Novel difficulty list This is a list of novels, both light novels and traditional novels, ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is very easy and 100 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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World Enemy Length (in words) 89381 Unique words 8680 Unique words (used once) 3687 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1956 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3419 Average difficulty 55/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 197113 Volumes 2
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Outbreak Company Length (in words) 820718 Unique words 26682 Unique words (used once) 9143 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2698 Unique kanji (used once) 214 Unique kanji readings 5513 Average difficulty 55/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 1947729 Volumes 18
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Furube, Yura Yura Length (in words) 166722 Unique words 9580 Unique words (used once) 3536 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1997 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 3585 Average difficulty 55/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 372528 Volumes 2
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Fune wo Amu Length (in words) 55939 Unique words 7975 Unique words (used once) 3961 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1797 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 3078 Average difficulty 55/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 29.3 Characters 132039 Volumes 1
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Shiroyama-san to Kuroi Kaban Length (in words) 213892 Unique words 12462 Unique words (used once) 4920 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2072 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 3807 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 507804 Volumes 4
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Rabukome Kinshi Desu no! Length (in words) 44531 Unique words 7102 Unique words (used once) 3731 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1677 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 2735 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 104593 Volumes 1
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Asura Cryin' Length (in words) 703236 Unique words 23451 Unique words (used once) 8014 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2562 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 5149 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 1639707 Volumes 14
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Kibou no Kuni no Exodus Length (in words) 100781 Unique words 10075 Unique words (used once) 4623 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1867 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 3216 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 34.6 Characters 234922 Volumes 1
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Another: Episode S Length (in words) 44015 Unique words 4820 Unique words (used once) 2113 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1334 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2091 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 98416 Volumes 1
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Kaze ni Maiagaru Vinyl Sheet Length (in words) 67152 Unique words 10464 Unique words (used once) 5302 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 2025 Unique kanji (used once) 340 Unique kanji readings 3580 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 28.7 Characters 153763 Volumes 1
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Masou Gakuen Hybrid Heart Length (in words) 643259 Unique words 21089 Unique words (used once) 6908 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2423 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 4727 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 1547943 Volumes 15
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Artemis Fowl 5: The Lost Colony Length (in words) 92154 Unique words 9008 Unique words (used once) 4198 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1634 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 2729 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 26.2 Characters 222017 Volumes 1
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Maougoroshi no Ryuukishi Length (in words) 78556 Unique words 9154 Unique words (used once) 4243 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1926 Unique kanji (used once) 340 Unique kanji readings 3361 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 187389 Volumes 2
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OUT Length (in words) 140300 Unique words 11404 Unique words (used once) 4789 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2088 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 3798 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 328588 Volumes 2
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Nageki no Bourei wa Intai Shitai Length (in words) 1011312 Unique words 23436 Unique words (used once) 6456 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 2608 Unique kanji (used once) 177 Unique kanji readings 5319 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 2333029 Volumes 12
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Medium Reibai Tantei Joudzuka Hisui Length (in words) 81207 Unique words 7441 Unique words (used once) 3104 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1798 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 2988 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 194592 Volumes 1
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Nanatsu no Kaigi Length (in words) 83584 Unique words 8823 Unique words (used once) 4179 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1844 Unique kanji (used once) 329 Unique kanji readings 3176 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 31.2 Characters 195539 Volumes 1
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100-man Kai Ikita Kimi Length (in words) 36802 Unique words 5745 Unique words (used once) 2900 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1660 Unique kanji (used once) 385 Unique kanji readings 2668 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 83999 Volumes 1
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Artemis Fowl 2: The Arctic Incident Length (in words) 63600 Unique words 7746 Unique words (used once) 3658 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1465 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 2323 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 24.1 Characters 157163 Volumes 1
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Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes Length (in words) 490566 Unique words 18659 Unique words (used once) 6057 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2485 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 5029 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 1151007 Volumes 10
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Kujira no Sora Length (in words) 182975 Unique words 12240 Unique words (used once) 5009 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1965 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 3542 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 441022 Volumes 4
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Kageboushi Length (in words) 69104 Unique words 7084 Unique words (used once) 3230 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1887 Unique kanji (used once) 361 Unique kanji readings 3279 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 26.8 Characters 149290 Volumes 1
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Kanojo ga Nakama ni Naritasou ni Kochira wo Miteiru Length (in words) 123273 Unique words 9463 Unique words (used once) 3981 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1750 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 3055 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 304978 Volumes 3
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Ichininshou Tansuu Length (in words) 43805 Unique words 6265 Unique words (used once) 3269 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1608 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 2590 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 31.1 Characters 103978 Volumes 1
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Ken to Honoo no Diazfeld Length (in words) 235762 Unique words 13682 Unique words (used once) 4887 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2361 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 4421 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 572325 Volumes 3
