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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12Riven -The Ψcliminal of Integral- Length (in words) 204740 Unique words 13081 Unique words (used once) 5046 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2103 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 3839 Average difficulty 70/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 90/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 486389 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 134
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2045, Tsuki Yori. Length (in words) 214042 Unique words 13214 Unique words (used once) 5510 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2064 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 3778 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 533092 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 37
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9-nine- Haruiro Harukoi Harunokaze Length (in words) 80616 Unique words 7384 Unique words (used once) 3227 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1621 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 2714 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 11.2 Characters 199318 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 2877
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9-nine- Kokonotsu Kokonoka Kokonoiro Length (in words) 59710 Unique words 6301 Unique words (used once) 2941 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1533 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 2450 Average difficulty 25/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 11.3 Characters 143250 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 3883
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9-nine- Shinshou Length (in words) 27495 Unique words 3869 Unique words (used once) 1884 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1224 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 1878 Average difficulty 22/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 66996 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 1455
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9-nine- Sorairo Sorauta Soranooto Length (in words) 82153 Unique words 7507 Unique words (used once) 3204 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1624 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2674 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 11.2 Characters 198784 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 3408
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9-nine- Yukiiro Yukihana Yukinoato Length (in words) 94013 Unique words 7598 Unique words (used once) 3202 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1644 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 2750 Average difficulty 22/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 10.9 Characters 230817 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 2770
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AIR Length (in words) 253958 Unique words 13935 Unique words (used once) 5326 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2130 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 4020 Average difficulty 54/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 600227 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 2234
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AMBITIOUS MISSION Length (in words) 334132 Unique words 16503 Unique words (used once) 6550 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2152 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 3997 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 813561 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 344
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ATLACH=NACHA Length (in words) 114500 Unique words 9087 Unique words (used once) 3548 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1916 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 3419 Average difficulty 76/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 84/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 258535 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 104
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ATRI -My Dear Moments- Length (in words) 98491 Unique words 8829 Unique words (used once) 3904 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1767 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 3015 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 237442 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 2763
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Abyss -Satsujin Club- Length (in words) 525505 Unique words 17785 Unique words (used once) 6204 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2350 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 4554 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 20.9 Characters 1223811 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 21
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Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Length (in words) 189400 Unique words 8746 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 7.2 VNDB rating count 2395
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Aete Mushi Suru Kimi to no Mirai ~Relay Broadcast~ Length (in words) 207311 Unique words 12567 Unique words (used once) 5021 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1983 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 3576 Average difficulty 21/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 491332 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 149
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Ai Kiss Length (in words) 309160 Unique words 11685 Unique words (used once) 4533 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1851 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 3259 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 738349 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 110
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Ai Kiss 2 Length (in words) 389233 Unique words 12399 Unique words (used once) 4643 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1854 Unique kanji (used once) 234 Unique kanji readings 3284 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 925755 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 70
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Ai no Uchuu kara ~Mikakunin Onii-chan to Iseijin~ Length (in words) 15365 Unique words 3030 Unique words (used once) 1798 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 1090 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 1594 Average difficulty 10/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 38228
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Ai ♂ Mai ♀ Misuto Length (in words) 306227 Unique words 10961 Unique words (used once) 3985 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1858 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 3257 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 722893 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 39
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Aiyoku no Eustia Length (in words) 411380 Unique words 16804 Unique words (used once) 5840 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2433 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 4707 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 975780 VNDB avg. rating 8.5 VNDB rating count 2250
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Akatsuki no Goei Length (in words) 267017 Unique words 13781 Unique words (used once) 4934 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2022 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 3725 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 628197 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 966
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Akatsuki no Goei ~Principal-tachi no Kyuujitsu~ Length (in words) 182770 Unique words 12173 Unique words (used once) 4953 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1973 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3575 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 430905 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 399
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Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~ Length (in words) 375225 Unique words 15789 Unique words (used once) 5824 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2103 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 4019 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 876666 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 465
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Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino Length (in words) 86892 Unique words 5493 Unique words (used once) 2394 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1392 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2285 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 207068 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 116
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Aku no Onna Kanbu Full Moon Night Length (in words) 504993 Unique words 19985 Unique words (used once) 6939 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2359 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 4659 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 1287665 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 132
