Meanings
nounvisual novel (plural visual novels)
plural visual novels
- video gamesAn interactive fiction video game of a style originated in Japan, consisting primarily of narration illustrated by anime-style images.
Synonyms: VN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn interactive fiction video game of a style originated in Japan, consisting primarily of narration illustrated by anime-style images.
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Origin
- Japaneseビジュアルノベル
- Englishvisual novel
Calque of Japanese ビジュアルノベル (bijuaru noberu), from English visual + novel.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic الرواية البصرية
- الرواية البصرية (al-riwāyah al-baṣariyyah)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 視覺小說 /视觉小说
- 視覺小說 /视觉小说 (shìjué xiǎoshuō)Translations
French roman vidéoludique, visual novel
- roman vidéoludiqueTranslations
- visual novelTranslations
Hindi दृश्य उपन्यास, विझ़ुअल नोवल
- दृश्य उपन्यास (dṛśya upanyās)Translations
- विझ़ुअल नोवल (vizhual noval)Translations
Indonesian novel visual
- novel visualTranslations
Japanese ビジュアルノベル
- ビジュアルノベル (bijuaru noberu)Translations
Korean 비주얼 노벨
- 비주얼 노벨 (bijueol nobel)Translations
Polish powieść wizualna
- powieść wizualnaTranslations
Portuguese novela visual
- novela visualTranslations
Russian визуальная новелла
- визуальная новелла (vizualʹnaja novella)Translations
Spanish novela visual
- novela visualTranslations
Swedish visuell roman
- visuell romanTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
visual novel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20novel
MLA
“visual novel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20novel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “visual novel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20novel.
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