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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Maou na Ano Ko to Murabito A Length (in words) 410605 Unique words 17149 Unique words (used once) 6672 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2334 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 4475 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 931494 Volumes 11
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5 Fun Go ni Igai na Ketsumatsu Length (in words) 84632 Unique words 9024 Unique words (used once) 4133 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1640 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 2819 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 196444 Volumes 3
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Iribito Length (in words) 66982 Unique words 8462 Unique words (used once) 4035 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1826 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 3235 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 25.4 Characters 159312 Volumes 1
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Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? Length (in words) 2035330 Unique words 29930 Unique words (used once) 7562 Unique words (used once %) 25% Unique kanji 2597 Unique kanji (used once) 169 Unique kanji readings 5362 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 4860837 Volumes 46
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Classroom of the Elite Length (in words) 749776 Unique words 19930 Unique words (used once) 6178 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2282 Unique kanji (used once) 216 Unique kanji readings 4527 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 1757593 Volumes 14
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Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori Length (in words) 46040 Unique words 5275 Unique words (used once) 2562 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1476 Unique kanji (used once) 330 Unique kanji readings 2323 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 108265 Volumes 1
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Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival Length (in words) 481738 Unique words 16328 Unique words (used once) 5228 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2421 Unique kanji (used once) 187 Unique kanji readings 4698 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 29.1 Characters 1049762 Volumes 7
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Kimi tte Watashi no Koto Suki nan Desho? Length (in words) 61463 Unique words 6467 Unique words (used once) 2908 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1586 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2560 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 147975 Volumes 2
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Imouto Biyori Length (in words) 10155 Unique words 2715 Unique words (used once) 1582 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 1005 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 1470 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 24198 Volumes 1
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Arashi wo Yobu Hanayome Length (in words) 46399 Unique words 7105 Unique words (used once) 3489 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1784 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 3018 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 114283 Volumes 1
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GJ-bu Length (in words) 200580 Unique words 13546 Unique words (used once) 5603 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2039 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 3658 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 482036 Volumes 9
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Classroom of the Elite: Second Year Length (in words) 243302 Unique words 11634 Unique words (used once) 4294 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1900 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3447 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 567435 Volumes 4
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Eien no Ai wo Shoumei Seyo. Length (in words) 113655 Unique words 9625 Unique words (used once) 4363 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1845 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3232 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 264977 Volumes 2
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Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei Length (in words) 220318 Unique words 11415 Unique words (used once) 4245 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1990 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 3619 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 516652 Volumes 5
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Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari ~Dantoudai Kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tenshou Gyakuten Story~ Length (in words) 1061442 Unique words 23882 Unique words (used once) 6672 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 2508 Unique kanji (used once) 169 Unique kanji readings 5101 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 2551682 Volumes 17
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Boku ni Otsuki-sama wo Misenaide Length (in words) 330352 Unique words 16848 Unique words (used once) 6068 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2130 Unique kanji (used once) 222 Unique kanji readings 4045 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 795195 Volumes 10
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Shimotsuma Monogatari Yankee-chan to Lolita-chan Length (in words) 57368 Unique words 7412 Unique words (used once) 3808 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1802 Unique kanji (used once) 354 Unique kanji readings 3010 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 31.1 Characters 133563 Volumes 1
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Doctor Alpha no Tea Time Length (in words) 28741 Unique words 4560 Unique words (used once) 2402 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1383 Unique kanji (used once) 335 Unique kanji readings 2166 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 68468 Volumes 6
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Imouto wa Gravure Idol Length (in words) 140486 Unique words 10836 Unique words (used once) 4242 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1961 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3533 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 345391 Volumes 3
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Romeo to Juliet Length (in words) 31934 Unique words 4422 Unique words (used once) 2227 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 962 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 1520 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 79568 Volumes 1
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Rokka no Yuusha: Archive 1 Don't Pray to the Flower Length (in words) 52168 Unique words 6021 Unique words (used once) 2833 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1626 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 2672 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 121947 Volumes 1
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Oniwaban Mochidzuki Soushirou Mairu! Length (in words) 294208 Unique words 16373 Unique words (used once) 6122 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2451 Unique kanji (used once) 300 Unique kanji readings 4746 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 25.6 Characters 689401 Volumes 10
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Kono Yuusha ga Ore TUEEE Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru Length (in words) 145085 Unique words 10296 Unique words (used once) 4058 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1990 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3555 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 342218 Volumes 3
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Ai suru Musume kara no Kyouiku-teki Shidou Length (in words) 61053 Unique words 8580 Unique words (used once) 4645 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1899 Unique kanji (used once) 379 Unique kanji readings 3323 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 25.5 Characters 142602 Volumes 1
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Wasurenu Majo no Monogatari Length (in words) 50418 Unique words 7319 Unique words (used once) 3917 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1708 Unique kanji (used once) 367 Unique kanji readings 2866 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 121740 Volumes 1
