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) 195515 Unique words 13784 Unique words (used once) 5091 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2209 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 4125 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 449661
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100年後に転生した王女はもと従者のキスで目覚めたい…けど、今世では立場が逆でした Length (in words) 41055 Unique words 4872 Unique words (used once) 2315 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1439 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 2267 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 94023
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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) 100104 Unique words 9450 Unique words (used once) 3997 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2178 Unique kanji (used once) 341 Unique kanji readings 3976 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 221655
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31番目のお妃様 Length (in words) 49644 Unique words 5620 Unique words (used once) 2593 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1582 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2614 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 114105
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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) 60358 Unique words 6813 Unique words (used once) 3238 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1711 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 2838 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 136074
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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) 39837 Unique words 3866 Unique words (used once) 1677 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1191 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 1798 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 93776
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Doggy House Hound(s) Length (in words) 49239 Unique words 6236 Unique words (used once) 3006 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1684 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 2713 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 109257
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Knight's & Magic Length (in words) 628853 Unique words 20537 Unique words (used once) 6286 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2539 Unique kanji (used once) 201 Unique kanji readings 5050 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 1420601
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LV999の村人 Length (in words) 512411 Unique words 15275 Unique words (used once) 4802 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2106 Unique kanji (used once) 165 Unique kanji readings 4052 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 1194603
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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) 44359 Unique words 6588 Unique words (used once) 3321 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1817 Unique kanji (used once) 381 Unique kanji readings 2981 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 101749
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Slow Encounter 04 Length (in words) 40937 Unique words 5820 Unique words (used once) 3043 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1557 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 2506 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 93984
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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) 28493 Unique words 3268 Unique words (used once) 1534 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1110 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 1654 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 14.6 Characters 67922
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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) 40632 Unique words 5074 Unique words (used once) 2466 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1461 Unique kanji (used once) 300 Unique kanji readings 2327 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 24.7 Characters 93071
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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) 44121 Unique words 4782 Unique words (used once) 2232 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1277 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 2021 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 104073
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TSローグライクダンジョンへようこそ Length (in words) 98352 Unique words 8862 Unique words (used once) 4035 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1802 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 3039 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 231174
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TS転生してまさかのサブヒロインに。 Length (in words) 116680 Unique words 10842 Unique words (used once) 4815 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2061 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 3769 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 261936
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YoTuber冒険者 ~家を追い出されたニート、冒険者+配信者で成り上がる~ Length (in words) 39472 Unique words 5411 Unique words (used once) 2661 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1490 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 2392 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 92645
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n番煎じの異世界転生 Length (in words) 46113 Unique words 5700 Unique words (used once) 2834 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1548 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 2487 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 104939
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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) 75684 Unique words 7689 Unique words (used once) 3410 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1792 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 3011 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 175834
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■瑞兆は濡烏を秘する■ 〜後宮を仮宿にして、5年かけて有能官吏(男装)まで登りつめました、が、黒髪だけは隠したいっ!〜 Length (in words) 48296 Unique words 6761 Unique words (used once) 3335 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1766 Unique kanji (used once) 334 Unique kanji readings 2977 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 109453
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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) 47693 Unique words 6413 Unique words (used once) 3213 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1656 Unique kanji (used once) 321 Unique kanji readings 2796 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 30.4 Characters 108422
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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) 22236 Unique words 4078 Unique words (used once) 2276 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1430 Unique kanji (used once) 385 Unique kanji readings 2219 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 48795
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《完結》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) 22011 Unique words 3298 Unique words (used once) 1685 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1146 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 1726 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 49437
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《攻撃範囲特化》の剣士 ~500年に1度の、現実と異世界が交差するバトルロイヤルに巻き込まれましたが、どうやら俺は最強の力を引き当てたらしい~ Length (in words) 39254 Unique words 4974 Unique words (used once) 2287 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1572 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2474 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 92686
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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) 37180 Unique words 4485 Unique words (used once) 2025 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1439 Unique kanji (used once) 308 Unique kanji readings 2236 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 88579
