noun · rare

light novel

light novel · light novels

ранобе

лайт-новелла, ранобэ

A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated and…A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated (in an anime/manga style) and containing not more than 50,000 words.

» The term "light novel" was first created in Japan out of English components.

Meaning

1 senses

A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated (in an anime/manga style) and containing not more than 50,000 words.
ранобэranobɛ, лайт-новеллаlajt-novella
ранобеranobe

Examples

2 sentences

The term "light novel" was first created in Japan out of English components.
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A light novel? Read a real book!
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Translations

4 languages

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Origin

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ライトノベル (raito noberu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseu

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ライトノベル (raito noberu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from light + novel.

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Forms

plural: light novels

Singular	light novel
Plural	light novels

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

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