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伝奇小説 (でんきしょうせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

伝でん奇き小しょう説せつ

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Meanings

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noun

fantasy novel; fantastic tale

A literary genre term for stories that feature supernatural, mysterious, or wondrous elements, often with a historical or legendary setting.

彼かれは中ちゅう国ごくの伝でん奇き小しょう説せつを研けん究きゅうしている。
He is researching Chinese fantasy novels.
この作さく品ひんは江え戸ど時じ代だい

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伝でん

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小しょう

説せつ

に

分ぶん

類るい

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れる

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This work is classified as an Edo-period fantastic tale.

Kanji

伝transmit, go along, walk along
奇strange, strangeness, curiosity
小little, small
説opinion, theory, explanation

Similar words

ファンタジー小しょう説せつ
ファンタジー小説 is a broader modern term for fantasy fiction, while 伝奇小説 often implies a classical or East Asian tradition of strange tales.
怪かい談だん
怪談 refers specifically to ghost stories or horror tales, whereas 伝奇小説 encompasses a wider range of mysterious and wondrous narratives.

Etymology

Compound of 伝奇 (denki, 'strange tales' or 'romance') and 小説 (shōsetsu, 'novel'). The term is used in Japanese literary criticism to describe a genre of fiction that deals with the supernatural and the extraordinary.