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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Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya Length (in words) 2182 Unique words 563 Unique words (used once) 306 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 279 Unique kanji (used once) 121 Unique kanji readings 336 Difficulty 1/10 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 5702 VNDB avg. rating 5.1 VNDB rating count 32
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Hanahira! Length (in words) 18461 Unique words 2658 Unique words (used once) 1350 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 1336 Difficulty 1/10 Average sentence length 11.4 Characters 45579 VNDB avg. rating 5.4 VNDB rating count 403
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Oshikake Length (in words) 957 Unique words 401 Unique words (used once) 271 Unique words (used once %) 67% Unique kanji 213 Unique kanji (used once) 118 Unique kanji readings 252 Difficulty 1/10 Average sentence length 16.6 Characters 2556 VNDB avg. rating 3.1 VNDB rating count 16
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Tsuki no Hikari Length (in words) 4251 Unique words 1032 Unique words (used once) 580 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 522 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 679 Difficulty 1/10 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 9765 VNDB avg. rating 5.7 VNDB rating count 11
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Koufuku no Lalka Length (in words) 4373 Unique words 1047 Unique words (used once) 582 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 489 Unique kanji (used once) 196 Unique kanji readings 631 Difficulty 1/10 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 10533 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 13
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Chise Anoyama ni Iku Length (in words) 3973 Unique words 985 Unique words (used once) 536 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 453 Unique kanji (used once) 185 Unique kanji readings 563 Difficulty 1/10 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 9690
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Christmas * Flower Length (in words) 2086 Unique words 787 Unique words (used once) 516 Unique words (used once %) 65% Unique kanji 384 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 461 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 5139 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 14
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Onegai Shimasu. Pantsu wo Misete Kudasai Length (in words) 2102 Unique words 688 Unique words (used once) 387 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 352 Unique kanji (used once) 163 Unique kanji readings 425 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 10.9 Characters 5024 VNDB avg. rating 5.3 VNDB rating count 3
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Nekopara Vol. 0: Minazuki Neko-tachi no Nichijou! Length (in words) 4707 Unique words 1275 Unique words (used once) 751 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 580 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 745 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 12145 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 2971
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Itoshisa no Photograph Length (in words) 21577 Unique words 2922 Unique words (used once) 1414 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1082 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1569 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 52638 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 601
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Tegami Length (in words) 7064 Unique words 1687 Unique words (used once) 979 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 723 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 992 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 16126 VNDB avg. rating 6.4 VNDB rating count 148
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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Length (in words) 8067 Unique words 1126 Unique words (used once) 10 Unique words (used once %) 0% Unique kanji 580 Unique kanji (used once) 8 Unique kanji readings 736 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 11.2 Characters 18989 VNDB avg. rating 4.9 VNDB rating count 8
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Hajimete Deatta Ano Hi Kara Length (in words) 21910 Unique words 2838 Unique words (used once) 1404 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 944 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 1371 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 55082
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Tsumugi Uta to Maouji no Folklore Length (in words) 3470 Unique words 1056 Unique words (used once) 681 Unique words (used once %) 64% Unique kanji 492 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 633 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 8330
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Nekopara Extra: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku Length (in words) 7205 Unique words 1434 Unique words (used once) 769 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 571 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 738 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 18881 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 743
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Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi Length (in words) 3836 Unique words 958 Unique words (used once) 532 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 495 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 624 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 8913 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 4
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Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete Length (in words) 69650 Unique words 3994 Unique words (used once) 1573 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1118 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 1696 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 171908 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 535
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata o Suki na Shiawase Length (in words) 18797 Unique words 2785 Unique words (used once) 1482 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1011 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 1439 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 49127 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 671
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi Length (in words) 20872 Unique words 3183 Unique words (used once) 1672 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1147 Unique kanji (used once) 323 Unique kanji readings 1637 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 51673 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1005
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Hoshikute Torokeru Chuu Length (in words) 27962 Unique words 3350 Unique words (used once) 1640 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1161 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 1683 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 69409 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 521
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Negaeba Kitto... Length (in words) 1257 Unique words 429 Unique words (used once) 272 Unique words (used once %) 63% Unique kanji 260 Unique kanji (used once) 130 Unique kanji readings 311 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 2735 VNDB avg. rating 5.3 VNDB rating count 222
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Watashi no Ouji-sama Length (in words) 25685 Unique words 3289 Unique words (used once) 1608 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1143 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 1713 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 62029 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 961
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Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Ecchi no Junbi mo Mada Desu ka? Length (in words) 139936 Unique words 5874 Unique words (used once) 1190 Unique words (used once %) 20% Unique kanji 1447 Unique kanji (used once) 128 Unique kanji readings 2289 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 376057 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 88
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Nekopara Vol. 4: Neko to Patissier no Noel Length (in words) 54613 Unique words 4904 Unique words (used once) 2216 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1297 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 2043 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 10.9 Characters 146747 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 873
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Otona no Torokeru Chuu Length (in words) 27103 Unique words 3789 Unique words (used once) 1995 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1240 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 1858 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 66728 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 317
