悪漢小説

See also: 惡漢小說

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悪	漢	小	説
あく > あっ Grade: 3	かん Grade: 3	しょう Grade: 1	せつ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
惡漢小說 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 悪(あっ)漢(かん) (akkan, “villain, scoundrel”) + 小(しょう)説(せつ) (shōsetsu, “novel”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あっかんしょーせつ [àkkáń shóꜜòsètsù] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠k̚ka̠ɰ̃ ɕo̞ːse̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

悪(あっ)漢(かん)小(しょう)説(せつ) • (akkan shōsetsu) ^{←あくかんせうせつ (akukan seusetu)^?}

picaresque novel
Synonym: ピカレスク小説 (pikaresuku shōsetsu)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN