"light novel" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-light novel.wav Forms: light novels [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Japanese ライトノベル (raito noberu, ultimately from English light + novel). Etymology templates: {{af|en|light|novel|lang1=en}} English light + novel, {{calque|en|ja|ライトノベル|pos=ultimately from English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">light</i> + <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">novel</i>|tr=raito noberu}} Calque of Japanese ライトノベル (raito noberu, ultimately from English light + novel) Head templates: {{en-noun}} light novel (plural light novels)
  1. A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated (in an anime/manga style) and containing not more than 50,000 words. Wikipedia link: light novel Categories (topical): Fiction, Japanese fiction, Literary genres, Literature Synonyms: LN [abbreviation] Derived forms: LN [abbreviation] Coordinate_terms: novel, novella, novelette Translations (Japanese type of novel): 輕小說 /轻小说 (qīngxiǎoshuō) (Chinese Mandarin), ライトノベル (raito noberu) (Japanese), 라이트 노벨 (raiteu nobel) (Korean), novela ligera [feminine] (Spanish), lättroman [common-gender] (Swedish), ранобе (ranobe) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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