Japanese word

長編

Pronunciation

Romajichōhen

Meaning

  • nounfull-length novel

Example

週末に長編を読みます。shū matsu ni chō hen o yo mi ma su

I read a full-length novel on weekends.

Illustration for 長編 (full-length novel)

More examples

映画館で長編を最後まで見ました。ei ga kan de chō hen o sai go ma de mi ma shi ta

I watched a feature-length film to the end at the movie theater.

Core concept

Describes a substantial work that develops its subject fully within one extended and unified form.

Common phrases

  • 長編小説chō hen shō setsu

    full-length novel

  • 長編映画chō hen ei ga

    feature-length film

  • 長編詩chō hen shi

    long poem

Definition in Japanese

短い作品ではなく、相当の分量をもつ一まとまりの小説・映画・詩など。mijika i saku hin de wa na ku sō tō no bun ryō o mo tsu hito ma to ma ri no shō setsu ei ga shi na do

Word origin

長編 (chōhen) is a compound of 長 (chō, "long") and 編 (hen, "a volume or compiled work"), indicating a long-form work.

Usage tips

  • A Japanese film review may call a movie 長編 (chōhen), showing that the word describes the extended form of a work rather than its medium.

Other meanings

  • feature-length filmnoun
  • full-length worknoun
  • long poemnoun

Opposites

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