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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Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Length (in words) 835982 Unique words 23818 Unique words (used once) 6986 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2832 Unique kanji (used once) 207 Unique kanji readings 5765 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 1875577 Volumes 15
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Muyoku no Seijo Length (in words) 257644 Unique words 16130 Unique words (used once) 5973 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2350 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 4493 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 26.2 Characters 600384 Volumes 4
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C.S.T. Jouhou Tsuushin Hoanchou Keibibu Length (in words) 148280 Unique words 12466 Unique words (used once) 5190 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2012 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 3615 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 25.9 Characters 356871 Volumes 3
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Noumen Kenji Length (in words) 62513 Unique words 8150 Unique words (used once) 3988 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1880 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 3288 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 25.3 Characters 146046 Volumes 1
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After Dark Length (in words) 44678 Unique words 5942 Unique words (used once) 3029 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1460 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2309 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 104845 Volumes 1
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Sasameyuki Length (in words) 240962 Unique words 14849 Unique words (used once) 6147 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2790 Unique kanji (used once) 437 Unique kanji readings 5402 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 60.6 Characters 530901 Volumes 1
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The Plague Court Murders Length (in words) 99905 Unique words 10523 Unique words (used once) 5196 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1967 Unique kanji (used once) 423 Unique kanji readings 3369 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 33.9 Characters 232224 Volumes 1
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Juuni Taisen Tai Juuni Taisen Length (in words) 42094 Unique words 6741 Unique words (used once) 3586 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1715 Unique kanji (used once) 361 Unique kanji readings 2837 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 99725 Volumes 1
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Yomei Ichinen no Ars Magna Length (in words) 107844 Unique words 9996 Unique words (used once) 4110 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2040 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 3666 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 245042 Volumes 2
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Hikikomari Kyuuketsuki no Monmon Length (in words) 258228 Unique words 15534 Unique words (used once) 5808 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2432 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 4627 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 627285 Volumes 4
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Isekai Meikyuu no Saishinbu wo Mezasou Length (in words) 371942 Unique words 15089 Unique words (used once) 5237 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2258 Unique kanji (used once) 207 Unique kanji readings 4331 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 867271 Volumes 6
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The Princess and the Pilot Length (in words) 62950 Unique words 8229 Unique words (used once) 3760 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1967 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 3350 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 27.3 Characters 144985 Volumes 1
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Eien no Zero Length (in words) 112770 Unique words 9195 Unique words (used once) 4130 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1950 Unique kanji (used once) 338 Unique kanji readings 3386 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 25.3 Characters 253553 Volumes 1
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Machigai Eiyuu no Isekai Shoukan Length (in words) 128055 Unique words 10646 Unique words (used once) 4575 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2007 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3567 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 295948 Volumes 3
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Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear Length (in words) 61236 Unique words 7540 Unique words (used once) 3662 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1490 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 2467 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 36.5 Characters 148003 Volumes 1
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Hirate Hisahide no Sengoku Nikki Length (in words) 129451 Unique words 11458 Unique words (used once) 4901 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2196 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 4107 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 26.3 Characters 289177 Volumes 3
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NO.6 Length (in words) 246377 Unique words 15014 Unique words (used once) 5721 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2333 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 4473 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 16.6 Characters 570643 Volumes 9
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Hasami Otoko Length (in words) 85002 Unique words 9370 Unique words (used once) 4310 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1787 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3073 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 204807 Volumes 1
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Ideologue! Length (in words) 371607 Unique words 20862 Unique words (used once) 7813 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2497 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 4980 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 26.4 Characters 856547 Volumes 7
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Another Fight Length (in words) 61133 Unique words 8320 Unique words (used once) 3961 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1848 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 3279 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 28.0 Characters 140623 Volumes 1
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Toradora! Length (in words) 439055 Unique words 21486 Unique words (used once) 8190 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2489 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 4870 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 1051355 Volumes 10
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Nemuri Ouji Series Length (in words) 84491 Unique words 10085 Unique words (used once) 4790 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 2025 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 3595 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 196652 Volumes 3
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Nishi no Yoki Majo Length (in words) 432412 Unique words 20756 Unique words (used once) 7362 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2251 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 4376 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 1064105 Volumes 8
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Gekkou Length (in words) 52717 Unique words 6606 Unique words (used once) 3173 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1701 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2904 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 121619 Volumes 1
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Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Length (in words) 508622 Unique words 25624 Unique words (used once) 9341 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2430 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 4829 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 1208298 Volumes 13
