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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一応、婚約者。 Length (in words) 16342 Unique words 3608 Unique words (used once) 2103 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 1292 Unique kanji (used once) 350 Unique kanji readings 2000 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 29.0 Characters 37764
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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 words 2693 Unique words (used once) 1396 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1024 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 1480 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 37578
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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 words 2719 Unique words (used once) 1420 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1019 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 1487 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 38089
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少女マンガの悪役令嬢に転生したようですが、なにもした覚えがないまま婚約破棄シーンに突入していました。 Length (in words) 16494 Unique words 2557 Unique words (used once) 1285 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 953 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 1388 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 38535
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婚約破棄され続けたループ令嬢は、今世は諦めることにした。 Length (in words) 16586 Unique words 2422 Unique words (used once) 1203 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 1360 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 39496
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想いは、ただ一つ Length (in words) 16789 Unique words 2366 Unique words (used once) 1244 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 921 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 1315 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 38776
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後悔先に立たずというけれど Length (in words) 17115 Unique words 3016 Unique words (used once) 1639 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1162 Unique kanji (used once) 343 Unique kanji readings 1721 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 40251
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ライスシャワー物語 『疾走の馬、青嶺の魂となり 天に駆けた孤高のステイヤー』 Length (in words) 17160 Unique words 2884 Unique words (used once) 1407 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1126 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 1685 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 36.2 Characters 44313
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【本編完結】婚約破棄された王太子妃候補は第一王子に気に入られたようです。 Length (in words) 17184 Unique words 3227 Unique words (used once) 1679 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1220 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 1823 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.9 Characters 42630
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この度、私、聖女を引退することになりました Length (in words) 17285 Unique words 2911 Unique words (used once) 1563 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1090 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 1608 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 38711
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婚約破棄は構いませんけれど Length (in words) 17355 Unique words 3657 Unique words (used once) 2005 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1374 Unique kanji (used once) 335 Unique kanji readings 2123 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 38.9 Characters 38995
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【コミカライズ完結】親友王子と腰巾着 Length (in words) 17515 Unique words 3288 Unique words (used once) 1840 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1219 Unique kanji (used once) 359 Unique kanji readings 1800 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 40957
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脇役令嬢の失恋 Length (in words) 17520 Unique words 3873 Unique words (used once) 2234 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 1488 Unique kanji (used once) 394 Unique kanji readings 2305 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 25.3 Characters 39992
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推しの幼少期が見たくて、悪役令嬢を選んでしまった(番外編追加) Length (in words) 17547 Unique words 2880 Unique words (used once) 1522 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1014 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 1480 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 43763
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彼女をみつける日 Length (in words) 17663 Unique words 2809 Unique words (used once) 1446 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1113 Unique kanji (used once) 326 Unique kanji readings 1626 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 41227
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所(世界)変われば品(常識)変わる Length (in words) 17732 Unique words 2893 Unique words (used once) 1528 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1157 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 1707 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 30.4 Characters 41604
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いつも通りの日常で、、君からすれば Length (in words) 17849 Unique words 2042 Unique words (used once) 903 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 763 Unique kanji (used once) 166 Unique kanji readings 1092 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 43127
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ある人形令嬢の呟き Length (in words) 17874 Unique words 2648 Unique words (used once) 1374 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1036 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1530 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 38476
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落第剣士の剣術無双~無限地獄を突破した俺は、気付いたら最強になっていた~ Length (in words) 18039 Unique words 3560 Unique words (used once) 1891 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1295 Unique kanji (used once) 352 Unique kanji readings 1975 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 40181
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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 1403 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 43286
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誰より不遜で、臆病な君に。 Length (in words) 18130 Unique words 3216 Unique words (used once) 1803 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1131 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 1707 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 41878
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暗殺貴族の失敗作~追放された最強の暗殺者は、第二の人生を無双する~ Length (in words) 18208 Unique words 4070 Unique words (used once) 2320 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 1365 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 2112 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 42366
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いつか陛下に愛を Length (in words) 18256 Unique words 3119 Unique words (used once) 1604 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1169 Unique kanji (used once) 326 Unique kanji readings 1729 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 41404
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女人アレルギーな王子様と毒舌従者 Length (in words) 18274 Unique words 3501 Unique words (used once) 1909 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1217 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 1848 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 28.5 Characters 43668
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素直になりたいのに Length (in words) 18310 Unique words 2994 Unique words (used once) 1584 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1081 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 1602 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 44446
