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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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Length (in words) 175994 Unique words 12063 Unique words (used once) 4855 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2085 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 3793 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 437093 Volumes 1
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Erisu no Seihai Length (in words) 59192 Unique words 7889 Unique words (used once) 3826 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 2010 Unique kanji (used once) 384 Unique kanji readings 3395 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 22.0 Characters 143793 Volumes 1
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Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! Length (in words) 579395 Unique words 17266 Unique words (used once) 5666 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2175 Unique kanji (used once) 191 Unique kanji readings 4144 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 23.3 Characters 1467014 Volumes 12
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Spy Kyoushitsu Short Stories Length (in words) 41408 Unique words 6408 Unique words (used once) 3261 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1695 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 2804 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 97145 Volumes 1
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Tatoe Anata ga Hone ni Nattemo Length (in words) 43607 Unique words 5836 Unique words (used once) 2888 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1564 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 2555 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 97808 Volumes 1
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Sound! Euphonium Length (in words) 177313 Unique words 10338 Unique words (used once) 3954 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1826 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 3199 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 419632 Volumes 3
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Kimi no Na wa Another Side: Earthbound Length (in words) 39737 Unique words 6478 Unique words (used once) 3429 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1576 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2550 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 25.6 Characters 91392 Volumes 1
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Miru Miru Uchi ni Suki ni Naru Length (in words) 43544 Unique words 5778 Unique words (used once) 2875 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1527 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 2512 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 99252 Volumes 1
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Mizuzokusei no Mahoutsukai Length (in words) 737033 Unique words 20960 Unique words (used once) 6689 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2493 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 4874 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 1695076 Volumes 8
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Shoujo Fujuubun Length (in words) 60287 Unique words 6300 Unique words (used once) 2921 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1561 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 2551 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 36.2 Characters 143019 Volumes 1
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Shinigami no Ballad. Length (in words) 370044 Unique words 15552 Unique words (used once) 5865 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2025 Unique kanji (used once) 204 Unique kanji readings 3824 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 16.6 Characters 890313 Volumes 12
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Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora Length (in words) 170402 Unique words 10685 Unique words (used once) 4355 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1959 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 3507 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 410004 Volumes 4
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Ame no Hi no Iris Length (in words) 43958 Unique words 6315 Unique words (used once) 3113 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1547 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2529 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 99714 Volumes 1
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Koushite Daremo Inakunatta Length (in words) 72516 Unique words 9927 Unique words (used once) 4970 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 2031 Unique kanji (used once) 359 Unique kanji readings 3590 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 169247 Volumes 1
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Shukumei to Raiu Length (in words) 64441 Unique words 7513 Unique words (used once) 3824 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1592 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 2706 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 23.4 Characters 150637 Volumes 1
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Tata no Mahoutsukai Length (in words) 163617 Unique words 12916 Unique words (used once) 5496 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2193 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 4021 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 26.9 Characters 370996 Volumes 3
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Shingun Destroy! Bishoujo Senshatai, Shutsugeki!! Length (in words) 81211 Unique words 8494 Unique words (used once) 3877 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1798 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 3062 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 191522 Volumes 2
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Hakase no Aishita Suushiki Length (in words) 48240 Unique words 7069 Unique words (used once) 3389 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1648 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 2832 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 31.4 Characters 111518 Volumes 1
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Byousoku 5 Centimeter Length (in words) 31625 Unique words 4583 Unique words (used once) 2278 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1361 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 2123 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 30.4 Characters 71010 Volumes 1
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Mikkokusha Length (in words) 76045 Unique words 7506 Unique words (used once) 3579 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1594 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 2597 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 183535 Volumes 1
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Sabishigariya no Loliferatu Length (in words) 42893 Unique words 7007 Unique words (used once) 3702 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1770 Unique kanji (used once) 377 Unique kanji readings 2891 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 105016 Volumes 1
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Elysion Length (in words) 107864 Unique words 9614 Unique words (used once) 4368 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 2134 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 3859 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 242981 Volumes 2
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Kanojo wa Kisei Shijo Length (in words) 138834 Unique words 13047 Unique words (used once) 5870 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1984 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 3658 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 313262 Volumes 3
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Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuu Tan Length (in words) 48966 Unique words 6797 Unique words (used once) 3411 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1722 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 2894 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 113255 Volumes 1
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Kusa no Uta Length (in words) 55918 Unique words 6955 Unique words (used once) 3460 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1865 Unique kanji (used once) 375 Unique kanji readings 3213 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 26.6 Characters 120071 Volumes 1
