小説家(しょうせつか)

しょうせつか
noun
novelist, fiction writer
occupation
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).

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Similar words

Usage

  • 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)
Related: 画家(がか) (painter)
Related: 音楽家(おんがくか) (musician)
Related: 漫画家(まんがか) (manga artist)
Related: 専門家(せんもんか) (specialist, expert)
Compare: 著者(ちょしゃ) (author)
Related: 政治家(せいじか) (politician, statesman)
Related: 詩人(しじん) (poet)
Compare: 文豪(ぶんごう) (literary master, great author)
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Added 2026.1.11 20:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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