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Albatross Koukairoku Length (in words) 356462 Unique words 22992 Unique words (used once) 8825 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 3094 Unique kanji (used once) 372 Unique kanji readings 6257 Average difficulty 92/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 28.8 Characters 810983 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 90
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Ama Koi Syrups ~Hajirau Koigokoro de Shitaku Naru Amagami-sama no Koi Matsuri~ Length (in words) 308506 Unique words 12500 Unique words (used once) 4807 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2025 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 3719 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 765580 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 69
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Amaemi -longing for you- Length (in words) 268784 Unique words 15543 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 7.5 VNDB rating count 144
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Amairo * Islenauts Length (in words) 460209 Unique words 15407 Unique words (used once) 5783 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2146 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 3997 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 1163444 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 609
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Amairo Chocolata Length (in words) 89222 Unique words 6417 Unique words (used once) 2711 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1492 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 2427 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 25/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 229540 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 500
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Amairo Chocolata 2 Length (in words) 138790 Unique words 8965 Unique words (used once) 3692 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1782 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 3066 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 353697 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 238
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Amatsukaze ~Kugutsu Jinpuu-chou~ Length (in words) 818323 Unique words 24143 Unique words (used once) 6489 Unique words (used once %) 26% Unique kanji 2778 Unique kanji (used once) 178 Unique kanji readings 5836 Average difficulty 84/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 1863904 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 65
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Amatsutsumi Length (in words) 338091 Unique words 12983 Unique words (used once) 4953 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2092 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 3802 Average difficulty 20/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 809764 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 1404
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Ame Koi Length (in words) 112295 Unique words 7730 Unique words (used once) 3477 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1770 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 3022 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 267431 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 120
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Angel Beats! -1st Beat- Length (in words) 255498 Unique words 12679 Unique words (used once) 4559 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2007 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 3629 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 622149 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 1208
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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm Length (in words) 358885 Unique words 14878 Unique words (used once) 5801 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2122 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3924 Average difficulty 22/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 872166 VNDB avg. rating 8.3 VNDB rating count 5387
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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm - EXTRA1 Length (in words) 46219 Unique words 5184 Unique words (used once) 2517 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1340 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 2099 Average difficulty 8/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 20/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 115389 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 1646
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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm - EXTRA2 Length (in words) 91340 Unique words 6308 Unique words (used once) 2616 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1547 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 2486 Average difficulty 18/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 225164 VNDB avg. rating 8.8 VNDB rating count 1365
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Aoi Sora no Camus Length (in words) 109618 Unique words 8595 Unique words (used once) 3515 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1842 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3156 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 258051 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 256
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Aonatsu Line Length (in words) 193879 Unique words 11827 Unique words (used once) 4862 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1934 Unique kanji (used once) 256 Unique kanji readings 3417 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 25/100 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 462307 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 269
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Astelight Shuushuubako Length (in words) 225382 Unique words 19533 Unique words (used once) 8101 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2903 Unique kanji (used once) 385 Unique kanji readings 5676 Average difficulty 94/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 36.6 Characters 498645 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 30
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AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Length (in words) 462742 Unique words 14632 Unique words (used once) 4892 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 1999 Unique kanji (used once) 191 Unique kanji readings 3765 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 39/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 1108565 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 380
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AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Finale -Shiroki Hoshi no Yume- Length (in words) 164998 Unique words 8925 Unique words (used once) 3473 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1736 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 3019 Average difficulty 20/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 392202 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 160
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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 340 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 5780 VNDB avg. rating 5.0 VNDB rating count 67
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Axanael Length (in words) 154149 Unique words 10033 Unique words (used once) 4283 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1856 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 3277 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 10.3 Characters 393674 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 241
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Ayakashi Length (in words) 287146 Unique words 12625 Unique words (used once) 4753 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2042 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 3773 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 678529 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 50
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Ayakashi Gohan Length (in words) 236214 Unique words 10285 Unique words (used once) 3968 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1842 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 3257 Average difficulty 21/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 11.0 Characters 548450 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 391
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Ayakashi Gohan ~Okawari!~ Length (in words) 233314 Unique words 10238 Unique words (used once) 4071 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1834 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 3233 Average difficulty 20/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 31/100 Average sentence length 11.6 Characters 542412 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 56
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Ayakashibito Length (in words) 511078 Unique words 20486 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 977
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BALDR FORCE Length (in words) 372029 Unique words 13686 Unique words (used once) 3889 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 2093 Unique kanji (used once) 174 Unique kanji readings 3797 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 862792 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 404
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BALDR HEART Length (in words) 322457 Unique words 16241 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 7.9 VNDB rating count 216