ライトノベル

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from light +‎ novel.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ライトノベル [ràító nóꜜbèrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠ito̞ no̞be̞ɾɯ̟]

Noun

ライトノベル • (raito noberu) 

  1. a light novel

Descendants

  • → Chinese:
  • → English: light novel (calque)
  • → Korean: 라이트 노벨 (raiteu nobel)
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