(しょうせつ)

しょうせつ
noun
novel, fiction
1. novel, fiction, story
A fictitious prose narrative of book length.
日本(にほん)小説(しょうせつ)()んでいる。
I'm reading a Japanese novel.
小説(しょうせつ)()くのが(ゆめ)だ。
My dream is to write a novel.
友達(ともだち)(すす)められた小説(しょうせつ)がとても面白(おもしろ)くて、一日(いちにち)()()わった。
The novel my friend recommended was so interesting that I finished reading it in a single day.

小説(しょうせつ) refers to fictional prose narratives, typically novels or stories.

TYPES BY LENGTH:

  • 長編(ちょうへん)小説(しょうせつ): full-length novel
  • 中編(ちゅうへん)小説(しょうせつ): novella
  • 短編(たんぺん)小説(しょうせつ): short story

TYPES BY GENRE:

  • 推理(すいり)小説(しょうせつ): mystery novel
  • 歴史(れきし)小説(しょうせつ): historical novel
  • SF小説(しょうせつ): science fiction novel

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 小説(しょうせつ)()む: to read a novel
  • 小説(しょうせつ)()く: to write a novel
  • 小説家(しょうせつか): novelist