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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Cover of 12Riven
Visual novel
12Riven
Length (in words)204740
Unique words13081
Unique words (used once)5046
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2103
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings3838
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length14.7
Characters486389
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count108
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Cover of 2045, Tsuki Yori.
Visual novel
2045, Tsuki Yori.
Length (in words)214042
Unique words13216
Unique words (used once)5510
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2064
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings3777
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length16.3
Characters533092
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count15
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Cover of 9-nine- Haruiro Harukoi Harunokaze
Visual novel
9-nine- Haruiro Harukoi Harunokaze
Length (in words)80616
Unique words7385
Unique words (used once)3227
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1621
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2714
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.2
Characters199318
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1752
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Cover of 9-nine- Kokonotsu Kokonoka Kokonoiro
Visual novel
9-nine- Kokonotsu Kokonoka Kokonoiro
Length (in words)59710
Unique words6302
Unique words (used once)2941
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1533
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings2450
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.3
Characters143250
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count2425
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Cover of 9-nine- Shinshou
Visual novel
9-nine- Shinshou
Length (in words)27495
Unique words3869
Unique words (used once)1884
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1224
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1878
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.8
Characters66996
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count717
VNDB
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Cover of 9-nine- Sorairo Sorauta Soranooto
Visual novel
9-nine- Sorairo Sorauta Soranooto
Length (in words)82153
Unique words7508
Unique words (used once)3204
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1624
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings2674
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.2
Characters198784
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count2112
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Cover of 9-nine- Yukiiro Yukihana Yukinoato
Visual novel
9-nine- Yukiiro Yukihana Yukinoato
Length (in words)94013
Unique words7599
Unique words (used once)3202
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1644
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings2750
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length10.9
Characters230817
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count1639
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Cover of AMBITIOUS MISSION
Visual novel
AMBITIOUS MISSION
Length (in words)334132
Unique words16504
Unique words (used once)6550
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2152
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings3996
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length12.4
Characters813561
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count147
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Cover of ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Visual novel
ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Length (in words)98491
Unique words8831
Unique words (used once)3904
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1767
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3015
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.7
Characters237442
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count1188
VNDB
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Cover of Abyss -Satsujin Club-
Visual novel
Abyss -Satsujin Club-
Length (in words)525505
Unique words17787
Unique words (used once)6204
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2350
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings4553
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length20.9
Characters1223811
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count21
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Cover of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Visual novel
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Length (in words)189400
Unique words8748
Unique words (used once)3220
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1378
Unique kanji (used once)167
Unique kanji readings2412
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length14.4
Characters462766
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count1958
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Cover of Aete Mushi Suru Kimi to no Mirai ~Relay Broadcast~
Visual novel
Aete Mushi Suru Kimi to no Mirai ~Relay Broadcast~
Length (in words)207311
Unique words12567
Unique words (used once)5019
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1983
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings3576
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.4
Characters491332
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count126
VNDB
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Cover of Ai Kiss
Visual novel
Ai Kiss
Length (in words)309160
Unique words11688
Unique words (used once)4534
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1851
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings3258
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.3
Characters738349
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count89
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Cover of Ai Kiss 2
Visual novel
Ai Kiss 2
Length (in words)389233
Unique words12402
Unique words (used once)4644
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1854
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings3283
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length19.4
Characters925755
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count61
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Cover of Ai no Uchuu kara ~Mikakunin Onii-chan to Iseijin~
Visual novel
Ai no Uchuu kara ~Mikakunin Onii-chan to Iseijin~
Length (in words)15365
Unique words3031
Unique words (used once)1799
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji1090
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings1594
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.1
Characters38228
VNDBDownload
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Cover of Ai ♂ Mai ♀ Misuto
Visual novel
Ai ♂ Mai ♀ Misuto
Length (in words)306227
Unique words10961
Unique words (used once)3985
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1858
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings3255
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length17.4
Characters722893
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count30
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Cover of Air
Visual novel
Air
Length (in words)253958
Unique words13936
Unique words (used once)5326
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2130
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings4020
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length12.4
Characters600227
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count1663
VNDB
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Cover of Aiyoku no Eustia
Visual novel
Aiyoku no Eustia
Length (in words)411380
Unique words16803
Unique words (used once)5840
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2433
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings4706
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length20.0
Characters975780
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count1314
VNDB
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Cover of Akatsuki no Goei
Visual novel
Akatsuki no Goei
Length (in words)267017
Unique words13782
Unique words (used once)4934
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2022
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings3725
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length12.4
Characters628197
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count741
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Cover of Akatsuki no Goei ~Principal-tachi no Kyuujitsu~
Visual novel
Akatsuki no Goei ~Principal-tachi no Kyuujitsu~
Length (in words)182770
Unique words12174
Unique words (used once)4953
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1973
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3575
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length12.5
Characters430905
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count337
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Cover of Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~
Visual novel
Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~
Length (in words)375225
Unique words15790
Unique words (used once)5823
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2103
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings4018
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length11.9
Characters876666
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count382
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Cover of Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino
Visual novel
Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino
Length (in words)86892
Unique words5494
Unique words (used once)2395
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1392
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings2284
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length12.2
Characters207068
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count73
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Visual novel
Aku no Onna Kanbu Full Moon Night
Length (in words)504993
Unique words19986
Unique words (used once)6939
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2359
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings4659
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters1287665
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count115
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Cover of Albatross Koukairoku
Visual novel
Albatross Koukairoku
Length (in words)356465
Unique words22991
Unique words (used once)8823
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji3094
Unique kanji (used once)372
Unique kanji readings6257
Difficulty10/10
Average sentence length28.8
Characters810983
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count61
