小説（しょうせつ）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: novel
Example sentences
- 彼は有名な小説を書いた。 — He wrote a famous novel.
- 休みの日は小説を読んで過ごす。 — She spends her days off reading novels.
Idioms & proverbs containing “小説”
- 事実は小説より奇なり (じじつはしょうせつよりきなり) — truth is stranger than fiction
- 事実は小説よりも奇なり (じじつはしょうせつよりもきなり) — truth is stranger than fiction
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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