visual novel

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visual novel

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Calque of Japanese ビジュアルノベル (bijuaru noberu), from English visual + novel.

noun visual novels

An interactive fiction video game of a style originated in Japan, consisting primarily of narration illustrated by anime-style images.
Similar: VN

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Español	novela visual
한국어	비주얼 노벨 bijueol nobel
日本語	ビジュアルノベル bijuaru noberu
中文	視覺小說 /视觉小说 shìjué xiǎoshuō
हिन्दी	दृश्य उपन्यास dṛśya upanyās, विझ़ुअल नोवल vizhual noval
Português	novela visual
Français	roman vidéoludique, visual novel
Русский	визуальная новелла vizualʹnaja novella
العربية	الرواية البصرية al-riwāyah al-baṣariyyah

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"visual novel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/visual%20novel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{visual_novel_2026,
  title = {visual novel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/visual%20novel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}