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Japanese - English Dictionary - Words in Fiction [フィクションの言葉]

Fiction [フィクション]

Fiction
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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noberu
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. novel
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fantajii
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. fantasy
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roman
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

rooman

English Meanings:

noun
  1. romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale
  2. (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; great undertaking; epic adventure
  3. (full-length) novel
  4. romance; love affair
  5. romanticism
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[きょ(虚)·こう(構)]
kyokou
noun, no adjective

English Meanings:

noun
  1. fiction; fabrication; concoction
no adjective
  1. fictitious; fictional; imaginary
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[しょう(小)·せつ(説)]
shousetsu
noun, no adjective

English Meanings:

noun, no adjective
  1. novel; (short) story
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[にん(人)·じょう(情)·ぼん(本)]
ninjoubon
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
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[もの(物)·がたり(語)]
monogatari
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[もの(物)·がた(語)·り]
monogatari

English Meanings:

noun
  1. story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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[もの(物)·がた(語)·る]
monogataru
godan verb, transitive verb

English Meanings:

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount
  2. to tell of; to show; to indicate; to prove; to attest to
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noveru
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. Novell
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[はい(稗)·かん(官)]
haikan
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. petty official responsible for collecting public gossip and presenting it to the king (in ancient China)
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romansu
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

roomansu

English Meanings:

noun
  1. romance; love story
  2. love affair; romantic relationship
  3. romance
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[さん(三)·もん(文)·しょう(小)·せつ(説)]
sanmonshousetsu
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. dime novel
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[かい(怪)·き(奇)·しょう(小)·せつ(説)]
kaikishousetsu
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. mystery novel
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[あか(赤)·ほん(本)]
akahon
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[あか(赤)·ぼん(本)]
akabon

English Meanings:

noun
  1. pulp fiction; dime novel
  2. akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha)
  3. storybook (with red cover, Edo period)
  4. Red Guide (Michelin)
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[ちゅう(中)·へん(編)·しょう(小)·せつ(説)]
chuuhenshousetsu
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[ちゅう(中)·へん(篇)·しょう(小)·せつ(説)]
chuuhenshousetsu

English Meanings:

noun
  1. novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
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saiensufikushon
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

saiensu fikushon

English Meanings:

noun
  1. science fiction; sci-fi
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[くう(空)·そう(想)·か(科)·がく(学)·しょう(小)·せつ(説)]
kuusoukagakushousetsu
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
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saibaapanku
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. cyberpunk
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aregorii
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. allegory
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kuraimusutoorii
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

kuraimu sutoorii

English Meanings:

noun
  1. crime story
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