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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Visual novel

Zoku Satsuriku no Django

Length (in words)	104356
Unique words	12298
Unique words (used once)	5527
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	2316
Unique kanji (used once)	358
Difficulty	6/10
Average sentence length	18.3
VNDB avg. rating	7.6
VNDB rating count	109

Length (in words)	507849
Unique words	18758
Unique words (used once)	5512
Unique words (used once %)	29%
Unique kanji	2572
Unique kanji (used once)	193
Difficulty	7/10
Average sentence length	14.8
VNDB avg. rating	7.4
VNDB rating count	1371

Length (in words)	21781
Unique words	4077
Unique words (used once)	2198
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1229
Unique kanji (used once)	322
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	15.8
VNDB avg. rating	7.0
VNDB rating count	1

Length (in words)	216058
Unique words	15504
Unique words (used once)	6621
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	2114
Unique kanji (used once)	275
Difficulty	5/10
Average sentence length	13.3
VNDB avg. rating	7.4
VNDB rating count	4715

Length (in words)	337618
Unique words	14965
Unique words (used once)	5569
Unique words (used once %)	37%
Unique kanji	2129
Unique kanji (used once)	234
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	13.7
VNDB avg. rating	7.4
VNDB rating count	379

Length (in words)	7841
Unique words	1118
Unique words (used once)	10
Unique words (used once %)	0%
Unique kanji	577
Unique kanji (used once)	8
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	11.2
VNDB avg. rating	4.7
VNDB rating count	6

Length (in words)	81962
Unique words	4305
Unique words (used once)	1766
Unique words (used once %)	41%
Unique kanji	1165
Unique kanji (used once)	261
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	21.2
VNDB avg. rating	6.8
VNDB rating count	28

Length (in words)	81500
Unique words	5369
Unique words (used once)	2311
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1303
Unique kanji (used once)	268
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	11.3
VNDB avg. rating	6.5
VNDB rating count	31

Length (in words)	42326
Unique words	3087
Unique words (used once)	1327
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	903
Unique kanji (used once)	230
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.3
VNDB avg. rating	7.1
VNDB rating count	45

Length (in words)	549338
Unique words	14879
Unique words (used once)	4097
Unique words (used once %)	27%
Unique kanji	1927
Unique kanji (used once)	144
Difficulty	5/10
Average sentence length	13.4
VNDB avg. rating	8.2
VNDB rating count	1339

Length (in words)	624269
Unique words	20982
Unique words (used once)	7216
Unique words (used once %)	34%
Unique kanji	2347
Unique kanji (used once)	190
Difficulty	6/10
Average sentence length	13.5
VNDB avg. rating	9.0
VNDB rating count	961

Length (in words)	189416
Unique words	9853
Unique words (used once)	4089
Unique words (used once %)	41%
Unique kanji	1771
Unique kanji (used once)	293
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	14.4
VNDB avg. rating	7.3
VNDB rating count	172

Length (in words)	17832
Unique words	3035
Unique words (used once)	1669
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1020
Unique kanji (used once)	310
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	13.8
VNDB avg. rating	6.6
VNDB rating count	30

Length (in words)	124151
Unique words	8104
Unique words (used once)	3242
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	1611
Unique kanji (used once)	271
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	13.5
VNDB avg. rating	7.8
VNDB rating count	67

Length (in words)	495336
Unique words	15198
Unique words (used once)	5246
Unique words (used once %)	34%
Unique kanji	2057
Unique kanji (used once)	231
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	15.0
VNDB avg. rating	7.3
VNDB rating count	769

Length (in words)	405542
Unique words	15872
Unique words (used once)	4160
Unique words (used once %)	26%
Unique kanji	2223
Unique kanji (used once)	156
Difficulty	5/10
Average sentence length	13.2
VNDB avg. rating	8.1
VNDB rating count	111

Length (in words)	394497
Unique words	21108
Unique words (used once)	7442
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	2760
Unique kanji (used once)	215
Difficulty	8/10
Average sentence length	16.8
VNDB avg. rating	7.5
VNDB rating count	58

Length (in words)	189744
Unique words	10606
Unique words (used once)	4188
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	1762
Unique kanji (used once)	232
Difficulty	5/10
Average sentence length	15.1
VNDB avg. rating	6.4
VNDB rating count	21

Length (in words)	108916
Unique words	9394
Unique words (used once)	4120
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1958
Unique kanji (used once)	326
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	13.2
VNDB avg. rating	7.9
VNDB rating count	3367

