私小説

Japanese

Kanji in this term
私	小	説
し Grade: 6	しょう Grade: 1	せつ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
私	小	説
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

私(し)小(しょう)説(せつ) or 私(わたくし)小(しょう)説(せつ) • (shishōsetsu or watakushi-shōsetsu) 

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