短編
たんぺん
tanpen
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 74 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
短編 (たんぺん (tanpen)) means "Short story". Use this page for pronunciation, example sentences, and related kanji.
Meaning
Short story
Also : short film · short poem
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Example Sentences
星新一の短編は、読みやすく素晴らしい。
ほししんいちのたんぺんは、よみやすくすばらしい。
Shin'ichi Hoshi's short stories are easy to read and wonderful.
映画祭で上映された短編は、わずか5分で感動させられた。
えいがさいでじょうえいされたたんぺんは、わずか5ぷんでかんどうさせられた。
The short film screened at the festival moved me deeply in just five minutes.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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