短 編 集(たんぺんしゅう)

たんぺんしゅう

noun

short story collection; anthology

1. short story collection; anthology

A book that gathers several short stories, usually by a single author. May also refer to a collection of short films or other brief works.

この作家(さっか)の短編集(たんぺんしゅう)を買(か)った。

I bought this author's short story collection.

寝(ね)る前(まえ)に短編集(たんぺんしゅう)を1話(わ)ずつ読(よ)んでいる。

I read one story from a short story collection each night before bed.

デビュー作(さく)は長編(ちょうへん)ではなく短編集(たんぺんしゅう)だった。

Their debut work was not a novel but a short story collection.

Compound of 短編(たんぺん) (short piece) + 集(しゅう) (collection). Each story in such a volume is called a 短編(たんぺん) or 短編(たんぺん)小説(しょうせつ).

Common collocations

短編集(たんぺんしゅう)を読(よ)む: to read a short story collection
短編集(たんぺんしゅう)を出(だ)す: to publish a short story collection
ミステリー短編集(たんぺんしゅう): mystery short story collection

Similar words

長編(ちょうへん)小説(しょうせつ): novel; long-form work — antonym
中編(ちゅうへん): novella — between short story and novel in length
アンソロジー: anthology — loanword, often used for multi-author collections
作品集(さくひんしゅう): works collection — broader, can include any genre or medium

Related Words

Antonym: 長編小説(ちょうへんしょうせつ) (novel)

Compare: 中編(ちゅうへん) (novella)

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