小説

Meanings

1. novel; story; (work of) fiction

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

• 小

  Meanings

  little, small

  On reading

  ショウ

  Kun reading

  ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-

  Strokes

  3

• 説

  Meanings

  opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

  On reading

  セツ、ゼイ

  Kun reading

  と.く

  Strokes

  14

Example sentences

• 事実は小説よりも奇なり。

  Fact is stranger than fiction.

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• トムは小説を読んでいる。

  Tom is reading a novel.

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