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短編 (tanpen)

short (e.g. story, film)

  • JLPT N2

Meaning

短編 (たんぺん, tanpen) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “short (e.g. story, film)”.

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Example sentences 3

彼女かのじょは短編たんぺん小説しょうせつ作家さっかです。

She is a short story writer.

この短編は現代の政治を風刺したものである.

The story satirizes [is a satire on] contemporary politics.

この作家さっかが本領ほんりょうを発揮はっきしているのは短編たんぺん小説しょうせつだ。

This writer is at his best in his short stories.

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