小説家(しょうせつか)

しょうせつか
noun
novelist, fiction writer
1. novelist, fiction writer
A person who writes novels or fiction as a profession or creative pursuit.
彼女(かのじょ)は有名(ゆうめい)な小説家(しょうせつか)だ。
She is a famous novelist.
小説家(しょうせつか)になるのが夢(ゆめ)です。
My dream is to become a novelist.
この小説家(しょうせつか)の作品(さくひん)は全部(ぜんぶ)読(よ)んだ。
I've read all the works of this novelist.

小説家(しょうせつか) combines 小説(しょうせつ) (novel) + 家(か) (professional suffix).

RELATED ～家(か) PROFESSIONS:

  • 作家(さっか) (writer, author)
  • 画家(がか) (painter)
  • 音楽家(おんがくか) (musician)
  • 漫画家(まんがか) (manga artist)
  • 専門家(せんもんか) (specialist, expert)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 小説家(しょうせつか): novelist (writes novels specifically)
  • 作家(さっか): writer, author (broader term)
  • 著者(ちょしゃ): author (of a specific work)

USAGE NOTES:

  • The ～家(か) suffix indicates someone who specializes in or practices something professionally

Related Words

Related: 小説(しょうせつ) (novel)
Related: 作家(さっか) (writer)
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Added 2026.1.11 20:15 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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