
This entry is only concerned with the original content featured in the console exclusive releases of the Higurashi series, known as 'Matsuri', 'Kizuna' and 'Sui': Matsuri: • Taraimawashi-hen • Tsukiotoshi-hen • Miotsukushi-hen (only what mostly corresponds to the content later labeled in Sui and on as "Miotsukushi Omote") Kizuna: • Someutsushi-hen (Kizuna 1) • Kageboushi-hen (Kizuna 2) • Hirukowashi-hen (Kizuna 2; was rewritten for this version, namely the addition and removal of certain characters and removal of references to plot details not yet revealed in the Kizuna series.) • Yoigoshi-hen (Kizuna 3) • Tokihogushi-hen (Kizuna 3) • Kotohogushi-hen (Kizuna 4) • Miotsukushi-hen (Kizuna 4; for the most part, only the content later labeled in Sui and on as "Miotsukushi Ura" is new to this release, but it also includes "Omote" content, albeit with some changes) Sui: • Hajisarashi-hen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Console Arcs is a Japanese visual novel of 1,923,386 characters, with 32,388 unique words and 2,687 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.8 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 32,388 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.