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Cover of Ama Koi Syrups ~Hajirau Koigokoro de Shitaku Naru Amagami-sama no Koi Matsuri~
Visual novel
Ama Koi Syrups ~Hajirau Koigokoro de Shitaku Naru Amagami-sama no Koi Matsuri~
Length (in words)308508
Unique words12503
Unique words (used once)4808
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2025
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings3719
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.5
Characters765580
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count52
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Cover of Amaemi -longing for you-
Visual novel
Amaemi -longing for you-
Length (in words)268784
Unique words15544
Unique words (used once)6431
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2258
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings4222
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.9
Characters660101
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count60
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Cover of Amairo * Islenauts
Visual novel
Amairo * Islenauts
Length (in words)460210
Unique words15408
Unique words (used once)5782
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2146
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings3997
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.0
Characters1163444
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count479
VNDB
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Cover of Amairo Chocolata
Visual novel
Amairo Chocolata
Length (in words)89222
Unique words6418
Unique words (used once)2711
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1492
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings2427
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters229540
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count230
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Cover of Amairo Chocolata 2
Visual novel
Amairo Chocolata 2
Length (in words)138790
Unique words8966
Unique words (used once)3692
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1782
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings3066
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.7
Characters353697
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count35
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Cover of Amatsukaze ~Kugutsu Jinpuu-chou~
Visual novel
Amatsukaze ~Kugutsu Jinpuu-chou~
Length (in words)818323
Unique words24144
Unique words (used once)6490
Unique words (used once %)26%
Unique kanji2778
Unique kanji (used once)178
Unique kanji readings5834
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length22.1
Characters1863904
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count58
VNDB
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Cover of Amatsutsumi
Visual novel
Amatsutsumi
Length (in words)338091
Unique words12985
Unique words (used once)4954
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2092
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings3802
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.5
Characters809764
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count652
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Cover of Ame Koi
Visual novel
Ame Koi
Length (in words)112295
Unique words7732
Unique words (used once)3478
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1770
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings3022
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.1
Characters267431
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count91
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Cover of Angel Beats! -1st Beat-
Visual novel
Angel Beats! -1st Beat-
Length (in words)255497
Unique words12680
Unique words (used once)4559
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2007
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings3629
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters622149
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count911
VNDB
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
Length (in words)358884
Unique words14878
Unique words (used once)5799
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2122
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3924
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length16.1
Characters872166
VNDB avg. rating8.3
VNDB rating count3679
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1
Length (in words)46219
Unique words5184
Unique words (used once)2517
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1340
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2099
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters115389
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count922
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA2
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA2
Length (in words)91340
Unique words6309
Unique words (used once)2616
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1547
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings2486
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length17.3
Characters225164
VNDB avg. rating8.8
VNDB rating count359
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Cover of Aoi Sora no Camus
Visual novel
Aoi Sora no Camus
Length (in words)109618
Unique words8596
Unique words (used once)3515
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1842
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3156
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters258051
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count138
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Cover of Aonatsu Line
Visual novel
Aonatsu Line
Length (in words)193879
Unique words11828
Unique words (used once)4862
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1934
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings3416
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.7
Characters462307
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count175
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Cover of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4
Visual novel
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4
Length (in words)170914
Unique words8429
Unique words (used once)3179
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1294
Unique kanji (used once)147
Unique kanji readings2210
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length13.0
Characters427949
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count2908
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Cover of Astelight Shuushuubako
Visual novel
Astelight Shuushuubako
Length (in words)225383
Unique words19533
Unique words (used once)8101
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2903
Unique kanji (used once)385
Unique kanji readings5676
Difficulty10/10
Average sentence length36.6
Characters498645
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of AstralAir no Shiroki Towa
Visual novel
AstralAir no Shiroki Towa
Length (in words)462742
Unique words14633
Unique words (used once)4892
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji1999
Unique kanji (used once)191
Unique kanji readings3765
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.4
Characters1108565
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count265
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Cover of AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Finale -Shiroki Hoshi no Yume-
Visual novel
AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Finale -Shiroki Hoshi no Yume-
Length (in words)164998
Unique words8926
Unique words (used once)3473
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1736
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings3019
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.7
Characters392202
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count88
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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
Difficulty1/10
Average sentence length13.3
Characters5780
VNDB avg. rating5.1
VNDB rating count32
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Cover of Atlach-Nacha
Visual novel
Atlach-Nacha
Length (in words)114500
Unique words9087
Unique words (used once)3547
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1916
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings3418
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length14.1
Characters258535
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count72
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Cover of Axanael
Visual novel
Axanael
Length (in words)154149
Unique words10033
Unique words (used once)4283
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1856
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings3276
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length10.3
Characters393674
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count197
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Cover of Ayakashi
Visual novel
Ayakashi
Length (in words)287146
Unique words12627
Unique words (used once)4753
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2042
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings3772
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length11.5
Characters678529
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count42
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Cover of Ayakashi Gohan
Visual novel
Ayakashi Gohan
Length (in words)236214
Unique words10286
Unique words (used once)3968
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1842
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings3257
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.0
Characters548450
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count298
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Cover of Ayakashi Gohan ~Okawari!~
Visual novel
Ayakashi Gohan ~Okawari!~
Length (in words)233314
Unique words10239
Unique words (used once)4071
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1834
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings3233
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.6
Characters542412
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count42
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Cover of Ayakashibito
Visual novel
Ayakashibito
Length (in words)511080
Unique words20487
Unique words (used once)7104
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2593
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings5241
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters1241189
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count916
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Cover of BALDR HEART
Visual novel
BALDR HEART
Length (in words)322463
Unique words16242
Unique words (used once)5775
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2240
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings4288
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length18.3
Characters760816
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count179
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