しょ

noun

  1. mystery novel, detective novel, whodunit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
推理小説 すいりしょうせつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

conjecture, infer, guess
スイ お.す (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
logic, arrangement, reason
リ ことわり あや (2nd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
opinion, theory, explanation
セツ と.く ゼイ (4th, N3)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
exchange(兌) variant
to divide
elder brother, big brother
あに キョウ ケイ (2nd, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)