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[しょう()·せつ()]
shousetsu
noun, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 小説

noun, no adjective
  1. novel; (short) story

Definition and Synonyms for 小説

Novel a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
Synonyms: 小説
Novel an extended fictional work in prose
Synonyms: ノベル, ロマン, ノヴェル, 人情本, 小説, 物語, 物語る, 稗官, 虚構
Novel usually in the form of a story
Synonyms: ノベル, ロマン, ノヴェル, 人情本, 小説, 物語, 物語る, 稗官, 虚構

Meanings for each kanji in 小説

» little; small
» rumor; opinion; theory

Categories 小説 is a member of

Book physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
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Fiction a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 小説

Sample Sentences for 小説

It is hard to adapt this story for children.
I will have read the novels through by that time.
There are 16 characters named Tom in this novel.
After all is said and done, he was a first-rate novelist.
The success of her novel made her rich.

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