小説

しょうせつ

Novel, fiction

N4noun·shousetsu

How to remember it

小 (small) + 説 (talk) — 'small talk' spun into a long invented tale.

Example sentences

  • 私は毎晩小説を読みます。

    わたしはまいばんしょうせつをよみます。

    I read a novel every night.

  • 彼は有名な小説家です。

    かれはゆうめいなしょうせつかです。

    He is a famous novelist.

Usage

Counter is 冊 (さつ); a novelist is 小説家 (しょうせつか).

Related words

物語作家読む

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