noun
A name used by a writer instead of their real name; common in literary and artistic contexts.
彼はペンネームで小説を発表している。
He publishes novels under a pen name.
A more formal or literary Japanese term for pen name, while ペンネーム is a common loanword.
A false name used for deception, not specifically for writing.
Loanword from English 'pen name'.