小説家

See also: 小說家 and 小说家

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 小說家 (“novelist; the School of Small Talks among the Hundred Schools of Thought”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 小說家).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
せつ
Grade: 4

Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
小說家 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 小説(しょうせつ) (shōsetsu, novel, story, fiction) + () (ka, professional).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょーせつか [shòósétsúká] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːse̞t͡sɨka̠]

Noun

(しょう)(せつ)() • (shōsetsukaせうせつか (seusetuka)?

  1. novelist, fiction writer

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN