Visual novel difficulty list

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Cover of Oshikake Petit Lily
Visual novel
Oshikake Petit Lily
Length (in words)946
Unique words400
Unique words (used once)270
Unique words (used once %)67%
Unique kanji213
Unique kanji (used once)118
Unique kanji readings252
Average difficulty33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters2576
VNDB avg. rating3.9
VNDB rating count39
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Cover of Ryuu Tsukai to Sora
Visual novel
Ryuu Tsukai to Sora
Length (in words)9977
Unique words1853
Unique words (used once)969
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji763
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings1042
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length24.8
Characters23388
VNDB avg. rating4.0
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Hontou wa Kowai Yandere Musume ~Love One Another~
Visual novel
Hontou wa Kowai Yandere Musume ~Love One Another~
Length (in words)7783
Unique words1896
Unique words (used once)1139
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji820
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1124
Average difficulty37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters19139
VNDB avg. rating4.1
VNDB rating count10
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Cover of Tsuki no Hikari
Visual novel
Tsuki no Hikari
Length (in words)4251
Unique words1032
Unique words (used once)580
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji522
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings680
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length18.2
Characters9807
VNDB avg. rating4.9
VNDB rating count24
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Cover of Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya
Visual novel
Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya
Length (in words)2182
Unique words563
Unique words (used once)306
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji279
Unique kanji (used once)121
Unique kanji readings340
Average difficulty19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters5780
VNDB avg. rating5.0
VNDB rating count67
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Cover of Onegai Shimasu. Pantsu wo Misete Kudasai
Visual novel
Onegai Shimasu. Pantsu wo Misete Kudasai
Length (in words)2100
Unique words690
Unique words (used once)388
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji352
Unique kanji (used once)163
Unique kanji readings424
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length11.3
Characters5093
VNDB avg. rating5.1
VNDB rating count14
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata
Length (in words)8075
Unique words1126
Unique words (used once)10
Unique words (used once %)0%
Unique kanji580
Unique kanji (used once)8
Unique kanji readings739
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length11.5
Characters19365
VNDB avg. rating5.1
VNDB rating count14
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Cover of Reincarnation ☆ Shinsengumi!
Visual novel
Reincarnation ☆ Shinsengumi!
Length (in words)308578
Unique words16677
Unique words (used once)6381
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2205
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings4204
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length16.8
Characters741589
VNDB avg. rating5.2
VNDB rating count7
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Cover of Negaeba Kitto...
Visual novel
Negaeba Kitto...
Length (in words)1257
Unique words429
Unique words (used once)272
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji260
Unique kanji (used once)130
Unique kanji readings313
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters2739
VNDB avg. rating5.3
VNDB rating count249
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Cover of Hanahira!
Visual novel
Hanahira!
Length (in words)18461
Unique words2654
Unique words (used once)1348
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji947
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings1338
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
Average sentence length11.9
Characters46364
VNDB avg. rating5.3
VNDB rating count495
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Cover of Chise Anoyama ni Iku
Visual novel
Chise Anoyama ni Iku
Length (in words)3973
Unique words984
Unique words (used once)535
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji453
Unique kanji (used once)185
Unique kanji readings563
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length12.5
Characters9839
VNDB avg. rating5.5
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume wo Miru-
Visual novel
Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume wo Miru-
Length (in words)13018
Unique words2470
Unique words (used once)1308
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji962
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1354
Average difficulty6/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)23/100
Average sentence length19.0
Characters31711
VNDB avg. rating5.6
VNDB rating count46
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Cover of Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Visual novel
Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Length (in words)49237
Unique words4280
Unique words (used once)1957
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1342
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings2078
Average difficulty19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length15.3
Characters121423
VNDB avg. rating5.6
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~
Visual novel
Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~
Length (in words)21700
Unique words2511
Unique words (used once)1125
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji924
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1315
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)23/100
Average sentence length14.2
Characters55127
VNDB avg. rating5.7
VNDB rating count38
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Cover of Haitoku Shirene
Visual novel
Haitoku Shirene
Length (in words)45781
Unique words5746
Unique words (used once)2758
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1515
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2430
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters107870
VNDB avg. rating5.8
VNDB rating count28
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Cover of Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~
Visual novel
Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~
Length (in words)48232
Unique words5546
Unique words (used once)2567
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1562
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2501
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters111905
VNDB avg. rating5.8
VNDB rating count64
VNDBOfficial websiteSteam
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Cover of Princess Cage ~Host to Hime to Uso no Koi~
Visual novel
Princess Cage ~Host to Hime to Uso no Koi~
Length (in words)16637
Unique words2661
Unique words (used once)1348
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji988
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1425