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Megane no Kokoro Length (in words) 129948 Unique words 10844 Unique words (used once) 4778 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1990 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 3511 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 295044 Volumes 3
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Himegimi-tachi no Bansan Length (in words) 337833 Unique words 13534 Unique words (used once) 4869 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2294 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 4227 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 741954 Volumes 9
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BABEL Fukushuu no Zouyosha Length (in words) 59525 Unique words 6505 Unique words (used once) 2941 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1667 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 2777 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 136339 Volumes 1
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Reset World Length (in words) 184924 Unique words 11553 Unique words (used once) 4619 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1930 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 3445 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 25.2 Characters 429484 Volumes 3
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Artemis Fowl 4: The Opal Deception Length (in words) 79784 Unique words 8389 Unique words (used once) 3870 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1561 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 2554 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 26.4 Characters 193932 Volumes 1
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Uchi no Himesama ni wa Gakkari Desu.... Length (in words) 217947 Unique words 13166 Unique words (used once) 5082 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2200 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 4051 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 543338 Volumes 4
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Delivery Room Length (in words) 78400 Unique words 9563 Unique words (used once) 4546 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1923 Unique kanji (used once) 321 Unique kanji readings 3292 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 26.7 Characters 193497 Volumes 1
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Grasshopper Length (in words) 67699 Unique words 7193 Unique words (used once) 3352 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1794 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 2971 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 150262 Volumes 1
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Kami no Manimani! Length (in words) 153839 Unique words 13693 Unique words (used once) 5649 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2234 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 4320 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 367336 Volumes 3
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TRPG Player ga Isekai de Saikyou Build wo Mezasu Length (in words) 682345 Unique words 29491 Unique words (used once) 9301 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 3068 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 6418 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 31.4 Characters 1496625 Volumes 8
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Kyoukai Tantei Monstrum Length (in words) 105553 Unique words 11681 Unique words (used once) 5610 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 2052 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 3668 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 253564 Volumes 2
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Hakugin Ryuuou no Cradle Length (in words) 207577 Unique words 13147 Unique words (used once) 5064 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2150 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 4060 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 498941 Volumes 6
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TAKER Fukushuu no Zouyosha Length (in words) 44467 Unique words 5326 Unique words (used once) 2481 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1551 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 2506 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 103154 Volumes 1
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Dark Violets Length (in words) 287065 Unique words 12041 Unique words (used once) 4317 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 1983 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 3599 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 659011 Volumes 7
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Tsubasa wo Kudasai Length (in words) 93994 Unique words 9996 Unique words (used once) 4426 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1847 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 3284 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 229001 Volumes 2
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Konya, Subete no Bar de Length (in words) 55608 Unique words 8229 Unique words (used once) 4357 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1732 Unique kanji (used once) 334 Unique kanji readings 2933 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 22.4 Characters 126224 Volumes 1
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Irimuko Samurai Akinai Jou Oometsuke Goyou Length (in words) 127725 Unique words 9233 Unique words (used once) 3711 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2086 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 3771 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 288859 Volumes 3
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Don Quixote Length (in words) 74029 Unique words 7919 Unique words (used once) 3615 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1544 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 2630 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 48.1 Characters 174278 Volumes 1
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Uchouten Kazoku Length (in words) 73662 Unique words 8900 Unique words (used once) 4171 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 2053 Unique kanji (used once) 334 Unique kanji readings 3599 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 28.0 Characters 163456 Volumes 1
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Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four Length (in words) 41048 Unique words 6507 Unique words (used once) 3421 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1590 Unique kanji (used once) 357 Unique kanji readings 2616 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 32.4 Characters 94563 Volumes 1
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Joshi Kousei Tantei Sherlock Holmes: The Return of Sherlock Holmes Length (in words) 87907 Unique words 9165 Unique words (used once) 4398 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1693 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2816 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 209047 Volumes 2
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Ningen Shikkaku Length (in words) 28004 Unique words 4887 Unique words (used once) 2607 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1544 Unique kanji (used once) 366 Unique kanji readings 2472 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 40.4 Characters 63448 Volumes 1
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Artemis Fowl 3: The Eternity Code Length (in words) 73411 Unique words 8247 Unique words (used once) 3916 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1483 Unique kanji (used once) 200 Unique kanji readings 2434 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 179475 Volumes 1
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Aisaka Suteki na Shoukougun Length (in words) 163102 Unique words 11136 Unique words (used once) 4655 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2017 Unique kanji (used once) 300 Unique kanji readings 3570 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 378136 Volumes 3
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Fushigi Toriatsukaimasu Tsukumodou Kottouten Length (in words) 310881 Unique words 12867 Unique words (used once) 4692 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2032 Unique kanji (used once) 214 Unique kanji readings 3774 Average difficulty 57/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 718889 Volumes 7