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推理小説

Reading

Kana: すいりしょうせつ
Romaji: suirishōsetsu
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Definition

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 お.す
Meanings: conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support, push (for)
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

Example Sentences

(かれ)推理(すいり)小説(しょうせつ)時々(ときどき)()む。
➥He reads detective stories on occasion.
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(わたし)は、もっぱら推理(すいり)小説(しょうせつ)()む。
➥I read detective stories exclusively.
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(かれ)推理(すいり)小説(しょうせつ)()んで(たの)しんだ。
➥He amused himself by reading a detective story.
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推理(すいり)小説(しょうせつ)にのめり()んでいる。
➥I have been absorbed in reading a mystery.
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(わたし)推理(すいり)小説(しょうせつ)興味(きょうみ)があります。
➥Detective stories hold a special attraction for me.
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(かれ)殺人(さつじん)推理(すいり)小説(しょうせつ)異常(いじょう)(ほど)(この)む。
➥He has a morbid fondness for murder mysteries.
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