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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Idol wa Tsukkomareru no ga Suki! Length (in words) 392100 Unique words 16016 Unique words (used once) 6019 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2061 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 3844 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 956488 Volumes 10
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Kimi wo Aishita Hitori no Boku e Length (in words) 40441 Unique words 4381 Unique words (used once) 2042 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1309 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 2021 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 89422 Volumes 1
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Magical Explorer Length (in words) 251969 Unique words 13156 Unique words (used once) 5220 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2096 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 3801 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 595458 Volumes 6
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Souls Length (in words) 43627 Unique words 5971 Unique words (used once) 3183 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1593 Unique kanji (used once) 359 Unique kanji readings 2543 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 102140 Volumes 1
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TUGUMI Length (in words) 33830 Unique words 4579 Unique words (used once) 2322 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1126 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 1804 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 24.2 Characters 76666 Volumes 1
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Chaos;Child -Children’s Revive- Length (in words) 49764 Unique words 5770 Unique words (used once) 2677 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1429 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 2295 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 116092 Volumes 1
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Hogwarts: Fukanzen & Hikakujitsu Kaisetsusho Length (in words) 10466 Unique words 2627 Unique words (used once) 1588 Unique words (used once %) 60% Unique kanji 1066 Unique kanji (used once) 334 Unique kanji readings 1531 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 50.9 Characters 25910 Volumes 1
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Te no Hira no Koi to Sekai no Ou no Musume-tachi Length (in words) 94749 Unique words 9014 Unique words (used once) 3943 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1797 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 3075 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 228255 Volumes 2
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Zettai Seigi Length (in words) 45799 Unique words 7217 Unique words (used once) 3713 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1701 Unique kanji (used once) 322 Unique kanji readings 2815 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 111317 Volumes 1
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Debidan! Mezase Dungeon Neet Monogatari Length (in words) 92028 Unique words 8725 Unique words (used once) 3789 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1916 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 3340 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 221540 Volumes 2
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Eromanga Sensei Length (in words) 477029 Unique words 18318 Unique words (used once) 6518 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2248 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 4345 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 1158733 Volumes 13
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Hatako-san to Rabukome Length (in words) 146088 Unique words 12155 Unique words (used once) 5416 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1972 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3557 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 23.3 Characters 359324 Volumes 4
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Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Rabukome Length (in words) 389517 Unique words 16292 Unique words (used once) 5878 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2103 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 3962 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 937005 Volumes 9
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Otona wa Nakanai to Omotteita Length (in words) 48814 Unique words 6250 Unique words (used once) 3122 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1587 Unique kanji (used once) 365 Unique kanji readings 2526 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 22.9 Characters 114451 Volumes 1
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Higanbana ga Saku Shima Length (in words) 39391 Unique words 5404 Unique words (used once) 2587 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1706 Unique kanji (used once) 354 Unique kanji readings 2779 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 28.9 Characters 86240 Volumes 1
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Kanojo no Imouto to Kiss wo Shita Length (in words) 147247 Unique words 10811 Unique words (used once) 4718 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1978 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 3493 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 345644 Volumes 4
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Length (in words) 2567571 Unique words 27106 Unique words (used once) 6591 Unique words (used once %) 24% Unique kanji 2650 Unique kanji (used once) 204 Unique kanji readings 5525 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 28.9 Characters 6288162 Volumes 32
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Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori Gaiden Length (in words) 18759 Unique words 3145 Unique words (used once) 1642 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1148 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 1732 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 43267 Volumes 1
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Vampire Taishi Ange Length (in words) 162277 Unique words 9878 Unique words (used once) 3962 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1570 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 2685 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 399908 Volumes 7
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Amaku Yasashii Sekai de Ikiru ni wa Length (in words) 179322 Unique words 11305 Unique words (used once) 4274 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2045 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 3710 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 29.4 Characters 399949 Volumes 3
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ROOM NO.1301 Length (in words) 454519 Unique words 11608 Unique words (used once) 4310 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1820 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 3254 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 1090506 Volumes 11
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Kamusari Naa Naa Nichijou Length (in words) 55897 Unique words 7522 Unique words (used once) 3752 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1741 Unique kanji (used once) 326 Unique kanji readings 2981 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 24.2 Characters 123665 Volumes 1
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Hell Mode: Yarikomizuki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musou Suru Length (in words) 473949 Unique words 16428 Unique words (used once) 5711 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2239 Unique kanji (used once) 221 Unique kanji readings 4271 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 1068695 Volumes 6
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Ikite Sae Ireba Length (in words) 54585 Unique words 7242 Unique words (used once) 3610 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1803 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 3000 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 128563 Volumes 1
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Kiss kara Hajimaru Senki Otome Length (in words) 112720 Unique words 8481 Unique words (used once) 3704 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1834 Unique kanji (used once) 304 Unique kanji readings 3079 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 17.1 Characters 260704 Volumes 3
