light novel
nounEtymology
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.
- derived from ライトノベル
Definitions
A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated (in an…
A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated (in an anime/manga style) and containing not more than 50,000 words.
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