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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レジェンド Length (in words) 7312624 Unique words 29455 Unique words (used once) 6469 Unique words (used once %) 21% Unique kanji 2753 Unique kanji (used once) 142 Unique kanji readings 5730 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 29.0 Characters 16725832
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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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本好きの下剋上 ~司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません~ Length (in words) 2150059 Unique words 25579 Unique words (used once) 6471 Unique words (used once %) 25% Unique kanji 2592 Unique kanji (used once) 173 Unique kanji readings 5333 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 29.2 Characters 5229151
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ありふれた職業で世界最強 Length (in words) 1999020 Unique words 34602 Unique words (used once) 8406 Unique words (used once %) 24% Unique kanji 2860 Unique kanji (used once) 158 Unique kanji readings 6217 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 4638004
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盾の勇者の成り上がり Length (in words) 1833604 Unique words 27509 Unique words (used once) 7435 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 2622 Unique kanji (used once) 158 Unique kanji readings 5462 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 4200565
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幻想再帰のアリュージョニスト Length (in words) 1605924 Unique words 36087 Unique words (used once) 9914 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 3071 Unique kanji (used once) 203 Unique kanji readings 6458 Difficulty 10/10 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 3686731
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フェアリーテイル・クロニクル ~空気読まない異世界ライフ~ Length (in words) 1540231 Unique words 33046 Unique words (used once) 9298 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 2748 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 5738 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 32.2 Characters 3649796
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デスマーチからはじまる異世界狂想曲( web版 ) Length (in words) 1389950 Unique words 35081 Unique words (used once) 10115 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 3029 Unique kanji (used once) 162 Unique kanji readings 6485 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 22.9 Characters 3076337
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賢者の弟子を名乗る賢者 Length (in words) 1306027 Unique words 28041 Unique words (used once) 7474 Unique words (used once %) 26% Unique kanji 2719 Unique kanji (used once) 156 Unique kanji readings 5720 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 26.5 Characters 3022658
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異世界はスマートフォンとともに。 Length (in words) 1270686 Unique words 30586 Unique words (used once) 9126 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2835 Unique kanji (used once) 210 Unique kanji readings 5901 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 2956537
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転生したら剣でした Length (in words) 1264373 Unique words 27035 Unique words (used once) 8075 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2770 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 5683 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 2958525
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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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水属性の魔法使い Length (in words) 1201387 Unique words 25196 Unique words (used once) 7479 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2628 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 5285 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 2767794
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くまクマ熊ベアー Length (in words) 1193942 Unique words 16680 Unique words (used once) 5082 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2205 Unique kanji (used once) 172 Unique kanji readings 4168 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 2776530
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アラフォー賢者の異世界生活日記 Length (in words) 1142198 Unique words 29605 Unique words (used once) 8362 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 2840 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 5920 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 2605549
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八男って、それはないでしょう! Length (in words) 1125049 Unique words 26396 Unique words (used once) 8247 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2710 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 5647 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 27.5 Characters 2510820
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異世界転移で女神様から祝福を! ~いえ、手持ちの異能があるので結構です~ Length (in words) 1113506 Unique words 23576 Unique words (used once) 6672 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 2536 Unique kanji (used once) 185 Unique kanji readings 5140 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 2543612
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金色の文字使い ~勇者四人に巻き込まれたユニークチート~ Length (in words) 1073124 Unique words 20873 Unique words (used once) 6023 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 2465 Unique kanji (used once) 175 Unique kanji readings 4949 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 2540926
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無職転生 - 異世界行ったら本気だす - Length (in words) 1070555 Unique words 27384 Unique words (used once) 8349 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2699 Unique kanji (used once) 214 Unique kanji readings 5563 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 2503824
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シャングリラ・フロンティア〜クソゲーハンター、神ゲーに挑まんとす〜 Length (in words) 1051872 Unique words 31551 Unique words (used once) 9224 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2904 Unique kanji (used once) 201 Unique kanji readings 6152 Difficulty 9/10 Average sentence length 27.0 Characters 2534788
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落ちこぼれ国を出る〜実は世界で4人目の付与術師だった件について〜 Length (in words) 988148 Unique words 27349 Unique words (used once) 7542 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 2606 Unique kanji (used once) 177 Unique kanji readings 5452 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 2320733
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おかしな転生 Length (in words) 967718 Unique words 30193 Unique words (used once) 9247 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2838 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 5974 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 2209886
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ヘルモード ~やり込み好きのゲーマーは廃設定の異世界で無双する~ Length (in words) 956693 Unique words 19900 Unique words (used once) 5988 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2432 Unique kanji (used once) 189 Unique kanji readings 4764 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 2141164
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最強出涸らし皇子の暗躍帝位争い~帝位に興味ないですが、死ぬのは嫌なので弟を皇帝にしようと思います~ Length (in words) 893007 Unique words 19420 Unique words (used once) 5154 Unique words (used once %) 26% Unique kanji 2356 Unique kanji (used once) 163 Unique kanji readings 4579 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 2019070
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異世界のんびり農家 Length (in words) 886615 Unique words 21014 Unique words (used once) 6554 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2399 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 4821 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 2000891
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転生して田舎でスローライフをおくりたい Length (in words) 821004 Unique words 21049 Unique words (used once) 6297 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2431 Unique kanji (used once) 199 Unique kanji readings 4897 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 22.4 Characters 1901212
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ニートだけどハロワにいったら異世界につれてかれた【コミック8巻11月8日発売】 Length (in words) 812150 Unique words 22152 Unique words (used once) 7136 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2434 Unique kanji (used once) 213 Unique kanji readings 4856 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 1825467
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転生したらスライムだった件 Length (in words) 806715 Unique words 22529 Unique words (used once) 6710 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2641 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 5348 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 1827577
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とんでもスキルで異世界放浪メシ Length (in words) 806358 Unique words 19929 Unique words (used once) 5891 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2364 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 4702 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 1931852
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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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私、能力は平均値でって言ったよね! Length (in words) 794735 Unique words 23463 Unique words (used once) 7468 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2563 Unique kanji (used once) 221 Unique kanji readings 5149 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 28.0 Characters 1830288
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転生したらドラゴンの卵だった~最強以外目指さねぇ~ Length (in words) 789718 Unique words 19003 Unique words (used once) 5549 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2453 Unique kanji (used once) 197 Unique kanji readings 4827 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 1842224
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ライブダンジョン! Length (in words) 743741 Unique words 19817 Unique words (used once) 6006 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2349 Unique kanji (used once) 165 Unique kanji readings 4704 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 29.0 Characters 1745913
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嘆きの亡霊は引退したい 〜最弱ハンターは英雄の夢を見る〜【Web版】 Length (in words) 741058 Unique words 21146 Unique words (used once) 6239 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2556 Unique kanji (used once) 176 Unique kanji readings 5049 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 1715160
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望まぬ不死の冒険者 Length (in words) 738044 Unique words 18625 Unique words (used once) 6204 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2440 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 4706 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 24.2 Characters 1681828
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元・世界1位のサブキャラ育成日記 ~廃プレイヤー、異世界を攻略中!~ Length (in words) 705136 Unique words 23368 Unique words (used once) 6962 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2533 Unique kanji (used once) 175 Unique kanji readings 5232 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 1666040
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Knight's & Magic Length (in words) 703865 Unique words 21417 Unique words (used once) 6450 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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異世界でスローライフを(願望) Length (in words) 701031 Unique words 22086 Unique words (used once) 7460 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2502 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 5009 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 1622418
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美少女になったけど、ネトゲ廃人やってます。 Length (in words) 698783 Unique words 24967 Unique words (used once) 7489 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2508 Unique kanji (used once) 146 Unique kanji readings 5250 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 26.6 Characters 1599165
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【本編完結】信者ゼロの女神サマと始める異世界攻略 Length (in words) 676040 Unique words 19379 Unique words (used once) 6423 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2391 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 4783 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 1518832
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ラピスの心臓 Length (in words) 675821 Unique words 22307 Unique words (used once) 6355 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 2510 Unique kanji (used once) 200 Unique kanji readings 5151 Difficulty 9/10 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 1547149
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出遅れテイマーのその日ぐらし Length (in words) 648391 Unique words 19471 Unique words (used once) 6740 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2465 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 4785 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 1558731
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聖者無双 ~サラリーマン、異世界で生き残るために歩む道~ Length (in words) 629175 Unique words 17819 Unique words (used once) 5921 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2379 Unique kanji (used once) 189 Unique kanji readings 4721 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 27.7 Characters 1448646
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【連載版】信じていた仲間達にダンジョン奥地で殺されかけたがギフト『無限ガチャ』でレベル9999の仲間達を手に入れて元パーティーメンバーと世界に復讐&『ざまぁ!』します! Length (in words) 628640 Unique words 19238 Unique words (used once) 5959 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2488 Unique kanji (used once) 184 Unique kanji readings 4881 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 25.6 Characters 1419576
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賢者の孫 Length (in words) 626018 Unique words 19243 Unique words (used once) 6208 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2404 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 4710 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 1473466
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絶対に働きたくないダンジョンマスターが惰眠をむさぼるまで【コミカライズ8巻 1/25発売】 Length (in words) 603715 Unique words 21028 Unique words (used once) 7219 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2389 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 4749 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 1430052
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神達に拾われた男(改訂版) Length (in words) 591456 Unique words 21257 Unique words (used once) 7136 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2464 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 4868 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 26.7 Characters 1350423
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蜘蛛ですが、なにか? Length (in words) 590853 Unique words 20400 Unique words (used once) 6716 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2421 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 4794 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 1361245
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レベル1だけどユニークスキルで最強です Length (in words) 581783 Unique words 18118 Unique words (used once) 6333 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2196 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 4164 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 1398129
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人狼への転生、魔王の副官 Length (in words) 571606 Unique words 22507 Unique words (used once) 7415 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2490 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 5000 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 1320985