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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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)12658
Unique words2414
Unique words (used once)1266
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji970
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1410
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.0
Characters29321
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勇者「魔王倒したし帰るか」
Length (in words)14102
Unique words2718
Unique words (used once)1491
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1090
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1600
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length23.4
Characters30695
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死ぬほど口が悪くて喧嘩っ早い婚約者の弟が、私にだけは好意を向けてくる
Length (in words)13348
Unique words3023
Unique words (used once)1790
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji1114
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings1677
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length22.4
Characters30820
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淫夢の神の加護を受けていると言われて修道院に追放されましたが、そのせいで国が滅びそうです。
Length (in words)12729
Unique words2655
Unique words (used once)1505
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1131
Unique kanji (used once)367
Unique kanji readings1636
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length23.3
Characters30870
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【コミカライズ】お探しの初恋相手はたぶん私です、とはとても言えない。~逃亡した元聖女、もふもふをこじらせた青年と再会する~
Length (in words)13339
Unique words2659
Unique words (used once)1441
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1106
Unique kanji (used once)348
Unique kanji readings1591
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length19.9
Characters31027
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行き遅れにされた女騎士団長はやんごとなきお方に愛される
Length (in words)13605
Unique words2815
Unique words (used once)1601
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1079
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings1598
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.1
Characters31210
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【完結】貧乏男装令嬢の政略結婚〜そっちの趣味がおありですか?と、聞いたらヤンデレ気味に溺愛されています〜
Length (in words)13968
Unique words2677
Unique words (used once)1473
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1098
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings1575
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length22.5
Characters31227
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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)13967
Unique words2541
Unique words (used once)1357
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1028
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings1497
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.1
Characters31509
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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 words2625
Unique words (used once)1478
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1020
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings1465
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length23.2
Characters31790
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島流しにされましてよ
Length (in words)13547
Unique words3297
Unique words (used once)2010
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji1258
Unique kanji (used once)416
Unique kanji readings1848
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length24.6
Characters31809
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皇子の婚約者になりたくないので天の声に従いました
Length (in words)14013
Unique words2232
Unique words (used once)1129
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji879
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1242
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length19.6
Characters31948
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ふわふわ日記
Length (in words)13175
Unique words2272
Unique words (used once)1132
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji838
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings1205
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length15.9
Characters32331
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【簡易版】俺は何度でもお前を追放する~ハズレスキルがこのあと覚醒して、最強になるんだよね? 一方で俺は没落してひどい最期を迎えるんだよね? 知ってるよ、でもパーティーを出て行ってくれないか~
Length (in words)14286
Unique words2706
Unique words (used once)1475
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1092
Unique kanji (used once)313
Unique kanji readings1581
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.7
Characters32608
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誰が聖女を殺したか?
Length (in words)14811
Unique words2937
Unique words (used once)1709
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1191
Unique kanji (used once)362
Unique kanji readings1728
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length22.2
Characters32747
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【書籍化決定】二度目の求婚は受けつけません!(旧題:運命の歯車は悲しいほどに狂わない。)
Length (in words)13799
Unique words2660
Unique words (used once)1474
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1087
Unique kanji (used once)313
Unique kanji readings1595
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length21.0
Characters32749
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聖女なんて勘弁願います!
Length (in words)13835
Unique words2843
Unique words (used once)1624
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji1088
Unique kanji (used once)338
Unique kanji readings1582
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length19.4
Characters32836
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貴方は嵌められたのですよ?
