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

Oshikake

Length (in words)	970
Unique words	400
Unique words (used once)	270
Unique words (used once %)	67%
Unique kanji	213
Unique kanji (used once)	118
Difficulty	1/10
Average sentence length	16.6
Characters	2556
VNDB avg. rating	3.8
VNDB rating count	4

Length (in words)	1255
Unique words	427
Unique words (used once)	270
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	259
Unique kanji (used once)	130
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	16.5
Characters	2735
VNDB avg. rating	5.4
VNDB rating count	208

Length (in words)	2203
Unique words	568
Unique words (used once)	308
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	279
Unique kanji (used once)	121
Difficulty	1/10
Average sentence length	13.2
Characters	5702
VNDB avg. rating	5.4
VNDB rating count	16

Length (in words)	3919
Unique words	982
Unique words (used once)	539
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	448
Unique kanji (used once)	185
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	12.3
Characters	9690

Length (in words)	4417
Unique words	1051
Unique words (used once)	585
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	489
Unique kanji (used once)	196
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	15.3
Characters	10533
VNDB avg. rating	7.0
VNDB rating count	4

Length (in words)	3814
Unique words	964
Unique words (used once)	533
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	493
Unique kanji (used once)	203
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	12.5
Characters	8913
VNDB avg. rating	10.0
VNDB rating count	3

Length (in words)	16802
Unique words	1036
Unique words (used once)	2
Unique words (used once %)	0%
Unique kanji	521
Unique kanji (used once)	2
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	18.0
Characters	38867
VNDB avg. rating	7.0
VNDB rating count	1

Length (in words)	2802
Unique words	915
Unique words (used once)	571
Unique words (used once %)	62%
Unique kanji	525
Unique kanji (used once)	247
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	20.0
Characters	6552
VNDB avg. rating	6.5
VNDB rating count	1

Length (in words)	7803
Unique words	1111
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
Characters	18989
VNDB avg. rating	4.6
VNDB rating count	7

Length (in words)	5305
Unique words	1358
Unique words (used once)	804
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	719
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	16.1
Characters	11453
VNDB avg. rating	6.4
VNDB rating count	17

Length (in words)	7182
Unique words	1693
Unique words (used once)	986
Unique words (used once %)	58%
Unique kanji	722
Unique kanji (used once)	271
Difficulty	2/10
Average sentence length	13.4
Characters	16126
VNDB avg. rating	6.4
VNDB rating count	140

Length (in words)	27039
Unique words	1620
Unique words (used once)	379
Unique words (used once %)	23%
Unique kanji	724
Unique kanji (used once)	88
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.1
Characters	64890
VNDB avg. rating	6.3
VNDB rating count	3

Length (in words)	15271
Unique words	2268
Unique words (used once)	1111
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	748
Unique kanji (used once)	221
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	15.2
Characters	38744
VNDB avg. rating	7.6
VNDB rating count	168

Length (in words)	41484
Unique words	3024
Unique words (used once)	1307
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	903
Unique kanji (used once)	230
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.3
Characters	106878
VNDB avg. rating	7.1
VNDB rating count	45

Length (in words)	21215
Unique words	2529
Unique words (used once)	1141
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	922
Unique kanji (used once)	249
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	14.1
Characters	55035
VNDB avg. rating	5.6
VNDB rating count	23

Length (in words)	18096
Unique words	2679
Unique words (used once)	1367
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	941
Unique kanji (used once)	293
Difficulty	1/10
Average sentence length	11.4
Characters	45579
VNDB avg. rating	5.4
VNDB rating count	339

Length (in words)	9704
Unique words	2247
Unique words (used once)	1270
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	943
Unique kanji (used once)	328
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	11.6
Characters	23359
VNDB avg. rating	7.2
VNDB rating count	5

Length (in words)	9794
Unique words	2256
Unique words (used once)	1337
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	948
Unique kanji (used once)	338
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	17.4
Characters	23755

Length (in words)	12825
Unique words	2507
Unique words (used once)	1343
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	952
Unique kanji (used once)	272
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.1
Characters	28959
VNDB avg. rating	6.0
VNDB rating count	1

Length (in words)	13366
Unique words	2489
Unique words (used once)	1323
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	960
Unique kanji (used once)	295
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	18.3
Characters	31539
VNDB avg. rating	5.9
VNDB rating count	34

Length (in words)	10346
Unique words	2444
Unique words (used once)	1507
Unique words (used once %)	61%
Unique kanji	981
Unique kanji (used once)	319
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	18.6
Characters	23324
VNDB avg. rating	6.6
VNDB rating count	319

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Visual novel difficulty list

Oshikake

Negaeba Kitto...

Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya

Chise Anoyama ni Iku

Koufuku no Lalka

Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi

Tsuki no Hikari

Swampman ni Hanataba wo

Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata

Shinobi Harisenbo

Tegami

Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl

Mhakna Gramura to Fairy Bell

Yami no Koe

Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~

Hanahira!

Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui - Hajisarashi-hen

Kohonya

Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume o Miru-

Tsuki no Terasu

Suki Tokimeki to Kiss

Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu.

Girls Nite Out

Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2

Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre

Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~

Yami no Koe Zero

Nekopara Vol. 1: Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 3

Yuurei Shoujo Shitsu

Shimaisou

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4

Kanojo no Seiiki

Noja Loli no Yandere Mokushiroku

Function:W();

Yami no Koe 2

Furifure

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

Marco to Ginga Ryuu

Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino

Sadistic Blood

LEAVEs

Imakoi ~Succubus to Soitogeru Ore!?~

Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Ecchi no Junbi mo Mada Desu ka?

Ewige Schlacht -Erste Geschichte-

Ewige Schlacht -Letzte Geschichte-

Furifure 2

Length (in words)	14916
Unique words	2437
Unique words (used once)	1249
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	992
Unique kanji (used once)	287
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.7
Characters	34642
VNDB avg. rating	6.1
VNDB rating count	8

Length (in words)	17760
Unique words	3019
Unique words (used once)	1657
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1020
Unique kanji (used once)	310
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	13.8
Characters	42716
VNDB avg. rating	6.6
VNDB rating count	32

Length (in words)	16544
Unique words	2897
Unique words (used once)	1481
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1050
Unique kanji (used once)	277
Difficulty	5/10
Average sentence length	17.9
Characters	38013
VNDB avg. rating	7.6
VNDB rating count	2

Length (in words)	20677
Unique words	3152
Unique words (used once)	1670
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1068
Unique kanji (used once)	309
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	16.1
Characters	52814
VNDB avg. rating	6.6
VNDB rating count	1597

Length (in words)	149973
Unique words	7609
Unique words (used once)	2686
Unique words (used once %)	35%
Unique kanji	1099
Unique kanji (used once)	132
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	12.3
Characters	380133
VNDB avg. rating	7.6
VNDB rating count	3853

Length (in words)	32282
Unique words	3829
Unique words (used once)	1854
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1112
Unique kanji (used once)	295
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.1
Characters	87360
VNDB avg. rating	7.1
VNDB rating count	2694

Length (in words)	48863
Unique words	3436
Unique words (used once)	1392
Unique words (used once %)	40%
Unique kanji	1118
Unique kanji (used once)	226
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	12.5
Characters	121359
VNDB avg. rating	7.5
VNDB rating count	48

Length (in words)	81071
Unique words	4258
Unique words (used once)	1753
Unique words (used once %)	41%
Unique kanji	1165
Unique kanji (used once)	261
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	21.2
Characters	198150
VNDB avg. rating	6.8
VNDB rating count	27

Length (in words)	34493
Unique words	4263
Unique words (used once)	2083
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1191
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Difficulty	3/10
Average sentence length	13.2
Characters	90784
VNDB avg. rating	6.8
VNDB rating count	4576

Length (in words)	175136
Unique words	8173
Unique words (used once)	2979
Unique words (used once %)	36%
Unique kanji	1209
Unique kanji (used once)	126
Difficulty	4/10
Average sentence length	12.7
Characters	432955
VNDB avg. rating	8.1
VNDB rating count	4990