フィクション

フィクション

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English fiction.[1][2][3][4]

First cited to the 1885 novel 当世書生気質 (Tōsei Shosei Katagi, “Portraits of Contemporary Students”) by 坪内逍遥 (Tsubouchi Shōyō).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) フィ​クション [fíꜜkùshòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3][4]
• IPA^(key): [ɸʲikɯ̟̊ᵝɕõ̞ɴ]

Noun

フィクション • (fikushon) 

1. fiction (literary type)
   • 2004 July 7, Sorachi, Hideaki, 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

     ★この作(さく)品(ひん)はフィクションです。実(じつ)在(ざい)の人(じん)物(ぶつ)・団(だん)体(たい)・事(じ)件(けん)などには、いっさい関(かん)係(けい)ありません。

     ★ Kono sakuhin wa fikushon desu. Jitsuzai no jinbutsu dantai jiken nado ni wa, issai kankei arimasen.

     ★ This is a work of fiction. It has no connection whatsoever to any actual persons, groups or events.

See also

• サイエンス・フィクション (saiensu fikushon)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN