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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Umibe no Kafka Length (in words) 187201 Unique words 12077 Unique words (used once) 5162 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2014 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 3497 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 440136 Volumes 2
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Gakusei Shoujo Length (in words) 243992 Unique words 16058 Unique words (used once) 6346 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2343 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 4394 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 574071 Volumes 4
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Shuumatsu no Houmonsha Length (in words) 80528 Unique words 8209 Unique words (used once) 3877 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1640 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 2704 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 29.6 Characters 191294 Volumes 1
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Golden Time Length (in words) 211425 Unique words 14968 Unique words (used once) 6335 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2172 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 4017 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 498836 Volumes 5
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Honshin Length (in words) 91973 Unique words 9184 Unique words (used once) 4353 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 2036 Unique kanji (used once) 349 Unique kanji readings 3567 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 27.0 Characters 209919 Volumes 1
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Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru Length (in words) 986770 Unique words 30056 Unique words (used once) 10226 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2783 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 5680 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 2303464 Volumes 18
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Shirokuro Nekuro Length (in words) 181564 Unique words 15556 Unique words (used once) 7055 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 2347 Unique kanji (used once) 343 Unique kanji readings 4458 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 429266 Volumes 4
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Till Death Do Us Part Length (in words) 58230 Unique words 6674 Unique words (used once) 3232 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1545 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 2515 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 137057 Volumes 1
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Onna Men Length (in words) 40899 Unique words 5995 Unique words (used once) 3160 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1875 Unique kanji (used once) 444 Unique kanji readings 3139 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 33.0 Characters 89615 Volumes 1
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Genjuu Chousain Length (in words) 48728 Unique words 6001 Unique words (used once) 2789 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1722 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 2844 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 104181 Volumes 1
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Nijuu Seikatsu Length (in words) 81721 Unique words 8504 Unique words (used once) 3928 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1773 Unique kanji (used once) 338 Unique kanji readings 2998 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 29.7 Characters 194158 Volumes 1
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Kishimu Eden no Grimm Reaper Length (in words) 200421 Unique words 13273 Unique words (used once) 5225 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2223 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 4089 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 472069 Volumes 3
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Kamisama no Youjinbou Length (in words) 123081 Unique words 9592 Unique words (used once) 4119 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1988 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3530 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 276685 Volumes 3
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Hitsuji wo Meguru Bouken Length (in words) 89878 Unique words 8708 Unique words (used once) 4019 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1804 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 3084 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 198437 Volumes 1
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Satsuriku ni Itaru Yamai Length (in words) 59089 Unique words 7137 Unique words (used once) 3512 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1672 Unique kanji (used once) 330 Unique kanji readings 2756 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 138068 Volumes 1
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Chijin no Ai Length (in words) 73592 Unique words 7658 Unique words (used once) 3553 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1989 Unique kanji (used once) 404 Unique kanji readings 3399 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 161357 Volumes 1
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Cop Craft Dragnet Mirage Reloaded Length (in words) 228417 Unique words 18016 Unique words (used once) 7476 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2285 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 4267 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 548241 Volumes 6
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Overlord Length (in words) 1145357 Unique words 25886 Unique words (used once) 8010 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2763 Unique kanji (used once) 216 Unique kanji readings 5648 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 23.3 Characters 2660953 Volumes 14
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Ryuu to Kitsune no Giant Killing Length (in words) 86491 Unique words 10512 Unique words (used once) 4915 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1897 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 3423 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 210908 Volumes 2
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Rebuild World Length (in words) 1319943 Unique words 17855 Unique words (used once) 4452 Unique words (used once %) 24% Unique kanji 2234 Unique kanji (used once) 177 Unique kanji readings 4341 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 23.3 Characters 3002933 Volumes 13
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Sword Art Online Progressive Length (in words) 557878 Unique words 21781 Unique words (used once) 7433 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2501 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 4885 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 30.1 Characters 1294712 Volumes 8
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Sakura x Saku Length (in words) 176638 Unique words 13512 Unique words (used once) 5560 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2235 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 4136 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 427968 Volumes 4
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Akugyaku Kishidan: Sono Elf, Kyoubou ni Tsuki Length (in words) 113786 Unique words 10374 Unique words (used once) 4617 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2053 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 3647 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 258250 Volumes 2
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Unnamed Memory Length (in words) 476137 Unique words 15764 Unique words (used once) 4931 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2361 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 4558 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 1078834 Volumes 6
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Chikyuu ga Sabishii Sono Riyuu Length (in words) 78633 Unique words 11833 Unique words (used once) 5912 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1940 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 3396 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 193075 Volumes 1
