小説

小説

しょうせつ

Novel, fiction

N4noun·shousetsu

How to remember it

小 (small) + 説 (tale/explanation) — a small tale spun out into a full book.

Example sentences

  • この小説を読んだことがありますか。

    このしょうせつをよんだことがありますか。

    Have you read this novel?

  • 彼は小説を書いています。

    かれはしょうせつをかいています。

    He is writing a novel.

Usage

Refers to a full-length fictional prose work; broader than 短編 (short story).

Related words

物語読む

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