“Fiction” in Japanese
Short answer
Fiction in Japanese is “作り話” (tsukuribanashi). Full meaning: fiction, made-up story, fable, fabrication, myth.
Other ways to say “Fiction” in Japanese
仮作
kasaku fiction, fabrication
虚構
kyokou fiction, fabrication, concoction
仮構
kakou fiction, fabrication, concoction, invention; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
擬制
gisei (legal) fiction
作り物
tsukurimono artificial product, man-made product, imitation, fake, sham; fiction, made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival)
フィクション
fikushon fiction
偽り
itsuwari lie, falsehood, fiction, fabrication
作り事
tsukurigoto fabrication, lie, fiction
小説
shousetsu novel, story, (work of) fiction
創り話
tsukuribanashi fiction, made-up story, fable, fabrication, myth
つくり話
tsukuribanashi fiction, made-up story, fable, fabrication, myth
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