せいちょうしょうせつ
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
1. novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman
Kanji used
become
long
small
theory
Pitch accent
いちょうしょ
うせつ
Composed of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
novel; (short) story