Illustration: On a commuter train, a woman is deeply absorbed in a thick paperback held open toward her, its illustrated cover showing a lone traveler approaching an old house. A bookmark protrudes far behind her current place, suggesting a long story already underway.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

小しょう説せつ

shousetsu

novel

Example sentences

彼かれは小説しょうせつを書かいている。
He is writing a novel.
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トムは小説しょうせつを読よんでいる。
Tom is reading a novel.
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彼かれの小説しょうせつはよく売うれた。
His novel sold well.
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Kanji in 小説

小little; smallOnショウKunちいさい・こ-・お-
説opinion; theoryOnセツ・ゼイKunとく

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