visual novel

English

Etymology

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

Noun

visual novel (plural visual novels)

1. (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 (bijuaru noberu)
• Korean: 비주얼 노벨 (bijueol nobel)
• Portuguese: novela visual
• Spanish: novela visual f
• Swedish: visuell roman c

See also

• eroge
• nukige