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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) 32773 Unique words 4701 Unique words (used once) 2366 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1389 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 2253 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 76420
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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) 18870 Unique words 3197 Unique words (used once) 1633 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1198 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 1810 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 21.0 Characters 41796
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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) 53564 Unique words 6549 Unique words (used once) 3249 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1786 Unique kanji (used once) 369 Unique kanji readings 2961 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 123901
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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) 94951 Unique words 7180 Unique words (used once) 2823 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1651 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 2791 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 216068
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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) 44701 Unique words 4929 Unique words (used once) 2332 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1338 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 2087 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 104422
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「幼女だから」と転生賢者は勇者特科寮管理人にさせられたけど、それならそれで勇者候補たちを【勇者】に鍛え上げて世界救済してやろうじゃないか。 Length (in words) 44011 Unique words 5724 Unique words (used once) 2770 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1571 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 2558 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 100101
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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) 36822 Unique words 4170 Unique words (used once) 1893 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1331 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 2069 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 82518
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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) 24403 Unique words 3895 Unique words (used once) 2045 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1250 Unique kanji (used once) 330 Unique kanji readings 1871 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 60685
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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) 39685 Unique words 5641 Unique words (used once) 2647 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1623 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 2589 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 88481
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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) 29298 Unique words 3524 Unique words (used once) 1630 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1219 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 1811 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 64666
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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) 70463 Unique words 3845 Unique words (used once) 1475 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1225 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 1896 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 159998
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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) 23950 Unique words 3321 Unique words (used once) 1594 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1160 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 1718 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 57406
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『義教記』~転生したら足利義教でした。【完結】 Length (in words) 99156 Unique words 10540 Unique words (used once) 5065 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 2179 Unique kanji (used once) 369 Unique kanji readings 4122 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 24.7 Characters 209963
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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) 21822 Unique words 4289 Unique words (used once) 2382 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1393 Unique kanji (used once) 344 Unique kanji readings 2162 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 52157
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【2巻投稿開始】美少女と距離を置く方法 Length (in words) 89124 Unique words 7054 Unique words (used once) 3044 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1577 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2592 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 210307
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【3月4日発売!】死にたがりな少女の自殺を邪魔して、遊びにつれていく話。【Web版】 Length (in words) 54905 Unique words 5500 Unique words (used once) 2378 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1445 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 2341 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 124816
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【3章/終わり】ループ7回目の悪役令嬢は、元敵国で自由気ままな花嫁生活を満喫する Length (in words) 187084 Unique words 11667 Unique words (used once) 4422 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2102 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 3824 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 446855
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【4/16より漫画公開】男運ゼロの薬師令嬢、初恋の黒騎士様が押しかけ婚約者になりまして。 Length (in words) 61157 Unique words 7004 Unique words (used once) 3333 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1781 Unique kanji (used once) 367 Unique kanji readings 2921 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 140791
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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) 50999 Unique words 4868 Unique words (used once) 2215 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1295 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 2029 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 123526
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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) 18046 Unique words 2405 Unique words (used once) 1149 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 963 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 1406 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 43097
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【WEB版】わたし、聖女じゃありませんから Length (in words) 60070 Unique words 7063 Unique words (used once) 3331 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1780 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 3002 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 135799
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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 words 3029 Unique words (used once) 1525 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1075 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 1547 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 53999
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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) 132875 Unique words 10206 Unique words (used once) 4208 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1997 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 3568 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 293261
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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) 80971 Unique words 7968 Unique words (used once) 3674 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1773 Unique kanji (used once) 304 Unique kanji readings 3008 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 193459
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【Web版】町人Aは悪役令嬢をどうしても救いたい【本編完結済み】 Length (in words) 141701 Unique words 10303 Unique words (used once) 4248 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2011 Unique kanji (used once) 300 Unique kanji readings 3530 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 329573