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    3. 短編小説

    短編小説

    短たん編ぺん小しょう説せつ

    short story

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab44 strokes

    短篇小説

    たんぺんしょうせつ

    Noun

    1.
    short story

    Stroke 0 / 44

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    短
    みじか.い…(1)
    short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point
    編
    あ.む・-あ.み…(1)
    compilation・knit・plait・braid・twist…(3)
    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    説
    と.く…(4)
    opinion・theory・explanation・rumor
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