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悪女扱いした上に婚約破棄したいですって? Length (in words) 18404 Unique words 3286 Unique words (used once) 1777 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1212 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 1833 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 44529
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公爵令嬢は、婚姻なんて面倒くさい(電子書籍配信中) Length (in words) 18464 Unique words 3311 Unique words (used once) 1755 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1207 Unique kanji (used once) 345 Unique kanji readings 1807 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 42530
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滅竜山くんの一生 ~46億歳、全ての生命と魔の祖~ Length (in words) 18614 Unique words 4024 Unique words (used once) 2288 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1466 Unique kanji (used once) 378 Unique kanji readings 2303 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 30.6 Characters 41633
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悪役令嬢は薔薇のように Length (in words) 18729 Unique words 3541 Unique words (used once) 1979 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1261 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 1938 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.4 Characters 44417
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アリディア=サーディスクの幸せな結婚 Length (in words) 18823 Unique words 2834 Unique words (used once) 1377 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1125 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 1675 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 44547
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傍観者の恋 Length (in words) 18853 Unique words 3718 Unique words (used once) 2155 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 1289 Unique kanji (used once) 368 Unique kanji readings 2011 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 44833
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断罪まで辿り着けない断罪劇 sideストーリー Length (in words) 18858 Unique words 2762 Unique words (used once) 1389 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1010 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 1500 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 44386
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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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設定によると、私は毒親になるらしい。 Length (in words) 19041 Unique words 3594 Unique words (used once) 1954 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1229 Unique kanji (used once) 349 Unique kanji readings 1861 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 44255
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二度目の人生は、幸せに Length (in words) 19326 Unique words 2855 Unique words (used once) 1447 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1129 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 1660 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 44003
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身代わりの少女騎士は、王子の愛に気付かない。 Length (in words) 19364 Unique words 3850 Unique words (used once) 2140 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1269 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 1950 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 48642
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平凡なサラリーマンだった俺だが悪の秘密組織に改造され、魔法少女達と戦うことになった Length (in words) 19382 Unique words 3885 Unique words (used once) 2156 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1330 Unique kanji (used once) 353 Unique kanji readings 2035 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 26.3 Characters 46190
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護国の聖女、婚約破棄の上、国外追放される〜もう護らなくていいんですね〜 Length (in words) 19412 Unique words 3474 Unique words (used once) 1870 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1268 Unique kanji (used once) 330 Unique kanji readings 1903 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 44235
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悪役令嬢と、婚約破棄と、その後の小さな恋の物語。 Length (in words) 19514 Unique words 2700 Unique words (used once) 1355 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1007 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 1464 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 47775
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腹違いの姉に断罪されて狂人に嫁ぎましたが幸せです Length (in words) 19612 Unique words 3903 Unique words (used once) 2198 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1313 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 2041 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 44511
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召喚されましたが、失敗だったようです。恋愛も縁遠く、一人で生きて行こうと思います。 Length (in words) 19708 Unique words 3181 Unique words (used once) 1610 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1195 Unique kanji (used once) 313 Unique kanji readings 1752 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.1 Characters 43869
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揺るぎない王子 ~あなたについているものが視えるんです~ 連載ver. Length (in words) 19855 Unique words 3066 Unique words (used once) 1622 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1127 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 1675 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 47038
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リリーフ令嬢、心配ご無用(電子書籍2巻配信中) Length (in words) 20044 Unique words 3630 Unique words (used once) 1938 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1297 Unique kanji (used once) 347 Unique kanji readings 1952 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 46446
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義妹が聖女だからと婚約破棄されましたが、私は妖精の愛し子です Length (in words) 20123 Unique words 2532 Unique words (used once) 1200 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 969 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 1400 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 46976
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【1】宮廷書記官リットの優雅な生活 Length (in words) 20459 Unique words 3756 Unique words (used once) 1910 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1369 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 2108 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 45574
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弟の婚約破棄に姉は怒る~王女殿下の憂鬱な日々~ Length (in words) 20462 Unique words 3534 Unique words (used once) 1855 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1186 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 1782 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 26.6 Characters 50149
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ひねくれた俺とS級美少女が出会ってしまったようです。 Length (in words) 20537 Unique words 2722 Unique words (used once) 1288 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 964 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 1358 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 45789
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断罪される令嬢は、悪魔の顔を持った天使だった Length (in words) 20566 Unique words 3121 Unique words (used once) 1581 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1131 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 1672 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 48409
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恋人だった幼馴染に裏切られましたが、親友だった幼馴染が癒やしてくれたので立ち直って幸せになれそうです。〜あと男と女の友情は成立しないというのは本当でしょうか? Length (in words) 20595 Unique words 3059 Unique words (used once) 1552 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1103 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1642 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 47432
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王子妃教育に疲れたので幼馴染の王子との婚約解消をしました Length (in words) 20806 Unique words 2744 Unique words (used once) 1290 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1025 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 1487 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 51128