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Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru Length (in words) 120134 Unique words 10261 Unique words (used once) 4533 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1943 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 3436 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 272480 Volumes 1
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Izure Shinwa no Ragnarok Length (in words) 346432 Unique words 16656 Unique words (used once) 6005 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2411 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 4704 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 764505 Volumes 10
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Slayers Length (in words) 512422 Unique words 17704 Unique words (used once) 6033 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2103 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 4068 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 1212834 Volumes 17
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Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Iden: Lillia Asplay Length (in words) 85921 Unique words 9504 Unique words (used once) 4349 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 2001 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 3442 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 199796 Volumes 2
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Sherlock Holmes: The Return of Sherlock Holmes Length (in words) 110532 Unique words 11058 Unique words (used once) 5246 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1925 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 3414 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 32.2 Characters 257656 Volumes 1
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Alice Reloaded Length (in words) 170752 Unique words 12698 Unique words (used once) 5061 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2135 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3907 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 393749 Volumes 3
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Hiyaku no Koi wo Tsuki ni Chikau Length (in words) 177956 Unique words 9745 Unique words (used once) 3704 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1933 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3386 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 24.0 Characters 422573 Volumes 5
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Tokinori Rinne! Length (in words) 300796 Unique words 18532 Unique words (used once) 7403 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2609 Unique kanji (used once) 363 Unique kanji readings 4998 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 26.7 Characters 683709 Volumes 5
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Chiisana Kuni no Kyuuseishu Length (in words) 324522 Unique words 17202 Unique words (used once) 6653 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2219 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 4206 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 770872 Volumes 5
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Ashawan no Otome-tachi Length (in words) 50325 Unique words 6521 Unique words (used once) 3166 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1768 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 2923 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 114572 Volumes 1
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Itsumo Kokoro ni Ken wo Length (in words) 214199 Unique words 12731 Unique words (used once) 4897 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2223 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 4096 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 510216 Volumes 5
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Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku Length (in words) 288015 Unique words 15868 Unique words (used once) 5875 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2331 Unique kanji (used once) 216 Unique kanji readings 4439 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 26.2 Characters 678891 Volumes 5
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Kuroi Ame Length (in words) 85163 Unique words 10547 Unique words (used once) 4973 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 2437 Unique kanji (used once) 421 Unique kanji readings 4387 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 31.1 Characters 180381 Volumes 1
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Mitsubachi to Enrai Length (in words) 130176 Unique words 10645 Unique words (used once) 4653 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1991 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 3478 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 314507 Volumes 1
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Torikagosou no Kyou mo Nemutai Juunin-tachi Length (in words) 266867 Unique words 17720 Unique words (used once) 6553 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2292 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 4320 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 28.0 Characters 646717 Volumes 6
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Kozure Youjinbou Length (in words) 234941 Unique words 13574 Unique words (used once) 4964 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2353 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 4623 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 538501 Volumes 5
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Tooku Kara no Koe Length (in words) 44618 Unique words 6341 Unique words (used once) 3211 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1901 Unique kanji (used once) 401 Unique kanji readings 3178 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 95560 Volumes 1
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Hiiro no Sasayaki Length (in words) 69282 Unique words 7324 Unique words (used once) 3323 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1718 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 2834 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 158345 Volumes 1
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Bungaku Shoujo Length (in words) 786294 Unique words 23389 Unique words (used once) 7833 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2603 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 5138 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 1877200 Volumes 16
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The Curse of the Bronze Lamp Length (in words) 76075 Unique words 7390 Unique words (used once) 3491 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1830 Unique kanji (used once) 358 Unique kanji readings 3054 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 172897 Volumes 1
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Kono Hon wo Nusumu Mono wa Length (in words) 78969 Unique words 9019 Unique words (used once) 4100 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1908 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 3268 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 26.2 Characters 177953 Volumes 1
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Bodacious Space Pirates Length (in words) 706615 Unique words 21433 Unique words (used once) 7167 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2323 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 4395 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 30.2 Characters 1734200 Volumes 12
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Record of Lodoss War Length (in words) 420240 Unique words 15771 Unique words (used once) 5204 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2243 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 4297 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 966014 Volumes 7
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Tonariawase no Hai to Seishun Length (in words) 58366 Unique words 7218 Unique words (used once) 3355 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1704 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 2941 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 26.1 Characters 134065 Volumes 1
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Rokka no Yuusha Length (in words) 356422 Unique words 11918 Unique words (used once) 3946 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2035 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 3714 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 858849 Volumes 6