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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Rance X -Kessen- Length (in words) 1246724 Unique words 29335 Unique words (used once) 8630 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2677 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 5572 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 3104879 VNDB avg. rating 9.1 VNDB rating count 796
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Sengoku † Koihime X ~Otome Kenran ☆ Sengoku Emaki~ Length (in words) 1172010 Unique words 26914 Unique words (used once) 7967 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2877 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 6144 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 2740685 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 234
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Length (in words) 1028656 Unique words 28781 Unique words (used once) 8773 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2623 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 5565 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 2370419 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 8747
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Length (in words) 963599 Unique words 24738 Unique words (used once) 7599 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2622 Unique kanji (used once) 179 Unique kanji readings 5460 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 2255020 VNDB avg. rating 8.9 VNDB rating count 11173
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Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu Length (in words) 841477 Unique words 14901 Unique words (used once) 13 Unique words (used once %) 0% Unique kanji 2097 Unique kanji (used once) 1 Unique kanji readings 3891 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 2062098 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 50
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Maitetsu Last Run!! Length (in words) 841362 Unique words 25375 Unique words (used once) 8270 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2560 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 5178 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 2085279 VNDB avg. rating 8.3 VNDB rating count 229
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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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Monobeno -Happy End- Length (in words) 812711 Unique words 22683 Unique words (used once) 7432 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2411 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 4846 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 13.1 Characters 2051411 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 242
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Fate/stay night Length (in words) 763102 Unique words 21056 Unique words (used once) 6345 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2556 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 5114 Average difficulty 75/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 1758959 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 16041
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BALDR SKY Dive2 "RECORDARE" Length (in words) 753150 Unique words 21883 Unique words (used once) 6565 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2442 Unique kanji (used once) 176 Unique kanji readings 4837 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 1819971 VNDB avg. rating 8.7 VNDB rating count 2242
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Grisaia no Kajitsu -LE FRUIT DE LA GRISAIA- Length (in words) 728843 Unique words 26292 Unique words (used once) 9286 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2604 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 5346 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 1744913 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 11153
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Dies irae ~Acta est Fabula~ Length (in words) 719749 Unique words 25361 Unique words (used once) 7874 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2782 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 5789 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 1676946 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 3012
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Gin'iro, Haruka Length (in words) 712740 Unique words 19954 Unique words (used once) 6888 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2231 Unique kanji (used once) 203 Unique kanji readings 4339 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 1784409 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 953
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Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ―――under the innocent sky. Length (in words) 701028 Unique words 29202 Unique words (used once) 9943 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2755 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 5712 Average difficulty 76/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 98/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 1680261 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 431
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Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai Length (in words) 693518 Unique words 20338 Unique words (used once) 6981 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2264 Unique kanji (used once) 190 Unique kanji readings 4485 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 31/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 1717299 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 2316
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RIDDLE JOKER Length (in words) 683448 Unique words 19988 Unique words (used once) 6928 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2301 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 4549 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 1678304 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 3642
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Daibanchou -Big Bang Age- Length (in words) 683317 Unique words 22211 Unique words (used once) 7126 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2499 Unique kanji (used once) 184 Unique kanji readings 5060 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 10.1 Characters 1646063 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 1205
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Rewrite Length (in words) 673983 Unique words 29195 Unique words (used once) 10271 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2632 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 5459 Average difficulty 56/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 1581097 VNDB avg. rating 8.5 VNDB rating count 7248
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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Length (in words) 656678 Unique words 17315 Unique words (used once) 5751 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2171 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 4143 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 1549786 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 438
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White Album 2 Length (in words) 638648 Unique words 20967 Unique words (used once) 7246 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2361 Unique kanji (used once) 192 Unique kanji readings 4665 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 13.1 Characters 1525348 VNDB avg. rating 9.0 VNDB rating count 3290
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Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no Length (in words) 635175 Unique words 22221 Unique words (used once) 7592 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2492 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 4909 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 1492577 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 267
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Kikaijikake no Eve ~Dea Ex Machina~ Length (in words) 633504 Unique words 24194 Unique words (used once) 7673 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2559 Unique kanji (used once) 203 Unique kanji readings 5224 Average difficulty 54/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 1535553 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 47
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Hentai Prison Length (in words) 628999 Unique words 24123 Unique words (used once) 8203 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2624 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 5282 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 1539556 VNDB avg. rating 8.7 VNDB rating count 849
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Rui wa Tomo wo Yobu Length (in words) 620110 Unique words 20359 Unique words (used once) 5668 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 2485 Unique kanji (used once) 170 Unique kanji readings 4864 Average difficulty 77/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 95/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 1488869 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 267
