How to say "narration" in Japanese

• ナレーションCommon
  nounCovers narration as spoken commentary, such as a voice-over in a documentary, film, or broadcast. This loanword is the natural choice whenever narration means a voice narrating aloud.
• 叙述じょじゅつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbSuits narration in the sense of giving a description or factual account in speech or, especially, writing. It emphasizes laying out content systematically rather than voicing or storytelling, so it is a secondary choice for spoken narration.
• 語りかたりCommon
  nounRefers to narration as the act or craft of telling a story, including traditional storytelling. Choose it for narrative telling itself or a storyteller's account rather than for voice-over work or factual description.

Use 「ナレーション」 for spoken voice-over narration, 叙述 for written or expository description and telling of facts, and 「語り」 for the act or art of storytelling.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ナレーションnarration
• 叙述じょじゅつdescription
• 叙事じょじnarration
• 叙事文じょじぶんnarration
• ナレnarration
• 語りかたりnarration
• 話法わほうnarration