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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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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TSロリっ娘魔法怪盗「配信者」ジョーカー Length (in words) 40399 Unique words 5131 Unique words (used once) 2486 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1431 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2257 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 94624
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SSSランク冒険者から始めるS級異世界生活 Length (in words) 25478 Unique words 3970 Unique words (used once) 2047 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1288 Unique kanji (used once) 321 Unique kanji readings 1950 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 60461
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Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 Length (in words) 2879354 Unique words 36277 Unique words (used once) 8033 Unique words (used once %) 22% Unique kanji 2880 Unique kanji (used once) 123 Unique kanji readings 6216 Difficulty 9/10 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 6633748
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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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Dジェネシス ダンジョンができて3年(web版) Length (in words) 511329 Unique words 23900 Unique words (used once) 9428 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2500 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 4854 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 1221385
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99%断罪確定の悪役令嬢に転生したので、美男騎士だらけの学園でボッチ令嬢を目指します Length (in words) 62705 Unique words 6648 Unique words (used once) 3056 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1631 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2730 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 139282
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0から始める小説の書き方徹底講座! Length (in words) 39664 Unique words 5604 Unique words (used once) 2777 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1498 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2383 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 32.2 Characters 94322
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黒鳶の聖者 〜追放された回復術士は、有り余る魔力で闇魔法を極める〜 Length (in words) 351699 Unique words 13697 Unique words (used once) 5085 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2197 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 4004 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 794092
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黒皇子の恋は捨てられた令嬢を捕まえることができるか Length (in words) 73748 Unique words 7498 Unique words (used once) 3338 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1762 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3026 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 35.1 Characters 175035
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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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黒伯爵の結婚事情 Length (in words) 37870 Unique words 5686 Unique words (used once) 2940 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1591 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 2617 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 25.2 Characters 85594
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黒い結婚ですか Length (in words) 30390 Unique words 4519 Unique words (used once) 2304 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1451 Unique kanji (used once) 331 Unique kanji readings 2302 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 69870
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黄金の中庭 Length (in words) 115694 Unique words 10141 Unique words (used once) 4466 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2010 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 3632 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 261293
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麗人賢者の薬屋さん Length (in words) 58033 Unique words 6991 Unique words (used once) 3233 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1770 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 2980 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 138820
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魔術師団長の契約結婚 Length (in words) 24756 Unique words 3769 Unique words (used once) 1842 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1293 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 1966 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 58028
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魔術師クノンは見えている Length (in words) 266362 Unique words 13401 Unique words (used once) 4917 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2080 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 3932 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 614452
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魔術学院の恋愛事情 Length (in words) 85218 Unique words 7760 Unique words (used once) 3322 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1731 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 2953 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 195352
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魔王様の街づくり!~最強のダンジョンは近代都市~ Length (in words) 407811 Unique words 16298 Unique words (used once) 5489 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2225 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 4154 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 934763
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魔王学院の不適合者 ~史上最強の魔王の始祖、転生して子孫たちの学校へ通う~ Length (in words) 1217337 Unique words 21569 Unique words (used once) 5434 Unique words (used once %) 25% Unique kanji 2538 Unique kanji (used once) 149 Unique kanji readings 5113 Difficulty 9/10 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 2755103
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魔王の娘は世界最強だけどヒキニート! ~廃教会に引きこもってたら女神様として信仰されました~ Length (in words) 92994 Unique words 7409 Unique words (used once) 3147 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1668 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 2806 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 229587
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魔法使いの名付け親 Length (in words) 42725 Unique words 5162 Unique words (used once) 2556 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1428 Unique kanji (used once) 331 Unique kanji readings 2256 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 25.4 Characters 104035
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魔欠落者の収納魔法~フェンリルが住み着きました~ Length (in words) 115110 Unique words 7278 Unique words (used once) 2959 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1611 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 2689 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 262324
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魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない Length (in words) 796284 Unique words 20328 Unique words (used once) 6265 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2404 Unique kanji (used once) 207 Unique kanji readings 4717 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 1791888
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魔女の髪に触れていいのは使い魔オオカミだけ。魔力成分を保ちながらサラツヤの髪へ…… Length (in words) 26366 Unique words 4135 Unique words (used once) 2080 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1242 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 1916 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 61885
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魔女の家 Length (in words) 20934 Unique words 2949 Unique words (used once) 1431 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1127 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 1685 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 28.9 Characters 48974
