携けい帯たい小しょう説せつ

also: ケータイしょうせつ · ケイタイしょうせつ

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Meanings

noun

cell phone novel; mobile phone novel

A literary genre that emerged in Japan in the early 2000s, consisting of novels written and read on mobile phones, often serialized and characterized by short paragraphs and emotional, youth-oriented stories.

彼かの女じょは通つう学がく中ちゅうにケータイ小しょう説せつを読よむのが好すきだ。
She likes reading cell phone novels on her way to school.
あのベストセラーはもともと携けい帯たい小しょう説せつとして発はっ表ぴょうされた。
That bestseller was originally published as a cell phone novel.

Kanji

携portable, carry (in hand), armed with
帯sash, belt, obi
小little, small
説opinion, theory, explanation

Related words

ライトノベル
Light novels are typically published in print and often include illustrations, while cell phone novels are digital-first, often written in a more conversational, diary-like style.
ネット小しょう説せつ
Internet novels are a broader category of online fiction; cell phone novels specifically originated on mobile devices and are associated with the early 2000s Japanese youth culture.

Built from

携けい帯たい+小しょう説せつ

Written forms

携けい帯たい小しょう説せつ
Standard kanji spelling; the most formal and widely recognized written form.
ケータイ小しょう説せつ
Common katakana spelling reflecting the casual pronunciation of 携帯 as ケータイ.
ケイタイ小しょう説せつ
Less common katakana variant; ケータイ is more typical.
ケイタイしょうせつ
ケータイしょうせつ

Etymology

Compound of 携帯 (keitai, 'mobile phone') and 小説 (shōsetsu, 'novel'). The term reflects the medium of creation and consumption.