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しょうせつ
Meanings
Noun
1. novel; story; (work of) fiction
I also wrote novels as a hobby.
Alt. forms
小しょう説せつ
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しょうせつ
Pitch accent
しょ
うせつ
Used in: 7
Composed of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Used in vocabulary (63 in total)
novelization; turning into a novel
novelist; fiction writer
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
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Examples (134 in total)
This novel is boring.
It's just like the opening of a novel.
It is the opening of a famous novel.
This novel is difficult to understand.
Tom has started to write a novel.
This is a novel written by Hemingway.
"What kind of book are you reading?" "A novel."
It is difficult to understand this novel.
He's writing a new novel.
That novel was widely read.
He reads a novel every day.
I think his novel is boring.
His novel sold well.
I don't understand this novel's plot.
The heroine of the novel committed suicide.
What's his most recent novel?
He is working on a new novel.
I read through a long novel in one night.
This novel is very imaginative.
The new novel was finally published.
This novel has been translated into French.
I sat up all last night reading a novel.
It wasn't a very interesting novel.
His novels are popular among young people.
This novel consists of three parts.
I really like Jiro Akagawa's novels.
I have read the novel before.
I can't sleep because I want to know what happens next in this novel.
Many novels have been written by him.
This novel depicts the sadness of war.
My hobby is reading novels.
This novel is set in Tokyo.
I'll soon finish reading this novel.
Is it perhaps thanks to the fact that I've been writing novels since long ago?
He said he was looking for material for a novel.
I was deeply moved by that novel.
I remember reading this novel.
I like reading American novels.
He prefers poetry to fiction.
This novel is complete in three volumes.
What is the first novel that was written in Japanese?
He enjoys reading novels on holiday.
That novel isn't for children.
You can't read this novel without crying.
I read the novel in three days.
I spent last Sunday reading novels.
He expressed it in the form of fiction.
The success of her novel made her rich.
Who do you think the author of this novel is?
However, when it comes to theater or novels, the situation is different.
I love reading fantasy novels.
My brother would often stay up all night reading novels.
His novels are, for the most part, very boring.
The novel is worthy of praise.
We translated the novel from Japanese to English.
When will your new novel be published?
His paper reads like a novel.
Looking back, that novel was the trigger for everything.
The novel added to his reputation.
I haven't read both of his novels.
He writes novels alongside his job.
A light novel? Read a real book!
I recommend that you read that novel.
The novel takes its title from the Bible.
I spent the whole day reading a novel.
This novel of his is inferior to the previous one.
Tom Jackson's novel sold well.
It is worthwhile reading the novel.
I found his latest novel interesting.
We read his whole novel.
This movie is based on a novel.
The novel is centered on the Civil War.
As far as I know, the novel is not translated into Japanese.
The play was adapted from a novel.
This scientific article reads like a novel.
They translated the novel from Russian into Armenian.
Among his novels, I like this best.
It took him five years to write this novel.
I haven't read his novel, and my brother hasn't either.
Whether he wrote the novel or not is not known.
I haven't read all of his novels.
The novel has sold almost 20,000 copies.
Because novels, just like paintings, need you to practice.
His new novel is worth reading.
Not only did he teach school, but he wrote novels.
Sure enough, two moons appeared in that novel too.
This novel is both interesting and instructive.
This novel is so easy that even a child can read it.
Few writers can make a living from novels alone.
The girls shed tears after reading the novel.
She encouraged him to write a novel.
It feels like a novel intended for adults.
It took him three years to write the novel.
Frankly speaking, this novel isn't very interesting.
For my part I prefer to stay at home and read a novel.
This novel is more interesting than the one I read last week.
It is the name of a woman who appears in a Western novel.
I stayed home all day long reading novels.
This book is about how to write novels.
When we write a novel, we exercise our imagination.
This novel contains explicit depictions of sex.
Fiction is as old as fairy tales and myths.
He wrote a novel based on ancient myths.
This is by far the best novel that has been published this year.
This novel was written by an American writer.
The work will give birth to a new school of novel.
"Tom and Mary" is known as the world's most boring novel.
Has your new novel already been translated into French?
I used to read novels at random in those days.
I will have read the novels through by that time.
She writes essays in addition to novels and poetry.
Frankly speaking, his new novel is not very interesting.
I spent the whole day reading that novel.
The reviewer is sharply critical of the novel.
The stories written by Amy Church are all interesting.
I haven't read the final page of the novel yet.
After he finished supper, he began to read the novel.
Her teacher advised her to read more and more novels.
By next Sunday, I'll have read through the novel.
I had thought about the novel's storyline, down to its fine details.
He felt a sudden urge to write a novel.
But I still think that prize-winning work was a good novel.
She brought me many novels in German.
This novel describes the life of the Japanese as it was a hundred years ago.
That novel wasn't written by Mr. Robinson.
Every time I read this novel, I find it very interesting.
That was the most interesting novel that I had ever read.
As soon as he got the novel, he began reading it.
He still writes novels from time to time, but not as often as he used to.
This English novel is not easy enough for you to read in a week.
It is said that his new novel is based on his own experiences.
She ascertained that the novel was based on facts.
I will have finished reading this novel by the time you come tomorrow.
Few students are interested in reading this novel.