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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(´・ω・`)最強勇者はお払い箱→魔王になったらずっと俺の無双ターン Length (in words) 195670 Unique words 13777 Unique words (used once) 5090 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2209 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 4130 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 451768
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10年早く生まれた伊達政宗だが、思っていたのとちょっと違う Length (in words) 100198 Unique words 9449 Unique words (used once) 3999 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2178 Unique kanji (used once) 341 Unique kanji readings 3986 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 24.2 Characters 221846
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31番目のお妃様 Length (in words) 49718 Unique words 5609 Unique words (used once) 2587 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1582 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2613 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 114535
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AV監督だったけれどファンタジー異世界に転生しちゃったから女勇者をそそのかしてAV撮ってレベル1のままラスボスと戦うハメになった件 Length (in words) 61578 Unique words 6872 Unique words (used once) 3277 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1718 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 2856 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 139850
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DEX極のおっさんは火力が出ないと馬鹿にされたので生産関係を極めることにしました ~新旧の仲間達が集う最強クランマスターの生産日記~ Length (in words) 39890 Unique words 3861 Unique words (used once) 1674 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1191 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 1798 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 94751
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Doggy House Hound(s) Length (in words) 49265 Unique words 6232 Unique words (used once) 3002 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1684 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 2716 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 110058
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Knight's & Magic Length (in words) 703876 Unique words 21423 Unique words (used once) 6453 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2578 Unique kanji (used once) 196 Unique kanji readings 5162 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 1604647
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LV999の村人 Length (in words) 512822 Unique words 15260 Unique words (used once) 4796 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2106 Unique kanji (used once) 166 Unique kanji readings 4045 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 25.6 Characters 1202362
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SSSランク勇者パーティを追放された実は最強の不遇職が辺境の地で聖女に求婚される悠々自適ライフ Length (in words) 44367 Unique words 6584 Unique words (used once) 3319 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1816 Unique kanji (used once) 380 Unique kanji readings 2983 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 102146
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Slow Encounter 04 Length (in words) 40951 Unique words 5814 Unique words (used once) 3036 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1557 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 2514 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 94312
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Sランクの癖に弱すぎる仲間の御守りをさせられていたEランクの支援職実は全てがチート過ぎる規格外の最強の冒険者でした~追放したのに戻ってこいと言われても、もう遅い。もう美少女達とパーティ組んでますから~ Length (in words) 28502 Unique words 3262 Unique words (used once) 1530 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1110 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 1651 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 68561
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Sランクパーティーを追放されたが”氷の聖女”にヤンデレられて困っている Length (in words) 40648 Unique words 5073 Unique words (used once) 2464 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1461 Unique kanji (used once) 300 Unique kanji readings 2330 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 93715
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Sランクパーティーを追放された鍛冶職人、世界最強へと至る ~暇になったおっさんは気晴らしに作ったチート武器で無双する~ Length (in words) 44148 Unique words 4780 Unique words (used once) 2233 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1277 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 2022 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 105318
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TSローグライクダンジョンへようこそ Length (in words) 98418 Unique words 8852 Unique words (used once) 4030 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1802 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 3048 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 234750
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TS転生してまさかのサブヒロインに。 Length (in words) 116728 Unique words 10832 Unique words (used once) 4812 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2061 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 3769 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 263820
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Wonderful Joker ~現実と異世界が交差するバトルロイヤルを、《攻撃範囲特化》の力で勝ち抜く~ Length (in words) 39259 Unique words 4971 Unique words (used once) 2286 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1572 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2478 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 93516
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n番煎じの異世界転生 Length (in words) 46122 Unique words 5690 Unique words (used once) 2830 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1548 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 2494 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 105635
