Visual novel difficulty list This is a list of visual 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 VN to read based on how good your Japanese is.
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Amaemi -longing for you- Length (in words) 268784 Unique words 15544 Unique words (used once) 6432 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2258 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 4222 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 660101 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 60
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Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi Length (in words) 9686 Unique words 2237 Unique words (used once) 1262 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 943 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 1347 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 23504 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 7
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Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no Length (in words) 263772 Unique words 11799 Unique words (used once) 4524 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1950 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 3505 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 607567 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 121
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Ewige Schlacht -Letzte Geschichte- Length (in words) 69793 Unique words 5864 Unique words (used once) 2494 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1463 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 2430 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 161771
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Flowers -Le Volume sur Hiver- Length (in words) 125934 Unique words 9437 Unique words (used once) 3981 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2057 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3714 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 282297 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 249
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Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Length (in words) 189400 Unique words 8748 Unique words (used once) 3220 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1378 Unique kanji (used once) 167 Unique kanji readings 2412 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 462766 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 1958
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√ after and another Length (in words) 380601 Unique words 14069 Unique words (used once) 4954 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2053 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3866 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 916304 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 55
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Length (in words) 175950 Unique words 8103 Unique words (used once) 2961 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1215 Unique kanji (used once) 131 Unique kanji readings 2019 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 435747 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 6058
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Katawa Shoujo Length (in words) 463853 Unique words 16660 Unique words (used once) 6095 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2058 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 3885 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 1084412 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 13364
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5 Length (in words) 249566 Unique words 10738 Unique words (used once) 4189 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1610 Unique kanji (used once) 189 Unique kanji readings 2896 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 600874 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 1862
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Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai Length (in words) 543244 Unique words 23312 Unique words (used once) 8486 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2427 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 4858 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 1273333 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 6838
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Hapymaher Length (in words) 452194 Unique words 12918 Unique words (used once) 4669 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1933 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3475 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 1042697 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 1272
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Ayakashi Length (in words) 287146 Unique words 12627 Unique words (used once) 4753 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2042 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 3772 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 678529 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 42
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Tsujidou-san no Virgin Road Length (in words) 272187 Unique words 15102 Unique words (used once) 6116 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2060 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 3809 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 649440 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 236
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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Length (in words) 656678 Unique words 17316 Unique words (used once) 5751 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2171 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 4143 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 1549786 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 292
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Tsukumo no Kanade ~Kaketsuki no Yasoukyoku~ Length (in words) 232784 Unique words 10872 Unique words (used once) 3865 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2029 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 3679 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 534968 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 29
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Sengoku Rance Length (in words) 322561 Unique words 15316 Unique words (used once) 5844 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2271 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 4335 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 9.5 Characters 781461 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 4290
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Sengoku † Koihime X ~Otome Kenran ☆ Sengoku Emaki~ Length (in words) 1172010 Unique words 26915 Unique words (used once) 7967 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2877 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 6144 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 2740685 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 179
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Fortissimo EXS//Akkord:Nachsten Phase Length (in words) 532436 Unique words 17743 Unique words (used once) 5782 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2291 Unique kanji (used once) 198 Unique kanji readings 4530 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 1245425 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 225
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Machina no Kiseki ~Ogeretsu Daihyakka Gaiden~ Length (in words) 169586 Unique words 11681 Unique words (used once) 4634 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1983 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 3587 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 416276 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 2
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Shizuku Length (in words) 151728 Unique words 7723 Unique words (used once) 2240 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 1618 Unique kanji (used once) 163 Unique kanji readings 2760 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 345660 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 125
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Swampman ni Hanataba wo Length (in words) 2803 Unique words 914 Unique words (used once) 569 Unique words (used once %) 62% Unique kanji 526 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 657 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 6595 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 1
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Tsujidou-san no Jun'ai Road Length (in words) 481692 Unique words 19803 Unique words (used once) 7272 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2261 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 4359 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 1163734 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 1484
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Dangan Ronpa Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei Length (in words) 350226 Unique words 12590 Unique words (used once) 4494 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 1897 Unique kanji (used once) 200 Unique kanji readings 3509 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 818215 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 9538
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Utawarerumono Length (in words) 107136 Unique words 9211 Unique words (used once) 4048 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1962 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 3516 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 268467 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 4163