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length16.9
Characters39179
VNDB avg. rating5.8
VNDB rating count37
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Cover of Furifure
Visual novel
Furifure
Length (in words)54479
Unique words4414
Unique words (used once)1708
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1371
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings2094
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length14.0
Characters128013
VNDB avg. rating5.9
VNDB rating count704
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Cover of Koufuku no Lalka
Visual novel
Koufuku no Lalka
Length (in words)4376
Unique words1046
Unique words (used once)581
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji489
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings632
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters10601
VNDB avg. rating5.9
VNDB rating count21
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Cover of Ogeretsu Daihyakka
Visual novel
Ogeretsu Daihyakka
Length (in words)146740
Unique words10371
Unique words (used once)4200
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1865
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3346
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters354884
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count6
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Cover of Function:W();
Visual novel
Function:W();
Length (in words)22080
Unique words4228
Unique words (used once)2308
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)341
Unique kanji readings1941
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length15.2
Characters53518
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count2
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Cover of Kohonya
Visual novel
Kohonya
Length (in words)12799
Unique words2491
Unique words (used once)1326
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji953
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings1367
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length14.1
Characters29058
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count5
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Cover of Tsundere Makai Princess Arisa to Haramase Shinkon Seikatsu! ~Zenbu Dasu made Nuicha Dame! Zettai Jusei Sasenasai yo ne!~
Visual novel
Tsundere Makai Princess Arisa to Haramase Shinkon Seikatsu! ~Zenbu Dasu made Nuicha Dame! Zettai Jusei Sasenasai yo ne!~
Length (in words)78289
Unique words5182
Unique words (used once)2070
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1447
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings2333
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length15.0
Characters196856
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count26
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Cover of LEAVEs.
Visual novel
LEAVEs.
Length (in words)33068
Unique words5268
Unique words (used once)2739
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1435
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings2267
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters76901
VNDB avg. rating6.1
VNDB rating count278
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Cover of Shinobi Harisenbo
Visual novel
Shinobi Harisenbo
Length (in words)5277
Unique words1355
Unique words (used once)803
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji719
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings996
Average difficulty62/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length16.1
Characters11453
VNDB avg. rating6.1
VNDB rating count29
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Cover of Rance 02 Kai - Hangyaku no Shoujo-tachi -
Visual novel
Rance 02 Kai - Hangyaku no Shoujo-tachi -
Length (in words)76191
Unique words7154
Unique words (used once)3279
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1616
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2658
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters191646
VNDB avg. rating6.1
VNDB rating count1516
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Cover of SaDistic BlooD
Visual novel
SaDistic BlooD
Length (in words)54632
Unique words4842
Unique words (used once)1902
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1406
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings2205
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters133578
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count708
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Cover of Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Visual novel
Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Length (in words)24467
Unique words3203
Unique words (used once)1571
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1102
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1619
Average difficulty5/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)18/100
Average sentence length18.5
Characters63218
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count27
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Cover of Rakka Ren Ren
Visual novel
Rakka Ren Ren
Length (in words)18246
Unique words2218
Unique words (used once)1063
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji831
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings1228
Average difficulty3/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)11/100
Average sentence length10.7
Characters45195
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count2
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Cover of Shizuku
Visual novel
Shizuku
Length (in words)151728
Unique words7722
Unique words (used once)2240
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji1618
Unique kanji (used once)163
Unique kanji readings2760
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length19.4
Characters345660
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count225
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Cover of Suki Tokimeki to Kiss
Visual novel
Suki Tokimeki to Kiss
Length (in words)14892
Unique words2426
Unique words (used once)1233
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji992
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1403
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length14.1
Characters34707
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count13
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Cover of KaraKara
Visual novel
KaraKara
Length (in words)24177
Unique words3676
Unique words (used once)1911
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1131
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1683
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
Average sentence length15.9
Characters62843
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count1170
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Cover of Memory's Dogma Code:01
Visual novel
Memory's Dogma Code:01
Length (in words)90032
Unique words8150
Unique words (used once)3433
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1774
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings2995
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length19.8
Characters210040
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count294
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 0: Minazuki Neko-tachi no Nichijou!
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 0: Minazuki Neko-tachi no Nichijou!
Length (in words)4706
Unique words1273
Unique words (used once)748
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji580
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings748
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length14.3
Characters12405
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count3729
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Cover of Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis: Gaiden
Visual novel
Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis: Gaiden
Length (in words)18615
Unique words3461
Unique words (used once)1787
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1194
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1772
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length20.0
Characters45443
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count274
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Visual novel
NORA!
Length (in words)131140
Unique words12524
Unique words (used once)5616
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2023
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings3710
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length16.5
Characters320546
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of Dasaku
Visual novel
Dasaku
Length (in words)107788
Unique words6895
Unique words (used once)2616
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1607
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2678
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length13.4
Characters294405
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count223
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Cover of Rance IV - Kyoudan no Isan -
Visual novel
Rance IV - Kyoudan no Isan -
Length (in words)106730
Unique words8443
Unique words (used once)3734
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1689
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings2811
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters266212
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count858
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Cover of Tegami
Visual novel
Tegami
Length (in words)7216
Unique words1687
Unique words (used once)978
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji723
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings992
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length13.4
Characters16191
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count167
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NO COVER
Visual novel
Hentai Seiheki Dominance - Femdom of Paraphilia
Length (in words)37331
Unique words5462
Unique words (used once)2680
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1488
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings2412
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length17.6
Characters92922
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count63
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Cover of Josou Jinja
Visual novel
Josou Jinja
Length (in words)46729
Unique words5537
Unique words (used once)2821
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1558
Unique kanji (used once)381
Unique kanji readings2532
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters109762
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count406
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Cover of Christmas * Flower
Visual novel
Christmas * Flower
Length (in words)2086
Unique words787
Unique words (used once)516
Unique words (used once %)65%
Unique kanji384
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings463
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length13.9
Characters5188
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count21
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Cover of Shimaisou
Visual novel
Shimaisou
Length (in words)21794
Unique words3343
Unique words (used once)1770
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1272
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings1910
Average difficulty74/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length15.4
Characters48591
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count13
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Length (in words)33112
Unique words3780
Unique words (used once)1873
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1708
Average difficulty4/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)18/100
Average sentence length14.2
Characters79578
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count42
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Cover of Kanojo no Seiiki
Visual novel
Kanojo no Seiiki
Length (in words)66314
Unique words4916
Unique words (used once)1989
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1293
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings2059
Average difficulty4/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)17/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters159381
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count554
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Cover of Kanojo-kei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Visual novel
Kanojo-kei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Length (in words)27028
Unique words1607
Unique words (used once)376
Unique words (used once %)23%
Unique kanji724
Unique kanji (used once)88
Unique kanji readings990
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters65187
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count12
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Cover of Tokyo School Life
Visual novel
Tokyo School Life
Length (in words)75816
Unique words8245
Unique words (used once)3900
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1631
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings2747
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length14.1
Characters183991
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count448
VNDBOfficial websiteSteam
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Cover of Kimi to Yumemishi
Visual novel
Kimi to Yumemishi
Length (in words)234957
Unique words10544
Unique words (used once)3447
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji1868
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings3286
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length13.0
Characters578827
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count88
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Cover of Furifure 2
Visual novel
Furifure 2
Length (in words)84619
Unique words5797
Unique words (used once)2170
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1494
Unique kanji (used once)214
Unique kanji readings2416
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
Average sentence length16.1
Characters194639
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count528
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Cover of Uchi no Pet Jijou Vol. 1
Visual novel
Uchi no Pet Jijou Vol. 1
Length (in words)58180
Unique words4725
Unique words (used once)1790
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1319
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings2057
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
Average sentence length17.6
Characters140869
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count144
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