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Hakugin no Kishi Girl Length (in words) 41447 Unique words 5679 Unique words (used once) 2663 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1539 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2497 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 96759 Volumes 1
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Boku to Kanojo ga Ichaicha Ichaicha Length (in words) 127256 Unique words 10873 Unique words (used once) 4763 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1963 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 3492 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 306959 Volumes 3
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Tomodachi no Imouto ga Ore ni dake Uzai Length (in words) 487717 Unique words 22886 Unique words (used once) 8208 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2501 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 4967 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 1150698 Volumes 10
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Sekai de Ichiban Amai Doku Ryuuou to Hanayome, Mayakashi no Koi Length (in words) 53845 Unique words 4794 Unique words (used once) 2035 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1410 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 2246 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 120427 Volumes 1
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Mishiranu Joshikousei ni Kankin Sareta Mangake no Hanashi Length (in words) 29729 Unique words 5259 Unique words (used once) 2897 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1510 Unique kanji (used once) 352 Unique kanji readings 2394 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 69437 Volumes 1
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Pocket Ace! Length (in words) 118670 Unique words 10974 Unique words (used once) 4870 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1963 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 3480 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 289675 Volumes 3
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Yagate Kimi ni Naru: Saeki Sayaka ni Tsuite Length (in words) 97462 Unique words 7232 Unique words (used once) 3050 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1646 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 2804 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 219382 Volumes 3
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Hundred Length (in words) 136661 Unique words 8965 Unique words (used once) 3669 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1877 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 3146 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 328658 Volumes 3
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Alahabad no Mahoutsukai Length (in words) 116080 Unique words 10098 Unique words (used once) 4318 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1906 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 3398 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 282358 Volumes 3
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Aoi Natsu, Watashi wa Tsutanai Koi wo Shita Length (in words) 9501 Unique words 2163 Unique words (used once) 1260 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 884 Unique kanji (used once) 313 Unique kanji readings 1193 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 22471 Volumes 2
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Penguin Highway Length (in words) 73649 Unique words 5427 Unique words (used once) 2274 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1272 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 2035 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 25.2 Characters 175243 Volumes 1
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Hisoyaka na Hana Sono Manazashi ni Yurasarete Length (in words) 148514 Unique words 10224 Unique words (used once) 4059 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1967 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 3482 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 38/100 Average sentence length 26.5 Characters 353438 Volumes 3
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Kimi ni Koi wo Suru Nante, Arienai Hazu Datta Length (in words) 192514 Unique words 14814 Unique words (used once) 6518 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2161 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 4058 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 461973 Volumes 4
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Mezamereba, Mayonaka Length (in words) 55349 Unique words 5789 Unique words (used once) 2688 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1357 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 2288 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 129632 Volumes 1
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Hatenai Sora wo Kimi to Tobitai Length (in words) 42512 Unique words 5914 Unique words (used once) 2948 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1428 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 2291 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 101963 Volumes 1
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Rurou no Tsuki Length (in words) 68472 Unique words 7432 Unique words (used once) 3495 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1733 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 2837 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 161337 Volumes 1
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Super Cub Length (in words) 46057 Unique words 5913 Unique words (used once) 2886 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1517 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 2529 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 32.4 Characters 104056 Volumes 1
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Genjitsu de Rabukome Dekinai to Dare ga Kimeta? Length (in words) 50203 Unique words 6967 Unique words (used once) 3496 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1555 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 2553 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 118208 Volumes 1
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Boku no Kanojo-sensei Length (in words) 342005 Unique words 15641 Unique words (used once) 5790 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2030 Unique kanji (used once) 209 Unique kanji readings 3802 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 816470 Volumes 9
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8 Banme no Maria Length (in words) 50746 Unique words 5365 Unique words (used once) 2589 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1465 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 2319 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 118821 Volumes 1
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Kokuhaku Length (in words) 52239 Unique words 6045 Unique words (used once) 2788 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1498 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 2359 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 28.1 Characters 126184 Volumes 1
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Ari no Su Dungeon e Youkoso! Length (in words) 103663 Unique words 7726 Unique words (used once) 3078 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1677 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 2834 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 25.4 Characters 254144 Volumes 2
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Choppiri Toshiue Demo Kanojo ni Shite Kuremasu ka? Length (in words) 121480 Unique words 9826 Unique words (used once) 4289 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1908 Unique kanji (used once) 285 Unique kanji readings 3308 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 293827 Volumes 3
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Koushaku-sama wa Onna ga Okirai! Length (in words) 109946 Unique words 8351 Unique words (used once) 3584 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1888 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 3236 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 258786 Volumes 2
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Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku Length (in words) 70988 Unique words 7960 Unique words (used once) 3750 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1789 Unique kanji (used once) 340 Unique kanji readings 2998 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 165933 Volumes 1