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English Meanings:
noun
- romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale
- (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; great undertaking; epic adventure
- (full-length) novel
- romance; love affair
- romanticism
虚構
[きょこう]
kyokou
noun, no adjective
English Meanings:
noun
- fiction; fabrication; concoction
no adjective
- fictitious; fictional; imaginary
小説
[しょうせつ]
shousetsu
noun, no adjective
English Meanings:
noun, no adjective
- novel; (short) story
人情本
[にんじょうぼん]
ninjoubon
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
物語
[ものがたり]
monogatari
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
物語り
[ものがたり]
monogatari
English Meanings:
noun
- story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
物語る
[ものがたる]
monogataru
godan verb, transitive verb
English Meanings:
godan verb, transitive verb
- to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount
- to tell of; to show; to indicate; to prove; to attest to
English Meanings:
noun
- Novell
稗官
[はいかん]
haikan
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- petty official responsible for collecting public gossip and presenting it to the king (in ancient China)
English Meanings:
noun
- romance; love story
- love affair; romantic relationship
- romance
三文小説
[さんもんしょうせつ]
sanmonshousetsu
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- dime novel
怪奇小説
[かいきしょうせつ]
kaikishousetsu
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- mystery novel
赤本
[あかほん]
akahon
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
赤本
[あかぼん]
akabon
English Meanings:
noun
- pulp fiction; dime novel
- akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha)
- storybook (with red cover, Edo period)
- Red Guide (Michelin)
中編小説
[ちゅうへんしょうせつ]
chuuhenshousetsu
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
中篇小説
[ちゅうへんしょうせつ]
chuuhenshousetsu
English Meanings:
noun
- novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
サイエンスフィクション
saiensufikushon
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
サイエンス・フィクション
saiensu fikushon
English Meanings:
noun
- science fiction; sci-fi
空想科学小説
[くうそうかがくしょうせつ]
kuusoukagakushousetsu
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
English Meanings:
noun
- cyberpunk
English Meanings:
noun
- allegory
クライムストーリー
kuraimusutoorii
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
クライム・ストーリー
kuraimu sutoorii
English Meanings:
noun
- crime story
English Meanings:
noun
- tale; short story
- sketch comedy; skit
ショートストーリー
shootosutoorii
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
ショート・ストーリー
shooto sutoorii
English Meanings:
noun
- short story