小説 (しょうせつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

小説 (しょうせつ) means novel / fiction story.

See example sentences below.

小説 at a glance

小説

しょうせつshousetsu

N4noun

novel / fiction story

小説しょうせつshousetsuN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

novel / fiction story

Example 1

この小説はとても面白いです。

Translation

This novel is very interesting.

Example 2

小説を読むのが好きです。

Translation

I like reading novels.