Length (in words)14172
Unique words2430
Unique words (used once)1306
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1020
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings1508
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length28.1
Characters32869
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邪神が死んだ世界に勇者は用済みだと言って追放されました ~邪神が復活して世界の危機だから戻ってこいと言われてももう遅い、地球という異世界で可愛い女の子と一緒に楽しくスローライフしています〜
Length (in words)14227
Unique words2673
Unique words (used once)1405
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1081
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings1546
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.4
Characters32885
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呪術師としてパーティーに貢献してたのに、裏切られて殺されかけたので呪いで復讐してやる。美人で優しい幼馴染だけは見逃してやろうと思ったけど、今さら告白されたってもう遅い
Length (in words)13855
Unique words2581
Unique words (used once)1424
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1024
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings1522
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.2
Characters32924
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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)14053
Unique words2300
Unique words (used once)1245
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji937
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1297
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.0
Characters32928
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とある悪役令嬢の婚約破棄と死
Length (in words)14552
Unique words2772
Unique words (used once)1591
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji1088
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings1600
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length25.7
Characters33235
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政略結婚の行方
Length (in words)14377
Unique words2611
Unique words (used once)1398
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1039
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings1525
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length22.4
Characters33246
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婚約破棄による崩壊
Length (in words)14651
Unique words3420
Unique words (used once)1979
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji1410
Unique kanji (used once)370
Unique kanji readings2185
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length22.0
Characters33247
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導く手
Length (in words)13883
Unique words2743
Unique words (used once)1511
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji971
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings1404
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length24.9
Characters33407
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【コミカライズ】【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)14672
Unique words2689
Unique words (used once)1448
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1061
Unique kanji (used once)333
Unique kanji readings1534
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length23.5
Characters33512
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ヤンデレ妖精王と平凡な私。
Length (in words)14805
Unique words2913
Unique words (used once)1596
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1211
Unique kanji (used once)363
Unique kanji readings1777
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.2
Characters33569
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【コミカライズ】【完結】名無し姫は札をめくる〜隣国の大使に見初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)15115
Unique words2655
Unique words (used once)1347
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1095
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings1570
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length23.5
Characters33699
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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)15252
Unique words2492
Unique words (used once)1273
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji987
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings1433
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length22.1
Characters34296
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人質婚約者のはずなのに婚約破棄されました
Length (in words)15680
Unique words2136
Unique words (used once)1022
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji913
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings1278
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length30.0
Characters34447
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【完結】私の婚約者は妹のおさがりです
Length (in words)15971
Unique words2813
Unique words (used once)1493
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1146
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings1693
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length25.1
Characters34663
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【Web版】町人Aは悪役令嬢をどうしても救いたい【後日談のみ連載中】
Length (in words)14996
Unique words2712
Unique words (used once)1409
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1073
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1574
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length21.5
Characters35219
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猫を被ってる妹に悪役令嬢を押し付けられたお陰で人生180度変わりました。
Length (in words)15481
Unique words2425
Unique words (used once)1255
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji959
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1371
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length19.2
Characters35759
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答え合わせのようなもの
Length (in words)15672
Unique words2084
Unique words (used once)1024
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji897
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1239
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.6
Characters35793
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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)14341
Unique words2507
Unique words (used once)1333
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji957
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings1364
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.9
Characters35811
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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 words3084
Unique words (used once)1743
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1182
Unique kanji (used once)350
Unique kanji readings1723
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.2
Characters35937
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嘘をついてごめんなさい
Length (in words)15721
Unique words2387
Unique words (used once)1222
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji927
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings1329
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length21.7
Characters35965
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【書籍化】【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)15964
Unique words2745
Unique words (used once)1469
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1080
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1551
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length22.6
Characters36098
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【番外編】ふつつかな悪女ではございますがWeb版
Length (in words)16338
Unique words3739
Unique words (used once)2103
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1402
Unique kanji (used once)382
Unique kanji readings2136
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length23.6
Characters36100
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元王妃ですが、現代に転生したようです。
Length (in words)15685
Unique words2708
Unique words (used once)1441
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1130
Unique kanji (used once)330
Unique kanji readings1638
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length23.2
Characters36225
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私のことが大好きな守護竜様は、どうやら私をあきらめたらしい
Length (in words)15732
Unique words2742
Unique words (used once)1384
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1003
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1450
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.3
Characters36514
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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 words2338
Unique words (used once)1191
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji946
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings1351
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.6
Characters36527
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婚約破棄されて従妹に乗り換えられましたが、納得いかないので彼の新しい婚約をぶち壊そうと思います
Length (in words)15694
Unique words2350
Unique words (used once)1169
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji914
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1296
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length20.2
Characters36630
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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)15663
Unique words2933
Unique words (used once)1589
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1058
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1541
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.4
Characters36742
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美しい指
Length (in words)15855
Unique words2675
Unique words (used once)1436
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1106
Unique kanji (used once)329
Unique kanji readings1568
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length24.9
Characters37160
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【完結】
Length (in words)16327
Unique words2557
Unique words (used once)1349
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji971
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1377
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters37423
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妹に婚約者を奪われた私は、戦場の悪魔と呼ばれる辺境伯へと嫁ぎます
Length (in words)15915
Unique words2477
Unique words (used once)1251
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji962
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1391
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length22.8
Characters37515
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記憶を失くした悪役令嬢~私に婚約者などおりましたでしょうか~
Length (in words)16359
Unique words2693
Unique words (used once)1396
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1024
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings1480
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.7
Characters37578
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千のスキルを持つ男 Jr.
Length (in words)15665
Unique words3274
Unique words (used once)1916
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1207
Unique kanji (used once)347
Unique kanji readings1818
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length23.0
Characters37692
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一応、婚約者。
Length (in words)16342
Unique words3608
Unique words (used once)2103
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1292
Unique kanji (used once)350
Unique kanji readings2000
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length29.0
Characters37764
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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)16450
Unique words2719
Unique words (used once)1420
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1019
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1487
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters38089
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