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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Novel

Gouman to Zenryou

Length (in words)	95744
Unique words	7155
Unique words (used once)	3052
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	1675
Unique kanji (used once)	272
Unique kanji readings	2775
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
Average sentence length	26.0
Characters	220204
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	45665
Unique words	5201
Unique words (used once)	2509
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1405
Unique kanji (used once)	304
Unique kanji readings	2252
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	65/100
Average sentence length	21.0
Characters	105166
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	481493
Unique words	17935
Unique words (used once)	6439
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	2279
Unique kanji (used once)	252
Unique kanji readings	4369
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
Average sentence length	24.9
Characters	1139696
Volumes	9

Length (in words)	43562
Unique words	6537
Unique words (used once)	3149
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1621
Unique kanji (used once)	313
Unique kanji readings	2674
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	62/100
Average sentence length	18.7
Characters	106529
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	33637
Unique words	3696
Unique words (used once)	1506
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	860
Unique kanji (used once)	219
Unique kanji readings	1183
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	64/100
Average sentence length	24.4
Characters	72889
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	40483
Unique words	4507
Unique words (used once)	2057
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1577
Unique kanji (used once)	331
Unique kanji readings	2459
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	65/100
Average sentence length	16.7
Characters	85569
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	32415
Unique words	4895
Unique words (used once)	2462
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1334
Unique kanji (used once)	293
Unique kanji readings	2076
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
Average sentence length	27.2
Characters	75656
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	257023
Unique words	15610
Unique words (used once)	5991
Unique words (used once %)	38%
Unique kanji	2218
Unique kanji (used once)	235
Unique kanji readings	4329
Average difficulty	46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
Average sentence length	20.1
Characters	617057
Volumes	5

Length (in words)	67299
Unique words	6749
Unique words (used once)	2875
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	1729
Unique kanji (used once)	270
Unique kanji readings	2843
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
Average sentence length	21.3
Characters	153230
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	66387
Unique words	7854
Unique words (used once)	3606
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1780
Unique kanji (used once)	294
Unique kanji readings	3043
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
Average sentence length	24.6
Characters	152673
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	40364
Unique words	4524
Unique words (used once)	2201
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1393
Unique kanji (used once)	309
Unique kanji readings	2183
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	61/100
Average sentence length	23.1
Characters	93617
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	168146
Unique words	11865
Unique words (used once)	4628
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	2189
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Unique kanji readings	4062
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
Average sentence length	22.2
Characters	388440
Volumes	4

Length (in words)	46826
Unique words	4205
Unique words (used once)	1919
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1301
Unique kanji (used once)	284
Unique kanji readings	2006
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
Average sentence length	25.9
Characters	112989
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	49608
Unique words	5694
Unique words (used once)	2487
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1589
Unique kanji (used once)	278
Unique kanji readings	2615
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	65/100
Average sentence length	20.0
Characters	111871
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	213731
Unique words	11118
Unique words (used once)	4504
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	1997
Unique kanji (used once)	257
Unique kanji readings	3627
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
Average sentence length	20.5
Characters	503119
Volumes	7

Length (in words)	82887
Unique words	7810
Unique words (used once)	3437
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1712
Unique kanji (used once)	272
Unique kanji readings	2918
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	62/100
Average sentence length	21.5
Characters	193595
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	995196
Unique words	21972
Unique words (used once)	5846
Unique words (used once %)	26%
Unique kanji	2529
Unique kanji (used once)	174
Unique kanji readings	5003
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	70/100
Average sentence length	23.4
Characters	2282230
Volumes	20

Length (in words)	51029
Unique words	7001
Unique words (used once)	3559
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1580
Unique kanji (used once)	317
Unique kanji readings	2606
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
Average sentence length	22.2
Characters	125019
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	322036
Unique words	15223
Unique words (used once)	5566
Unique words (used once %)	36%
Unique kanji	2189
Unique kanji (used once)	227
Unique kanji readings	4063
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
Average sentence length	17.8
Characters	759385
Volumes	8

Length (in words)	181396
Unique words	12121
Unique words (used once)	5080
Unique words (used once %)	41%
Unique kanji	1949
Unique kanji (used once)	253
Unique kanji readings	3627
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
Average sentence length	20.5
Characters	419737
Volumes	5

Length (in words)	199934
Unique words	12661
Unique words (used once)	4986
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	2085
Unique kanji (used once)	254
Unique kanji readings	3776
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
Average sentence length	22.8
Characters	494712
Volumes	1

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Novel difficulty list

Gouman to Zenryou

Kaidan to Odorou, Soshite Anata wa Kaidan de Odoru

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online

Kikoujuu to Madousho (Grimoire)

Nichijou no Natsuyasumi

Majo no Aishi Ko

Pink Bus

Valhalla no Bangohan

Kuzureru Nou wo Dakishimete

Hikari

if no Higeki

Saiteihen Kara New Game!

