長編小説(ちょうへんしょうせつ)

ちょうへんしょうせつ
noun
full-length novel; long novel
1. full-length novel; long novel
A lengthy work of fiction, typically several hundred pages or more. Distinguished from short stories and novellas by its scope and length.
長編小説(ちょうへんしょうせつ)を読(よ)み終(お)えた。
I finished reading a full-length novel.
彼(かれ)は初(はじ)めて長編小説(ちょうへんしょうせつ)に挑戦(ちょうせん)した。
He attempted a full-length novel for the first time.
この作家(さっか)の長編小説(ちょうへんしょうせつ)は上下(じょうげ)二巻(にかん)で出版(しゅっぱん)された。
This author's novel was published in two volumes.

Composed of 長編(ちょうへん) (long piece) + 小説(しょうせつ) (novel, fiction). The counterpart to 短編小説(たんぺんしょうせつ) (short story).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 長編小説(ちょうへんしょうせつ)を書(か)く: to write a full-length novel
  • 長編小説(ちょうへんしょうせつ)に挑戦(ちょうせん)する: to attempt a full-length novel
  • 大河(たいが)長編小説(ちょうへんしょうせつ): epic novel, saga

RELATED TERMS:

  • 短編小説(たんぺんしょうせつ): short story
  • 中編小説(ちゅうへんしょうせつ): novella, medium-length fiction
  • 長編(ちょうへん): long piece (can also refer to long films, manga series, etc.)
  • 大作(たいさく): masterwork, major work — emphasizes ambition and scale

NOTE:
Often abbreviated to 長編(ちょうへん) when the context makes it clear fiction is being discussed.

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