短編

• 読み: たんぺん
• ローマ字: tanpen
• 漢字の分解: 短 (tan/mijika) — short, brief; 編 (hen/a) — volume, compilation
• 発音: /tam.peɴ/

意味

Short story; short literary piece; short film. A compact work of fiction or other narrative art.

In Japanese literary convention, 短編 generally refers to fiction under approximately 10,000 characters. Often paired with 短編小説 (tanpen shōsetsu — short story) or 短編集 (tanpen-shū — short story collection). Contrasts with 中編 (novella) and 長編 (novel). Short fiction has a rich tradition in Japan, with masters such as Akutagawa Ryūnosuke.

例文

1. 彼女のデビュー作は雑誌に掲載された短編で大きな反響を呼んだ。
2. 短編だからこそ一行一行の重みが際立ち、読後感が深い。
3. この作家の短編集には人生の機微を捉えた傑作が並んでいる。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, publishing, film, creative writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 短 (short, brief) and 編 (volume, compilation). A direct descriptive compound that entered widespread use with the rise of literary magazines in the Meiji period.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal