visual novel

English

Alternative forms

VN (initialism)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

visual novel (plural visual novels)

(video games) An interactive fiction video game of a style originated in Japan, consisting primarily of narration illustrated by anime-style images.

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 視覺小說 / 视觉小说 (zh) (shìjué xiǎoshuō)
French: roman vidéoludique (fr) m, visual novel (fr)
Japanese: ビジュアルノベル (ja) (bijuaru noberu)
Korean: 비주얼 노벨 (bijueol nobel)
Polish: powieść wizualna f
Portuguese: novela visual
Russian: визуальная новелла f (vizualʹnaja novella)
Spanish: novela visual f
Swedish: visuell roman c

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