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Time Leap Length (in words) 49350 Unique words 5637 Unique words (used once) 2740 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1488 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 2398 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 116504 Volumes 2
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Wakakusa Monogatari Length (in words) 105778 Unique words 9382 Unique words (used once) 4237 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1712 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2946 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 33.5 Characters 252006 Volumes 1
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Detroit Bijutsukan no Kiseki Length (in words) 16492 Unique words 3625 Unique words (used once) 2060 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1155 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 1761 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 30.4 Characters 40832 Volumes 1
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Soredemo, Isha wa Yomigaeru Length (in words) 51437 Unique words 6826 Unique words (used once) 3384 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1682 Unique kanji (used once) 323 Unique kanji readings 2834 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 116733 Volumes 1
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Jousetsu Tenjishitsu -Permanent Collection- Length (in words) 35543 Unique words 6162 Unique words (used once) 3294 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1497 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 2483 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 84907 Volumes 1
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Kagirinaku Toumei ni Chikai Blue Length (in words) 32077 Unique words 4232 Unique words (used once) 1961 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1329 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 2027 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 28.4 Characters 70433 Volumes 1
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Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi Length (in words) 563821 Unique words 20159 Unique words (used once) 6912 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2281 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 4409 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 1357048 Volumes 13
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Furarete Kara Hajimaru Rabukome Length (in words) 34373 Unique words 5719 Unique words (used once) 3009 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1516 Unique kanji (used once) 341 Unique kanji readings 2413 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 79462 Volumes 1
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Isekai no Yakusho de Arubaito Hajimemashita Length (in words) 239369 Unique words 13640 Unique words (used once) 5054 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2256 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 4211 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 563339 Volumes 5
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Watashi wa Anata no Namida ni Naritai Length (in words) 51348 Unique words 7262 Unique words (used once) 3645 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1753 Unique kanji (used once) 340 Unique kanji readings 2939 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 123437 Volumes 1
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Soujinin no Takami Length (in words) 31749 Unique words 5197 Unique words (used once) 2619 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1461 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 2369 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 72764 Volumes 1
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Seinaru Kishi no Ankokudou Length (in words) 126780 Unique words 9536 Unique words (used once) 3783 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2020 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 3643 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 287174 Volumes 3
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Boku no Chi wo Suwanaide Length (in words) 160581 Unique words 12407 Unique words (used once) 5138 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2043 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 3728 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 385792 Volumes 5
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Shousetsuka no Tsukurikata Length (in words) 36047 Unique words 4987 Unique words (used once) 2562 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1443 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 2283 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 19.8 Characters 82941 Volumes 1
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Hige wo Soru Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou Length (in words) 174573 Unique words 9409 Unique words (used once) 3679 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1771 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 3008 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 408947 Volumes 5
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Shakunetsu no Kobayakawa-san Length (in words) 41706 Unique words 6793 Unique words (used once) 3517 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1467 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 2367 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 11.7 Characters 95260 Volumes 1
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Jinrou e no Tenshou, Maou no Fukkan Length (in words) 54603 Unique words 7030 Unique words (used once) 3405 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1691 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 2879 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 123121 Volumes 1
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Watashi no Deatta Kodomo-tachi Length (in words) 38198 Unique words 5812 Unique words (used once) 3151 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1483 Unique kanji (used once) 344 Unique kanji readings 2376 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 25.7 Characters 89257 Volumes 1
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Jyunyuu Length (in words) 42608 Unique words 5444 Unique words (used once) 2588 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1455 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 2315 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 98731 Volumes 1
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Bocchi Tenseiki Length (in words) 191980 Unique words 13201 Unique words (used once) 5166 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2191 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3980 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 436545 Volumes 4
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Romance Shousetsu no Nanokakan Length (in words) 48519 Unique words 7031 Unique words (used once) 3703 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1777 Unique kanji (used once) 343 Unique kanji readings 2991 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 27.6 Characters 113047 Volumes 1
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Gomibako Kara Shitsurei Itashimasu Length (in words) 144416 Unique words 9552 Unique words (used once) 3922 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1776 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 3145 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 338247 Volumes 4
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Shin Jikuu no Cross Road Length (in words) 135204 Unique words 9647 Unique words (used once) 4041 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1782 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 3141 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 310520 Volumes 3
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Realist Maou ni Yoru Seiikinaki Isekai Kaikaku Length (in words) 155792 Unique words 12464 Unique words (used once) 5325 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2239 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 4089 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 351814 Volumes 3
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Rhapsody in Love Length (in words) 45748 Unique words 5244 Unique words (used once) 2623 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1574 Unique kanji (used once) 391 Unique kanji readings 2478 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 104692 Volumes 1