How to say "autobiography" in Japanese

• 自伝じでんCommon
  nounThe general term for an autobiography, an account of a person's life written by that person; when you simply mean 'autobiography', this is the word to reach for.
  自伝じでんの中なかで彼かれはくりかえし不幸ふこうな少年しょうねん時代じだいに言及げんきゅうしている。↗

  In his autobiography, he repeatedly refers to his unhappy school days.
• 自叙伝じじょでんCommon
  nounA close synonym of 自伝, also meaning an autobiography; it highlights that the writer is telling the story of their own life, and the two are largely interchangeable.
  彼かれの自叙伝じじょでんが今日きょう発売はつばいされ、午前中ごぜんちゅうに完売かんばいした。↗

  His autobiography was released today and was sold out by noon.

Both words mean an account of a person's life written by that person; 自伝 is the general default term, while 自叙伝 is a near-synonym emphasizing that the author narrates their own life, so either is usually acceptable.

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• 自伝じでんautobiography
• 自叙伝じじょでんautobiography
• 自叙じじょautobiography
• オートバイオグラフィーautobiography
• 自伝文学じでんぶんがくautobiography