light novel
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light novel
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Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ライトノベル (raito noberu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from light + novel.
noun light novels
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A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated (in an anime/manga style) and containing not more than 50,000 words.
Similar: LN
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noun Japanese type of novel
| Español | novela ligera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라이트 노벨 raiteu nobel |
| 日本語 | ラノベ ranobe, ライトノベル raito noberu |
| 中文 | 輕小說 /轻小说 qīngxiǎoshuō |
| हिन्दी | लाइट नोवल lāiṭ noval, हल्का उपन्यास halkā upanyās |
| Русский | ранобэ ranobɛ, лайт-новелла lajt-novella |
| العربية | الرواية الخفيفة al-riwāyah al-khafīfah |
Talk about this word "light novel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/light%20novel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. light novel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/light%20novel "light novel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/light%20novel.Cite this
@misc{light_novel_2026,
title = {light novel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/light%20novel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
