小説

しょうせつ

novel

What does 小説 mean?

小説 is a Japanese noun meaning novel in English. It is written as 小説 in kanji, しょうせつ in hiragana, and shousetsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

トムは小説を読んでいる。

Tom is reading a novel.