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Warugoto Sanka Length (in words) 5709 Unique words 1621 Unique words (used once) 1049 Unique words (used once %) 64% Unique kanji 721 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 971 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 13678
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare Length (in words) 30776 Unique words 3605 Unique words (used once) 1764 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1121 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 1685 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 76732 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 46
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Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~ Length (in words) 51004 Unique words 3422 Unique words (used once) 1387 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1125 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 1641 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 121359 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 127
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Atelier no Koibito-tachi Length (in words) 38316 Unique words 3899 Unique words (used once) 1908 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1148 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 1729 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 90962 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 135
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata ni Chikau Ai Length (in words) 19409 Unique words 2647 Unique words (used once) 1390 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 899 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1292 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 51827 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 69
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Michael no Otome-tachi Length (in words) 19420 Unique words 2649 Unique words (used once) 1391 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 901 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 1295 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 51827 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 315
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Revolution! Rinagisa Length (in words) 26447 Unique words 3051 Unique words (used once) 1488 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 995 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1430 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 67814 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 25
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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1 Length (in words) 46218 Unique words 5191 Unique words (used once) 2519 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1340 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 2097 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 114394 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 922
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Lily Platinum Length (in words) 25015 Unique words 3352 Unique words (used once) 1719 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1098 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 1642 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 67431 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 269
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KaraKara Length (in words) 24188 Unique words 3677 Unique words (used once) 1912 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1131 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 1679 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 62103 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 1022
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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Another Route ~Happy Ending~ Length (in words) 7359 Unique words 1982 Unique words (used once) 1234 Unique words (used once %) 62% Unique kanji 900 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 1231 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 18073
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Hanabira Zome Length (in words) 26670 Unique words 3418 Unique words (used once) 1629 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1220 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 1822 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 69281 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 497
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi Length (in words) 32569 Unique words 4010 Unique words (used once) 1972 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1232 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1855 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 77790 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 38
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Rakka Ren Ren Length (in words) 18245 Unique words 2222 Unique words (used once) 1066 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 831 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 1228 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 10.7 Characters 45051 VNDB avg. rating 5.0 VNDB rating count 1
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Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~ Length (in words) 21698 Unique words 2518 Unique words (used once) 1127 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 924 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1310 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 55035 VNDB avg. rating 5.5 VNDB rating count 24
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Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre Length (in words) 32162 Unique words 3776 Unique words (used once) 1817 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1112 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 1636 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 13.1 Characters 87360 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 3198
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn Length (in words) 33125 Unique words 3794 Unique words (used once) 1883 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1157 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 1705 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 78705 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 23
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Mhakna Gramura to Fairy Bell Length (in words) 14933 Unique words 2236 Unique words (used once) 1079 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 748 Unique kanji (used once) 221 Unique kanji readings 1047 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 38744 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 212
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Kemono Musume no Sodatekata Length (in words) 62176 Unique words 6081 Unique words (used once) 2733 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1539 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 2441 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 157596 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 550
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UNLUCKY POTION Length (in words) 8635 Unique words 2157 Unique words (used once) 1319 Unique words (used once %) 61% Unique kanji 906 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 1254 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 20218
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Hitoribocchi no Tentai Kansoku Length (in words) 246652 Unique words 7759 Unique words (used once) 2931 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1546 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 2544 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 12.1 Characters 596243
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Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi Length (in words) 9682 Unique words 2238 Unique words (used once) 1262 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 943 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 1343 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 11.6 Characters 23359 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 7
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Neko to Wakai Seyo! Length (in words) 239021 Unique words 10695 Unique words (used once) 4021 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1841 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3260 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 589052 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 40
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Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga Length (in words) 24464 Unique words 3205 Unique words (used once) 1573 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1102 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1616 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 62964 VNDB avg. rating 6.1 VNDB rating count 19
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Shirayuki no Kishi Length (in words) 178909 Unique words 9097 Unique words (used once) 3828 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1665 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 2855 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 432634 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 81