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web小説の書き方、ルール文書規則と各なろう要素 Length (in words) 40476 Unique words 5231 Unique words (used once) 2489 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1439 Unique kanji (used once) 383 Unique kanji readings 2153 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 27.3 Characters 102990
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“ド”がつく程の犬好きな悪役令嬢は領地に帰って犬を愛でたい Length (in words) 75708 Unique words 7684 Unique words (used once) 3413 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1792 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 3020 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 25.8 Characters 176728
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■璃寛皇国 ひきこもり瑞兆妃伝■ 〜日々後宮を抜け出し、有能官吏やってます。〜(Web版) Length (in words) 53319 Unique words 7048 Unique words (used once) 3393 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1800 Unique kanji (used once) 323 Unique kanji readings 3052 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 120562
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◆悪役令嬢最後の取り巻きは、彼女の為に忠義を貫く!◆ Length (in words) 47710 Unique words 6404 Unique words (used once) 3210 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1656 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 2798 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 35.7 Characters 109073
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◆悪役霊嬢は深夜十二時、推しの上で愛を囁く◆ Length (in words) 31596 Unique words 5158 Unique words (used once) 2758 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1573 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 2531 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 69689
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《コミカライズ》記憶喪失になったので、家族の中で一番信用できそうなお兄様を頼ることにしました Length (in words) 44362 Unique words 5326 Unique words (used once) 2627 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1483 Unique kanji (used once) 323 Unique kanji readings 2357 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 105330
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《勇者学園の復讐生》愛する家族を勇者パーティーに惨殺された少年、【七大魔人】と【最強の魔剣】を入手し復讐道を歩む Length (in words) 39098 Unique words 4297 Unique words (used once) 1858 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1348 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 2115 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 86934
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《書籍化》国を追放された【聖女】は、隣国で天才【錬金術師】として暮らしていくようです Length (in words) 22019 Unique words 3298 Unique words (used once) 1690 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1146 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 1726 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 49697
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《最強ステータス》を引き継いだ転生少年、勇者の婚約者(お姫様)をうっかり寝取ってしまう Length (in words) 37193 Unique words 4483 Unique words (used once) 2023 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1438 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 2238 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 89692
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「おまえは魔女にでもなるつもりか」と家族に蔑まれ、国を追放された王女だけど、精霊たちに愛されて幸せです Length (in words) 51709 Unique words 6229 Unique words (used once) 2989 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1599 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 2683 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 121065
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「お前はここで俺と死ぬんだよ」武神と呼ばれる武術家は魔王を道連れに死ぬはずだったが瀕死で生き延びたら力を失い勇者パーティーを追放された。今更戻ってきてくれと言っても、もう遅い!俺は自由に生きる! Length (in words) 18884 Unique words 3196 Unique words (used once) 1632 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1198 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 1812 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 42380
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「さあ、回復してやろう」と全回復してきた魔王様、ついに聖女に転生する Length (in words) 53587 Unique words 6546 Unique words (used once) 3245 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1786 Unique kanji (used once) 370 Unique kanji readings 2961 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 16.6 Characters 125283
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「レベルが上がらない無能」とバカにされ、追放された最弱テイマー、実は伝説の『幻獣使い』でした ~モフモフ幻獣と一緒に怒濤の急成長&成り上がりに忙しいので、今更「戻ってきて」なんてもう遅い~ Length (in words) 95026 Unique words 7165 Unique words (used once) 2821 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1651 Unique kanji (used once) 238 Unique kanji readings 2786 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 218588
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「来世で結婚してくれますか」と誓った部下が、現世では年上の騎士団長様になっていて、本当に結婚を迫られている件 Length (in words) 53858 Unique words 6481 Unique words (used once) 3136 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1744 Unique kanji (used once) 369 Unique kanji readings 2852 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 126269
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「鍵しか開けられないお荷物は出ていけ!!」と追い出されたのだがいいのだろうか?【鍵師】である俺のおかげでSランクとして成り立っていたのに。俺は義母姉妹と共に世界最強のパーティーを作るから関係ないが。 Length (in words) 36826 Unique words 4167 Unique words (used once) 1889 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1331 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 2073 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 83196
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『こっぴどくフラれてみた』チャンネルのYouTuber、純真無垢な美少女後輩からベタ惚れされてしまう Length (in words) 24402 Unique words 3891 Unique words (used once) 2043 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1250 Unique kanji (used once) 330 Unique kanji readings 1874 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 61112
