ライトノベル

Japanese

Alternative forms

(shortening) ラノベ (ranobe)
(shortening) ライノベ (rainobe)
(abbreviation) LN(ライトノベル) (raito noberu)

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from light +‎ novel

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɾa̠ito̞ no̞be̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ライトノベル • (raito noberu)

a light novel

Descendants

→ Chinese:
- Mandarin: 輕小說／轻小说 (qīngxiǎoshuō) (calque)
→ English: light novel (calque)
→ Korean: 라이트 노벨 (raiteu nobel)

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