JLPT N4 · Noun

小説 (shousetsu)

小説 (しょうせつ, shousetsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “novel; story”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょうせつ
Romaji: shousetsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

novel; story; (work of) fiction · noun

Example sentences

事実は小説よりも奇なり。

Fact is stranger than fiction.

Tatoeba #150801

トムは小説を読んでいる。

Tom is reading a novel.

Tatoeba #2312937

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 小説

小

little, smallショウ・ちい.さい・こ- · 3 strokes

説

opinion, theory, explanationセツ・ゼイ・と.く · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 小説.

小さいちいさいsmall小さなちいさなsmall小鳥ことりsmall bird小学校しょうがっこうprimary school小しょうsmallness小包こづつみparcel小麦こむぎwheat小屋こやhut小銭こぜにsmall change小こsmall小指こゆびlittle finger縮小しゅくしょうreduction小数しょうすうfraction (part of)小便しょうべんurine

Source: JMdict entry 1348430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.