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Daiteikoku Length (in words) 603465 Unique words 24259 Unique words (used once) 8382 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2534 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 5109 Average difficulty 54/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 10.7 Characters 1471671 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 430
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Little Busters! Ecstasy Length (in words) 599868 Unique words 21181 Unique words (used once) 7497 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2331 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 4635 Average difficulty 48/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 1482957 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 7899
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Twinkle ☆ Crusaders Length (in words) 591959 Unique words 24741 Unique words (used once) 9187 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2572 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 5243 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 1485436 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 168
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CLANNAD Length (in words) 574909 Unique words 18659 Unique words (used once) 6490 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2216 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 4271 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 1373937 VNDB avg. rating 8.7 VNDB rating count 9585
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Owaru Sekai to Birthday Length (in words) 566276 Unique words 14863 Unique words (used once) 2294 Unique words (used once %) 15% Unique kanji 2126 Unique kanji (used once) 108 Unique kanji readings 4018 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 1353441 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 135
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Soukou Akki Muramasa Length (in words) 563594 Unique words 27862 Unique words (used once) 9985 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 3020 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 6424 Average difficulty 85/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 1227514 VNDB avg. rating 9.0 VNDB rating count 4100
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Sakura no Uta -Sakura no Mori no Ue wo Mau- Length (in words) 551039 Unique words 19890 Unique words (used once) 7055 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2429 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 4734 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 14.6 Characters 1269357 VNDB avg. rating 8.7 VNDB rating count 1780
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Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO Length (in words) 546667 Unique words 14707 Unique words (used once) 4065 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 1928 Unique kanji (used once) 142 Unique kanji readings 3614 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 1263611 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 1864
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Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! Length (in words) 543244 Unique words 23312 Unique words (used once) 8487 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2427 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 4858 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 1273333 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 7956
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BLACK SHEEP TOWN Length (in words) 534334 Unique words 20387 Unique words (used once) 7290 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2395 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 4541 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 25.3 Characters 1252053 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 116
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Sakura, Moyu. -as the Night's, Reincarnation- Length (in words) 533863 Unique words 13898 Unique words (used once) 5027 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2102 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 3858 Average difficulty 58/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 1233514 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 610
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fortissimo EXS//Akkord:nächsten Phase Length (in words) 532436 Unique words 17741 Unique words (used once) 5780 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2291 Unique kanji (used once) 198 Unique kanji readings 4529 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 1245425 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 251
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Your Diary Length (in words) 526087 Unique words 16904 Unique words (used once) 5980 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2076 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 3969 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 1310427 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 457
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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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Muv-Luv Length (in words) 520842 Unique words 15780 Unique words (used once) 3485 Unique words (used once %) 22% Unique kanji 2174 Unique kanji (used once) 146 Unique kanji readings 4090 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 1240378 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 9645
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Tsuki no Kanata de Aimashou Length (in words) 520844 Unique words 19939 Unique words (used once) 7284 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2329 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 4565 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 1288955 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 361
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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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Sekai Seifuku Kanojo Length (in words) 507300 Unique words 18651 Unique words (used once) 7075 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2430 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 4720 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 1199232 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 58
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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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Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Hachimyoujin Length (in words) 503163 Unique words 23115 Unique words (used once) 8130 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2826 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 5787 Average difficulty 81/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 95/100 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 1153324 VNDB avg. rating 8.3 VNDB rating count 244
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Zanmataisei Demonbane Length (in words) 499561 Unique words 18628 Unique words (used once) 5515 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2574 Unique kanji (used once) 195 Unique kanji readings 5154 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 1192677 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 1724
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Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte! Length (in words) 492193 Unique words 15079 Unique words (used once) 5233 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2066 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3832 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 1228465 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 1164
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Evenicle Length (in words) 491005 Unique words 19755 Unique words (used once) 7145 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2450 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 4825 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 1203929 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 2803
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Tsukihime Length (in words) 482593 Unique words 13636 Unique words (used once) 3992 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2157 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3928 Average difficulty 73/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 1128768 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 9414
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Tsujidou-san no Jun'ai Road Length (in words) 481692 Unique words 19803 Unique words (used once) 7274 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2261 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 4359 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 1163734 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 1697
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DRACU-RIOT! Length (in words) 479072 Unique words 16601 Unique words (used once) 6158 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2204 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 4148 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 14.6 Characters 1182807 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 3310