しょうせつ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. novel; (short) story
Kanji used
small
theory
Pitch accent
しょ
うせつ
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Composed of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Used in vocabulary (59 in total)
novelist; fiction writer
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
Examples (114 in total)
This novel is boring.
This novel is difficult to understand.
It is worthwhile to read this novel.