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Denshi Hyakkiyakou Length (in words) 57361 Unique words 7362 Unique words (used once) 3725 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 2062 Unique kanji (used once) 404 Unique kanji readings 3573 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 126294 Volumes 1
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Irya no Sora, UFO no Natsu Length (in words) 214081 Unique words 16598 Unique words (used once) 6904 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2275 Unique kanji (used once) 333 Unique kanji readings 4244 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 512643 Volumes 4
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Hitodenashi no Koi Length (in words) 48992 Unique words 6711 Unique words (used once) 3409 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1687 Unique kanji (used once) 369 Unique kanji readings 2788 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 35.8 Characters 110763 Volumes 1
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Shisou Toshokan no Livre Blanche Length (in words) 281324 Unique words 15948 Unique words (used once) 6339 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2341 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 4428 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 654566 Volumes 5
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Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Girls Side Length (in words) 85408 Unique words 9155 Unique words (used once) 4337 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1878 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 3239 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 24.0 Characters 207390 Volumes 3
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Doushi Shoujo yo, Teki wo Ute Length (in words) 101936 Unique words 10608 Unique words (used once) 4642 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2026 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 3552 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 234291 Volumes 1
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Gamers! Length (in words) 541009 Unique words 19548 Unique words (used once) 6678 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2358 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 4584 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 1267471 Volumes 12
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Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Length (in words) 395568 Unique words 18849 Unique words (used once) 7030 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2306 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 4453 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 946481 Volumes 13
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Ryuuou no Oshigoto! Length (in words) 800132 Unique words 24342 Unique words (used once) 8183 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2644 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 5391 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 1832678 Volumes 17
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Cat Tail Output! Length (in words) 156055 Unique words 13827 Unique words (used once) 6100 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2164 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 3916 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 26.1 Characters 367320 Volumes 4
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under Length (in words) 120599 Unique words 9583 Unique words (used once) 4067 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2011 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 3503 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 274825 Volumes 2
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Glau Standear Koukoku Monogatari Length (in words) 337172 Unique words 15970 Unique words (used once) 5593 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2514 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 4871 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 22.4 Characters 787484 Volumes 7
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Kouen no Wizard Length (in words) 429090 Unique words 17398 Unique words (used once) 6047 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2263 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 4373 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 22.4 Characters 1010681 Volumes 10
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Onna no Inai Otoko-tachi Length (in words) 60638 Unique words 7009 Unique words (used once) 3441 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1701 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 2755 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 28.0 Characters 143367 Volumes 1
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Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai. Length (in words) 380763 Unique words 16169 Unique words (used once) 5877 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2290 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 4363 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 924965 Volumes 11
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Tantei wa Mou Shindeiru Length (in words) 467406 Unique words 18320 Unique words (used once) 6430 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2448 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 4665 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 1063173 Volumes 9
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Asgard Buou Senki Length (in words) 147457 Unique words 9273 Unique words (used once) 3482 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1867 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3316 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 344538 Volumes 3
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Kamisamatachi no Oisemairi Length (in words) 341952 Unique words 12597 Unique words (used once) 4196 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2220 Unique kanji (used once) 208 Unique kanji readings 4210 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 798857 Volumes 10
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GOSICK Length (in words) 413743 Unique words 16208 Unique words (used once) 5331 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2327 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 4412 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 1002012 Volumes 9
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World End Economica Length (in words) 366153 Unique words 18311 Unique words (used once) 7030 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2329 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 4428 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 24.5 Characters 851257 Volumes 3
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Otome Gunsou Pyuseru An Furajaairu Length (in words) 48506 Unique words 5963 Unique words (used once) 2847 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1731 Unique kanji (used once) 351 Unique kanji readings 2730 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 106079 Volumes 1
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Kyo Kara Maoh! Length (in words) 553802 Unique words 28186 Unique words (used once) 10222 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2886 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 6011 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 1282345 Volumes 16
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Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai Length (in words) 605783 Unique words 24195 Unique words (used once) 7837 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2463 Unique kanji (used once) 200 Unique kanji readings 4935 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 25.8 Characters 1429969 Volumes 12
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A Certain Scientific Railgun SS Length (in words) 55553 Unique words 7097 Unique words (used once) 3330 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1620 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2698 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 131311 Volumes 8
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Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka? Length (in words) 249912 Unique words 15654 Unique words (used once) 6171 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2315 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 4350 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 582094 Volumes 6