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Japanese - Graded Readers

Graded Reader Levels

Number of Characters per Story

Vocabulary Range Tadoku.org LRJ (Brookes) Europe-CEFR   ACTFL
350 ~300 0
350 400~1500    1
500 1500~2500    2  
500       500~1500 1 A1    Novice
800 2500~5000 3
800       1500~2000 2 A2-1    Intermediate
1200 2000~3000 3 A2-2    Intermediate-High
1300 5000~10000 4
1500 3000~5000 4 B1-1    Advanced-Low
2000 5000~8000 5 B1-2    Advanced-Mid
2000 8000~20000 5
3000 8000~10000 6 B2 Advanced-High

Information has been compiled from the information provided on the webpages of Tadoku.org and Brookes University. 

http://tadoku.org/learners/book_ja

https://www.brookes.ac.uk/lets-read-japanese/framework-of-reference-for-languages/