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Lilith ni Omakase! Length (in words) 113496 Unique words 9051 Unique words (used once) 3618 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1661 Unique kanji (used once) 205 Unique kanji readings 2941 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 266233 Volumes 3
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Kodoku no Tonari Length (in words) 47114 Unique words 6526 Unique words (used once) 3408 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1710 Unique kanji (used once) 362 Unique kanji readings 2834 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 103964 Volumes 1
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Uchi no Kaichou wa Araburu Toraneko ni Niteiru. Length (in words) 106988 Unique words 9078 Unique words (used once) 4113 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1879 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 3277 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 252690 Volumes 3
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Length (in words) 209429 Unique words 12415 Unique words (used once) 4856 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2104 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 3888 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 511289 Volumes 1
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Tsumetai Ozon Length (in words) 60894 Unique words 7340 Unique words (used once) 3525 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1638 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 2783 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 138822 Volumes 1
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Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Length (in words) 192788 Unique words 12751 Unique words (used once) 4790 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2240 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 4174 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 451799 Volumes 5
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Aquanaut Chronicle Length (in words) 55753 Unique words 6977 Unique words (used once) 3430 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1748 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 2985 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 129298 Volumes 1
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Danganronpa Zero Length (in words) 83953 Unique words 7391 Unique words (used once) 3146 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1698 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 2874 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 200812 Volumes 2
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Inou Battle wa Nichijoukei no Naka De Length (in words) 127888 Unique words 11061 Unique words (used once) 4706 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1949 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 3464 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 309160 Volumes 3
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Otome Ariadne to Koi no Meikyuu Length (in words) 51593 Unique words 6254 Unique words (used once) 2790 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1784 Unique kanji (used once) 349 Unique kanji readings 2876 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 121649 Volumes 1
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Tobira no Soto Length (in words) 143079 Unique words 8554 Unique words (used once) 3375 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1761 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 2937 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 336438 Volumes 3
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Outbreak Company: Gaiden Length (in words) 38230 Unique words 5455 Unique words (used once) 2860 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1560 Unique kanji (used once) 344 Unique kanji readings 2524 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 91510 Volumes 1
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Ishin Sen'ya Length (in words) 46520 Unique words 6616 Unique words (used once) 3402 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1836 Unique kanji (used once) 362 Unique kanji readings 3080 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 101161 Volumes 1
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Mou, Ii Desho Length (in words) 86508 Unique words 8387 Unique words (used once) 3657 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1918 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3436 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 24.1 Characters 207987 Volumes 5
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Jou, Kichi Futari Length (in words) 36634 Unique words 5800 Unique words (used once) 2906 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1729 Unique kanji (used once) 400 Unique kanji readings 2818 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 85813 Volumes 1
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Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano Datta Length (in words) 441622 Unique words 19595 Unique words (used once) 7020 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2411 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 4724 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 1046459 Volumes 10
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Jigoku Kurayami Hana mo Naki Length (in words) 37701 Unique words 6872 Unique words (used once) 3741 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1812 Unique kanji (used once) 356 Unique kanji readings 3105 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 89126 Volumes 1
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Ishikoro no Uta Length (in words) 70744 Unique words 8364 Unique words (used once) 4097 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1883 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 3345 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 27.7 Characters 155948 Volumes 1
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Ushinawareru Monogatari Length (in words) 71694 Unique words 6517 Unique words (used once) 2806 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1570 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2606 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 24.3 Characters 161688 Volumes 1
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Hamlet Syndrome Length (in words) 45039 Unique words 6060 Unique words (used once) 3117 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1578 Unique kanji (used once) 357 Unique kanji readings 2568 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 109428 Volumes 1
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Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho Length (in words) 516928 Unique words 18547 Unique words (used once) 5812 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2410 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 4776 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 1119519 Volumes 11
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Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Length (in words) 188524 Unique words 12094 Unique words (used once) 4608 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2083 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3776 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 425625 Volumes 4
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Cross Connect Length (in words) 143670 Unique words 11550 Unique words (used once) 4913 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2053 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 3715 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 336023 Volumes 3
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Kanojo to Boku no Denkiteki Gakumon Length (in words) 152246 Unique words 11427 Unique words (used once) 4723 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2186 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 4085 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 340897 Volumes 3
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Guren no Tsubasa Length (in words) 139087 Unique words 11166 Unique words (used once) 4267 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2179 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 4036 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 31.3 Characters 318198 Volumes 3