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Japanese symbol for “fiction”

Romaji: shousetsu
novel; story; (work of) fiction

In Japanese, fiction is , read (shousetsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n novel; story; (work of) fiction

Kanji and stroke order

little, small
on: ショウ
kun: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
3 strokes · JLPT 4
opinion, theory, explanation
on: セツ、ゼイ
kun: と.く
14 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “fiction”

WordReadingMeaning
きょこう kyokoufiction; fabrication; concoction
フィクション fikushonfiction
つくりばなし tsukuribanashifiction; made-up story; fable
いつわり itsuwarilie; falsehood; fiction
そうさく sousakufabrication; fiction; invention

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
しょうがくせい shougakuseielementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
こがた kogatasmall-sized; small-scale; miniature
ちいさい chiisaismall; little; tiny
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
せつめい setsumeiexplanation; exposition; description
かいせつ kaisetsuexplanation; commentary; exposition
でんせつ densetsulegend; folklore; tradition

See also: Chinese symbol for “fiction”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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