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短編

短篇

Reading

Kana: たんぺん
Romaji: tanpen
Kana
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Definition

noun
1

short (e.g. story, film)

Kanji

短
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
編
Readings: ヘン、 あ.む、 -あ.み
Meanings: compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
篇
Reading: ヘン
Meanings: volume, chapter, book, editing, compilation

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)は短編(たんぺん)小説(しょうせつ)作家(さっか)です。
➥She is a short story writer.
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この本(ほん)には短編(たんぺん)小説(しょうせつ)がたくさん入(はい)っている。
➥This book contains a lot of short stories.
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悲劇(ひげき)の本質(ほんしつ)は、短編(たんぺん)小説(しょうせつ)のそれと同(おな)じように、その葛藤(かっとう)である。
➥The heart of the tragedy, as of a short story, is a conflict.
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私(わたし)は短編(たんぺん)小説(しょうせつ)を書(か)くのに忙(いそが)しい。
➥I have been busy writing a short story.
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この作家(さっか)が本領(ほんりょう)を発揮(はっき)しているのは短編(たんぺん)小説(しょうせつ)だ。
➥This writer is at his best in his short stories.
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