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推理小説 (すいりしょうせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

推すい理り小しょう説せつ

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

Refers to a genre of fiction centered on solving a crime or puzzle, often featuring a detective.

彼かれは推すい理り小しょう説せつを読よむのが好すきだ。
He likes reading mystery novels.
この推すい理り小しょう説せつの犯はん人にんを当あてられ

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Can you guess the culprit in this mystery novel?

Kanji

推conjecture, infer, guess
理logic, arrangement, reason
小little, small
説opinion, theory, explanation

Similar words

ミステリー小しょう説せつ
A loanword-based synonym for mystery novel, often used interchangeably with 推理小説, though ミステリー小説 may sound slightly more modern or Western-oriented.
探たん偵てい小しょう説せつ
An older term for detective novel, now less common than 推理小説; emphasizes the detective character.

Etymology

Compound of 推理 (すいり, 'reasoning, inference') and 小説 (しょうせつ, 'novel'). The term became established in the early 20th century as a translation of the Western concept of detective fiction.