Dictionary / Vocabulary / 短編
たんぺん
short (e.g. story, film)
JLPT N2 common word Also written 短篇
彼女はこの作家の熱心なファンのようだ。短編を寄せているだけのアンソロジーもきちんと揃えている。
She seems to be a diehard fan of this author. She even has his anthologies where all he did was collect short stories.
トムは短編を読んでいる。
Tom is reading a short story.
カフカは長篇より短篇の方が好きです。
I prefer Kafka's shorter works more than his longer ones.