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魔女と王都と金色の猫 Length (in words) 117219 Unique words 8239 Unique words (used once) 3451 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1820 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 3165 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 273264
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魔力無しだと追放されたので、今後一切かかわりたくありません。魔力回復薬が欲しい?知りませんけど Length (in words) 47167 Unique words 4851 Unique words (used once) 2209 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1336 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 2081 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 110210
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魔力喰らいの元悪役令嬢は余生を"最後の魔王"として暮らしたい Length (in words) 53591 Unique words 5959 Unique words (used once) 2772 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1598 Unique kanji (used once) 313 Unique kanji readings 2651 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 21.9 Characters 124471
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魔力を奪われて婚約破棄されたけど、借り物の魔力でいつまで調子に乗っているつもり? Length (in words) 37623 Unique words 4602 Unique words (used once) 2231 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1358 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 2101 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 27.3 Characters 87029
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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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魅了から解放された私に待っていたのは…… Length (in words) 33313 Unique words 3251 Unique words (used once) 1452 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1125 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1726 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 77481
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髪結師は竜の番になりました(やっぱり間違いだったようです) Length (in words) 48097 Unique words 4556 Unique words (used once) 2107 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1343 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 2117 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 24.0 Characters 107542
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高飛車皇女は黙ってない Length (in words) 105709 Unique words 9031 Unique words (used once) 3870 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1954 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 3420 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 25.5 Characters 246105
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高嶺の花である美少女先輩が狙っているのはイケメンの親友かと思ったらどうやら狙っていたのは俺の事だったらしいです Length (in words) 57027 Unique words 4610 Unique words (used once) 2028 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1295 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 2007 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 27.5 Characters 132408
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首刎ね騎士の求婚理由 Length (in words) 50248 Unique words 5911 Unique words (used once) 2746 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1603 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 2583 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 26.6 Characters 116935
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飯屋の娘は魔法を使いたくない? Length (in words) 106181 Unique words 8929 Unique words (used once) 4108 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1844 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 3202 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 248916
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食べるだけで強くなる!? 最強ハンターの異次元レシピ 〜料理のできないますたぁが喫茶店を始めてしまいました……〜 Length (in words) 27102 Unique words 4121 Unique words (used once) 2104 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1400 Unique kanji (used once) 342 Unique kanji readings 2156 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 66542
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頭に花なんて咲いてません! Length (in words) 22534 Unique words 3335 Unique words (used once) 1552 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1130 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 1693 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 24.1 Characters 53910
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領主を継いだので好き勝手やってみた Length (in words) 44871 Unique words 6303 Unique words (used once) 2963 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1647 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 2743 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 101553
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青薔薇の姫 Length (in words) 61079 Unique words 5735 Unique words (used once) 2641 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1567 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2555 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 140814
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難攻不落の魔王城へようこそ~デバフは不要と勇者パーティーを追い出された黒魔導士、魔王軍の最高幹部に迎えられる~【Web版】 Length (in words) 534034 Unique words 17044 Unique words (used once) 5442 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2281 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 4437 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 1192699
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陽キャ美少女の裏アカを知ってしまったが、何故か俺の事ばかり呟いている Length (in words) 50868 Unique words 6213 Unique words (used once) 2961 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1584 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 2604 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 116869
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陛下、心の声がだだ漏れです! Length (in words) 81697 Unique words 8341 Unique words (used once) 3855 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1892 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 3254 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 24.0 Characters 201010
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限界超えの天賦《スキル》は、転生者にしか扱えない ー オーバーリミット・スキルホルダー Length (in words) 468167 Unique words 19664 Unique words (used once) 7042 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2371 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 4633 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 1095803
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闇黒の悪役令嬢は溺愛される Length (in words) 53513 Unique words 4997 Unique words (used once) 2180 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1547 Unique kanji (used once) 329 Unique kanji readings 2461 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 120938
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闇の竜王、スローライフをする。 Length (in words) 113403 Unique words 9191 Unique words (used once) 3974 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1790 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 3119 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 259548
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闇の悪役令嬢は愛されすぎる Length (in words) 65916 Unique words 5999 Unique words (used once) 2633 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1614 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 2645 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 155483
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長宗我部元親の5男に転生したので長宗我部家を全力で守る話。 Length (in words) 41958 Unique words 5201 Unique words (used once) 2386 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1565 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 2654 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 91133
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長い夜の国と最後の舞踏会 Length (in words) 113522 Unique words 8348 Unique words (used once) 3540 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1992 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 3482 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 33.7 Characters 253048