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『回復師』なんて要らないってパーティを追放されました ~ちなみに【キャリアアップ】のギフトってなんですか?~ Length (in words) 39709 Unique words 5634 Unique words (used once) 2642 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1623 Unique kanji (used once) 313 Unique kanji readings 2591 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 89890
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『妹の結婚の邪魔になる』と家族に殺されかけた妖精の愛し子の令嬢は、森の奥で引きこもり魔術師と出会いました。 Length (in words) 29301 Unique words 3525 Unique words (used once) 1631 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1219 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 1811 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 64903
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『救国の乙女』になると預言されて、早二十年経ちました。 Length (in words) 70466 Unique words 3838 Unique words (used once) 1472 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1225 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 1898 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 160286
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『理想の花嫁を探して幸せにして差し上げます』と言ったら、そっけなかった婚約者が何故か関わってきますが、花嫁斡旋頑張ります Length (in words) 23955 Unique words 3319 Unique words (used once) 1598 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1160 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 1719 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 58201
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『義教記』~転生したら足利義教でした。【完結】 Length (in words) 99264 Unique words 10527 Unique words (used once) 5058 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 2179 Unique kanji (used once) 369 Unique kanji readings 4124 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 26.9 Characters 210328
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【1章完結】え、僕の師匠ですか? 追放された冒険者ですけど。~「昔は冒険者をしていたが、追放されてな」と口にする村人に師事しました。冒険者ギルドは人外魔境のようですが、絶対に成り上がってみせます!~ Length (in words) 21821 Unique words 4283 Unique words (used once) 2378 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1393 Unique kanji (used once) 345 Unique kanji readings 2164 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 16.6 Characters 52557
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【2/10書籍3巻発売】王妃になる予定でしたが、偽聖女の汚名を着せられたので逃亡したら、皇太子に溺愛されました。そちらもどうぞお幸せに。 Length (in words) 65597 Unique words 6163 Unique words (used once) 2777 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1616 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 2646 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 165765
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【2023/3/27 小説版・コミック版 同時発売!】ギスギスした毎日に疲れ果てた勇者、週末は異世界「ニッポン」でまったり飲んだくれるのだけが楽しみです ~たまの休日くらい、独りで羽根を伸ばさせろ!~ Length (in words) 110153 Unique words 11104 Unique words (used once) 5190 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1995 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 3574 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 259080
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【3/10書籍2巻発売】ゴブリン令嬢と転生貴族が幸せになるまで 婚約者の彼女のための前世知識の上手な使い方 Length (in words) 91376 Unique words 8372 Unique words (used once) 3588 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1920 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 3316 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 207123
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【3/17 3巻発売】婚約破棄の悪意は娼館からお返しします Length (in words) 28532 Unique words 4657 Unique words (used once) 2435 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1489 Unique kanji (used once) 353 Unique kanji readings 2318 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 67019
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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) 51154 Unique words 4862 Unique words (used once) 2208 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1296 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 2030 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 124069
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【IF】もう私に構わないでくださいな~お飾り王妃ですが、隣国の公爵様に救われ溺愛されています~【完結】 Length (in words) 18064 Unique words 2397 Unique words (used once) 1144 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 963 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 1402 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 43286
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【WEB版】変装令嬢オリアーヌの反撃〜婚約破棄に応じない相手を決心させる方法〜 Length (in words) 34095 Unique words 4009 Unique words (used once) 1998 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1204 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 1863 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 80533
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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 10202 Unique words (used once) 4206 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1997 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 3568 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 296679
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【WEB版】転生したら15歳の王妃でした 〜聖女のチートなんて興味がないし、気ままにおいしいごはんを作ります~ Length (in words) 81185 Unique words 7957 Unique words (used once) 3667 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1772 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 3006 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 194387
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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 words 2712 Unique words (used once) 1409 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1073 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1573 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 35219
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【Web版】異世界から聖女が来るようなので、邪魔者は消えようと思います Length (in words) 44024 Unique words 5464 Unique words (used once) 2639 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1554 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 2513 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 104267