Visual novel difficulty list

This is a list of visual novels ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is very easy and 10 is very hard. You can use it to find the most appropriate VN to read based on how good your Japanese is.

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Visual novel

Hanahira!

Length (in words)	18450
Unique words	2669
Unique words (used once)	1354
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	947
Unique kanji (used once)	293
Difficulty	1/10
Average sentence length	11.4
Characters	45579
VNDB avg. rating	5.4
VNDB rating count	349

Length (in words)	2182
Unique words	564
Unique words (used once)	308
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	279
Unique kanji (used once)	121
Difficulty	1/10
Average sentence length	13.2
Characters	5702
VNDB avg. rating	5.4
VNDB rating count	19

Length (in words)	16802
Unique words	1030
Unique words (used once)	2
Unique words (used once %)	0%
Unique kanji	521
Unique kanji (used once)	2
Difficulty	1/10
Average sentence length	18.0
Characters	38867
VNDB avg. rating	5.7
VNDB rating count	3

Length (in words)	4366
Unique words	1045
Unique words (used once)	579
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	489
Unique kanji (used once)	196
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	15.3
Characters	10533
VNDB avg. rating	7.0
VNDB rating count	4

Length (in words)	3972
Unique words	990
Unique words (used once)	541
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	453
Unique kanji (used once)	185
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	12.3
Characters	9690

Length (in words)	8061
Unique words	1121
Unique words (used once)	10
Unique words (used once %)	0%
Unique kanji	579
Unique kanji (used once)	8
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	11.2
Characters	18989
VNDB avg. rating	4.4
VNDB rating count	8

Length (in words)	7174
Unique words	1684
Unique words (used once)	980
Unique words (used once %)	58%
Unique kanji	722
Unique kanji (used once)	271
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	13.4
Characters	16126
VNDB avg. rating	6.4
VNDB rating count	142

Length (in words)	3812
Unique words	959
Unique words (used once)	532
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	493
Unique kanji (used once)	203
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	12.5
Characters	8913
VNDB avg. rating	9.7
VNDB rating count	3

Length (in words)	139663
Unique words	5888
Unique words (used once)	1191
Unique words (used once %)	20%
Unique kanji	1447
Unique kanji (used once)	128
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	13.3
Characters	376057
VNDB avg. rating	7.5
VNDB rating count	66

Length (in words)	1253
Unique words	427
Unique words (used once)	271
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	259
Unique kanji (used once)	130
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	16.5
Characters	2735
VNDB avg. rating	5.4
VNDB rating count	210

Length (in words)	50947
Unique words	3431
Unique words (used once)	1387
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	1125
Unique kanji (used once)	225
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	12.5
Characters	121359
VNDB avg. rating	7.5
VNDB rating count	62

Length (in words)	9687
Unique words	2240
Unique words (used once)	1265
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	943
Unique kanji (used once)	328
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	11.6
Characters	23359
VNDB avg. rating	7.2
VNDB rating count	5

Length (in words)	21663
Unique words	2525
Unique words (used once)	1131
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	924
Unique kanji (used once)	249
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	14.1
Characters	55035
VNDB avg. rating	5.5
VNDB rating count	24

Length (in words)	32272
Unique words	3802
Unique words (used once)	1843
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1112
Unique kanji (used once)	294
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.1
Characters	87360
VNDB avg. rating	7.1
VNDB rating count	2761

Length (in words)	14918
Unique words	2241
Unique words (used once)	1091
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	748
Unique kanji (used once)	221
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	15.2
Characters	38744
VNDB avg. rating	7.6
VNDB rating count	171

Length (in words)	87122
Unique words	5536
Unique words (used once)	2406
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1392
Unique kanji (used once)	310
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	11.2
Characters	204018
VNDB avg. rating	8.1
VNDB rating count	58

Length (in words)	66257
Unique words	4942
Unique words (used once)	2002
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	1293
Unique kanji (used once)	238
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	14.8
Characters	158797
VNDB avg. rating	6.8
VNDB rating count	155

Length (in words)	42186
Unique words	3016
Unique words (used once)	1301
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	910
Unique kanji (used once)	228
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.3
Characters	106878
VNDB avg. rating	7.1
VNDB rating count	48

Length (in words)	34612
Unique words	4249
Unique words (used once)	2085
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1191
Unique kanji (used once)	272
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.2
Characters	90784
VNDB avg. rating	6.8
VNDB rating count	4685

Length (in words)	21020
Unique words	3141
Unique words (used once)	1659
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1069
Unique kanji (used once)	306
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	16.1
Characters	52814
VNDB avg. rating	6.6
VNDB rating count	1610

Length (in words)	9770
Unique words	2257
Unique words (used once)	1338
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	948
Unique kanji (used once)	338
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	17.4
Characters	23755

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Visual novel difficulty list

Hanahira!

Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya

Oshikake

Tsuki no Hikari

Koufuku no Lalka

Chise Anoyama ni Iku

Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata

Tegami

Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi

Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Ecchi no Junbi mo Mada Desu ka?

Negaeba Kitto...

Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~

Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi

Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~

Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre

Mhakna Gramura to Fairy Bell

Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino

Kanojo no Seiiki

Yami no Koe

Nekopara Vol. 1: Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!

Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui - Hajisarashi-hen

Yami no Koe 2

Tsuki no Terasu

Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume o Miru-

Suiren to Shion

Nanatsuiro★Drops

Midori no Umi

Swampman ni Hanataba wo

Shinobi Harisenbo

Kohonya

Mamapuri!? ~Wagaya no Dousei Tsuushinbo~

Kimi no Tonari de Koi Shiteru

Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka?

Yuurei Shoujo Shitsu

Suki Tokimeki to Kiss

Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl

Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Tasogaredoki no Kyoukaisen-

Aonatsu Line

Shukusei no Girlfriend -the destiny star of girlfriend-

Haruka no Sora

Rance 02 Kai: Hangyaku no Shoujo-tachi

Ame Koi

Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou

Hen Koi ≒ Kuro Rekishi

CharaBration! ~Otome wa Koi shite Charabureru~

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Hatsukoi Yohou.

Otome Domain

Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~

Length (in words)	81001
Unique words	5287
Unique words (used once)	2272
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	1317
Unique kanji (used once)	264
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	11.3
Characters	202203
VNDB avg. rating	6.5
VNDB rating count	30

Length (in words)	10030
Unique words	2442
Unique words (used once)	1509
Unique words (used once %)	61%
Unique kanji	981
Unique kanji (used once)	319
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	18.6
Characters	23324
VNDB avg. rating	6.6
VNDB rating count	325

Length (in words)	13011
Unique words	2472
Unique words (used once)	1316
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	962
Unique kanji (used once)	295
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	18.3
Characters	31539
VNDB avg. rating	5.8
VNDB rating count	35

Length (in words)	120489
Unique words	7922
Unique words (used once)	3228
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	1717
Unique kanji (used once)	277
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	14.9
Characters	312484
VNDB avg. rating	7.5
VNDB rating count	91

Length (in words)	186515
Unique words	7809
Unique words (used once)	3005
Unique words (used once %)	38%
Unique kanji	1539
Unique kanji (used once)	231
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.9
Characters	448822
VNDB avg. rating	7.2
VNDB rating count	98

Length (in words)	213992
Unique words	7612
Unique words (used once)	2815
Unique words (used once %)	36%
Unique kanji	1689
Unique kanji (used once)	245
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	11.7
Characters	527598
VNDB avg. rating	7.1
VNDB rating count	162

Length (in words)	2801
Unique words	913
Unique words (used once)	570
Unique words (used once %)	62%
Unique kanji	525
Unique kanji (used once)	247
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	20.0
Characters	6552
VNDB avg. rating	6.5
VNDB rating count	1

Length (in words)	5301
Unique words	1356
Unique words (used once)	803
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	719
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	16.1
Characters	11453
VNDB avg. rating	6.4
VNDB rating count	17

Length (in words)	12814
Unique words	2493
Unique words (used once)	1327
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	952
Unique kanji (used once)	272
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.1
Characters	28959
VNDB avg. rating	7.0
VNDB rating count	2

Length (in words)	242113
Unique words	10702
Unique words (used once)	3979
Unique words (used once %)	37%
Unique kanji	1860
Unique kanji (used once)	248
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	16.9
Characters	605129
VNDB avg. rating	6.3
VNDB rating count	22