Length (in words)	49589
Unique words	6872
Unique words (used once)	3441
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1761
Unique kanji (used once)	330
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	18.6
VNDB avg. rating	7.1
VNDB rating count	332

Length (in words)	968633
Unique words	24854
Unique words (used once)	7562
Unique words (used once %)	30%
Unique kanji	2617
Unique kanji (used once)	177
Difficulty	6/10
Average sentence length	17.2
VNDB avg. rating	8.9
VNDB rating count	6463

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Visual novel difficulty list

Zoku Satsuriku no Django

Zanmataisei Demonbane

Yuurei Shoujo Shitsu

Yume Miru Kusuri

Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na

Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata

Yami no Koe Zero

Yami no Koe 2

Yami no Koe

YU-NO

White Album 2

White Album

Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu.

Watashi no Real wa Juujitsu Shisugiteiru

Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte!

Waga Himegimi ni Eikan wo

Vermilion -Bind of Blood-

Vanitas no Hitsuji

Utawarerumono

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa

Umineko no Naku Koro ni

Umi Kara Kuru Mono

Twinkle ☆ Crusaders

Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~

Tsukikage no Simulacre

Tsukihime

Tsuki no Terasu

Tsuki no Hikari

Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou

Tsujidou-san no Virgin Road

Tsujidou-san no Jun'ai Road

Tsui no Sora Remake

Trinoline

Tokyo Necro

Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Zan'ei no Yoru ga Akeru Toki-

Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Tasogaredoki no Kyoukaisen-

Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Asagiri ni Chiru Hana-

Tenshi no Hane wo Fumanaide

Tekoire Princess! ~Boku ga Mienai Kimi no Tame~

Tegami

Tarareba

Swampman ni Hanataba wo

Summer Pockets

Sumaga

Suki Tokimeki to Kiss

Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~

Steins;Gate 0

Steins;Gate

Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume o Miru-

Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Hachimyoujin

Length (in words)	324363
Unique words	10376
Unique words (used once)	748
Unique words (used once %)	7%
Unique kanji	1877
Unique kanji (used once)	38
Difficulty	6/10
Average sentence length	17.3
VNDB avg. rating	6.8
VNDB rating count	21

Length (in words)	605506
Unique words	24972
Unique words (used once)	9208
Unique words (used once %)	36%
Unique kanji	2569
Unique kanji (used once)	268
Difficulty	5/10
Average sentence length	14.5
VNDB avg. rating	8.1
VNDB rating count	145

Length (in words)	49011
Unique words	3441
Unique words (used once)	1392
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	1117
Unique kanji (used once)	226
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	12.5
VNDB avg. rating	7.3
VNDB rating count	27

Length (in words)	127025
Unique words	8623
Unique words (used once)	3724
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1767
Unique kanji (used once)	256
Difficulty	5/10
Average sentence length	15.9
VNDB avg. rating	7.5
VNDB rating count	172

Length (in words)	571367
Unique words	14885
Unique words (used once)	4057
Unique words (used once %)	27%
Unique kanji	2206
Unique kanji (used once)	215
Difficulty	6/10
Average sentence length	18.1
VNDB avg. rating	8.2
VNDB rating count	6017

Length (in words)	10365
Unique words	2451
Unique words (used once)	1514
Unique words (used once %)	61%
Unique kanji	981
Unique kanji (used once)	319
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	18.6
VNDB avg. rating	6.6
VNDB rating count	315

Length (in words)	16854
Unique words	1033
Unique words (used once)	2
Unique words (used once %)	0%
Unique kanji	521
Unique kanji (used once)	2
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	18.0
VNDB avg. rating	7.0
VNDB rating count	1

Length (in words)	450992
Unique words	18598
Unique words (used once)	7272
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	2376
Unique kanji (used once)	286
Difficulty	6/10
Average sentence length	18.2
VNDB avg. rating	7.9
VNDB rating count	394

Length (in words)	272823
Unique words	15331
Unique words (used once)	6132
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	2055
Unique kanji (used once)	263
Difficulty	5/10
Average sentence length	12.3
VNDB avg. rating	8.0
VNDB rating count	194

Length (in words)	482672
Unique words	20069
Unique words (used once)	7313
Unique words (used once %)	36%
Unique kanji	2257
Unique kanji (used once)	238
Difficulty	5/10
Average sentence length	11.8
VNDB avg. rating	7.8
VNDB rating count	1223