私小説

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
しょう
Grade: 1
せつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
わたくし
Grade: 6
しょう
Grade: 1
せつ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
私小說 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕiɕo̞ːse̞t͡sɨ]
  • IPA(key): [β̞a̠ta̠kɯ̟ɕiɕo̞ːse̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

()(しょう)(せつ) or (わたくし)(しょう)(せつ) • (shishōsetsu or watakushi-shōsetsu

  1. (literature) I-novel, a genre of Japanese literature