 Unique kanji readings 3952 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 277197
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黒猫な俺の異世界生活とおっさんな俺の現代生活が楽しくてたまらない Length (in words) 119936 Unique words 8838 Unique words (used once) 3879 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1839 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3184 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 25.3 Characters 273442
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魔力の使えない魔術師 Length (in words) 119525 Unique words 8498 Unique words (used once) 3665 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1791 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 2993 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 268128
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不機嫌な姫君に捧げる薔薇の花 Length (in words) 119249 Unique words 9338 Unique words (used once) 3862 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1976 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3577 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 273213