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Shinsou Noise ~Jushin Tantei no Jikenbo~ Length (in words) 417956 Unique words 18964 Unique words (used once) 6890 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2391 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 4559 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 987704 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 97
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Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation ~Chuusotsu no Time After Time~ Length (in words) 79872 Unique words 10286 Unique words (used once) 5141 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1880 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 3274 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 13.9 Characters 195488 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 193
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Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~ Length (in words) 48232 Unique words 5546 Unique words (used once) 2567 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1562 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 2501 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 111905 VNDB avg. rating 5.9 VNDB rating count 56
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Ouka Sabaki Length (in words) 304494 Unique words 12516 Unique words (used once) 4257 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2135 Unique kanji (used once) 213 Unique kanji readings 4010 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 702022 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 405
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Dead Days Length (in words) 224337 Unique words 14012 Unique words (used once) 5532 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2056 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 3814 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 542292 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 134
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Sumaga Length (in words) 473163 Unique words 17162 Unique words (used once) 6012 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2314 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 4417 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 11.7 Characters 1153042 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 147
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WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01 Length (in words) 16600 Unique words 3451 Unique words (used once) 1999 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 1204 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 1788 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 38431 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 746
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Little Busters! Ecstasy Length (in words) 599868 Unique words 21182 Unique words (used once) 7497 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2331 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 4635 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 1482957 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 6726
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Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dou Surya Ii Desu ka? Length (in words) 450910 Unique words 20237 Unique words (used once) 7407 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2440 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 4790 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 1098350 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 410
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Kira☆Kira Length (in words) 455138 Unique words 18766 Unique words (used once) 7346 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2277 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 4400 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 1072167 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 2541
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Dorakuriusu Length (in words) 295264 Unique words 16251 Unique words (used once) 6804 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2236 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 4251 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 693186 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 67
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Tsui no Stella Length (in words) 70636 Unique words 8652 Unique words (used once) 4104 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1783 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 3028 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 165513 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 131
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Sekai de Ichiban Dame na Koi Length (in words) 274988 Unique words 15669 Unique words (used once) 6404 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2216 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 4173 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 663786 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 865
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Muv-Luv Length (in words) 520842 Unique words 15781 Unique words (used once) 3485 Unique words (used once %) 22% Unique kanji 2174 Unique kanji (used once) 146 Unique kanji readings 4090 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 1240378 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 7826
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Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dou Surya Ii Desu ka? 2 Length (in words) 445502 Unique words 21412 Unique words (used once) 8096 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2476 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 4881 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 1113362 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 199
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Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo Length (in words) 289512 Unique words 16571 Unique words (used once) 6580 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2145 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 4096 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 712962 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 196
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Schwarzesmarken Length (in words) 111953 Unique words 8962 Unique words (used once) 4045 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1840 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 3199 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 267440 VNDB avg. rating 8.5 VNDB rating count 136
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Planetarian Length (in words) 27498 Unique words 5273 Unique words (used once) 2886 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1542 Unique kanji (used once) 381 Unique kanji readings 2439 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 64893 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 6002
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Hakuchuumu no Aojashin Length (in words) 288114 Unique words 14171 Unique words (used once) 5444 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2127 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 3888 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 676214 VNDB avg. rating 8.5 VNDB rating count 675
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Choukou Shinki Ixseal Length (in words) 409795 Unique words 17783 Unique words (used once) 6333 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2386 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 4644 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 12.1 Characters 1038621 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 91
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Ayakashibito Length (in words) 511078 Unique words 20487 Unique words (used once) 7105 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2593 Unique kanji (used once) 234 Unique kanji readings 5242 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 1241189 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 916
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Cross†Channel -Final Complete- Length (in words) 286875 Unique words 18517 Unique words (used once) 6804 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2359 Unique kanji (used once) 229 Unique kanji readings 4496 Average difficulty 50/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 12.0 Characters 688256 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 3618
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BALDR HEART Length (in words) 322457 Unique words 16242 Unique words (used once) 5776 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2240 Unique kanji (used once) 229 Unique kanji readings 4288 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 760816 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 179
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Fatal Twelve Length (in words) 205150 Unique words 10891 Unique words (used once) 4451 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1946 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3445 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 19.9 Characters 473479 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 594
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Reincarnation ☆ Shinsengumi! Length (in words) 308578 Unique words 16679 Unique words (used once) 6382 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2205 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 4204 Average difficulty 51/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 741589 VNDB avg. rating 5.2 VNDB rating count 6