Vocabulary

What does 短編 (たんぺん, tanpen) mean?

短編 (たんぺん, tanpen) means short story, short film.

Quick facts
Readingたんぺん
Romajitanpen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
たんぺん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontanpen

short story, short film

  1. 1noun short story; short film; short poem

Example sentences

  • I like this author's short stories.

  • Last night I watched a short film.

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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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