Kirawareru Yuuki

Cerita Laut

Selection

Karasu no Oyayubi: By Rule of Crow's Thumb

Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut

Sayonara Piano Sonata Encore Pieces

Butsuri-san de Musou Shitetara Motemote ni Narimashita

Kaidan Kanojo

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

[Haishinchuu] Joshin Channel! E, Kore Baimei desu no!

Horobi no Sono

Nidome no Yuusha wa Fukushuu no Michi wo Warai Ayumu

Gozen Reiji no Cendrillon

Zarathustra e no Kaidan

Itai no wa Iya na no de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.

Manga no Kamisama

The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria

Atmosphere Burnout

Boku no Imouto wa Kanji ga Yomeru

AURA ~Maryuuin Kouga Saigo no Tatakai~

F Rakudaisei

Kusuri no Mamono no Kaiko Riyuu

Spice and Wolf

Eikoku Kizoku no Shiteki Jikenbo

Ore ga Heroine wo Tasukesugite Sekai ga Little Apocalypse!

Kuro no Maou

Koufuku na Yuugi

Utsukushii Kare

Game of Vampire

Isekai Yakkyoku

Satsujin License

Minutes

Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka

Futatsu no Rakuen wo Mawaru Monogatari

Ro-Kyu-Bu!

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Tokage to Issho

Denpateki na Kanojo

Length (in words)	49306
Unique words	6235
Unique words (used once)	2892
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1512
Unique kanji (used once)	281
Unique kanji readings	2432
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
Average sentence length	17.7
Characters	118297
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	60832
Unique words	7968
Unique words (used once)	3971
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1815
Unique kanji (used once)	310
Unique kanji readings	3081
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
Average sentence length	21.6
Characters	137232
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	462452
Unique words	20445
Unique words (used once)	7300
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	2560
Unique kanji (used once)	246
Unique kanji readings	5038
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	67/100
Average sentence length	27.6
Characters	1076179
Volumes	8

Length (in words)	68664
Unique words	6406
Unique words (used once)	2869
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1605
Unique kanji (used once)	282
Unique kanji readings	2582
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
Average sentence length	22.1
Characters	164153
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	149434
Unique words	8923
Unique words (used once)	3425
Unique words (used once %)	38%
Unique kanji	1721
Unique kanji (used once)	207
Unique kanji readings	2954
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
Average sentence length	17.6
Characters	353801
Volumes	3

Length (in words)	584159
Unique words	14100
Unique words (used once)	4168
Unique words (used once %)	29%
Unique kanji	2088
Unique kanji (used once)	198
Unique kanji readings	3861
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
Average sentence length	23.0
Characters	1342813
Volumes	15

Length (in words)	205256
Unique words	12904
Unique words (used once)	5465
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	2059
Unique kanji (used once)	271
Unique kanji readings	3835
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
Average sentence length	22.0
Characters	482573
Volumes	4

Length (in words)	305346
Unique words	12624
Unique words (used once)	4789
Unique words (used once %)	37%
Unique kanji	2059
Unique kanji (used once)	243
Unique kanji readings	3712
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
Average sentence length	19.3
Characters	712890
Volumes	7

Length (in words)	18392
Unique words	3978
Unique words (used once)	2326
Unique words (used once %)	58%
Unique kanji	1331
Unique kanji (used once)	358
Unique kanji readings	2075
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	68/100
Average sentence length	22.2
Characters	44460
Volumes	1

Length (in words)	170360
Unique words	12122
Unique words (used once)	5257
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1980
Unique kanji (used once)	310
Unique kanji readings	3548
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
Average sentence length	19.4
Characters	407355
Volumes	5