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What does 小説 (しょうせつ, shousetsu) mean?

小説 (しょうせつ, shousetsu) means novel.

Quick facts
Readingしょうせつ
Romajishousetsu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
しょうせつ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshousetsu

novel

GenkiGenki 20
  1. 1noun novel; story; (work of) fiction

Example sentences

  • I read novels on the train.

  • This novel was very interesting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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