自伝|じでんjiden[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounautobiography
   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.

• Related回顧録かいころくWrittenWritten/formal word for recalling events and observations from the writer's own experience; often by politicians or celebrities. 「自伝」 narrates the writer's whole life.
• Related回想記かいそうきWrittenWritten/formal word for a text or book recalling past experiences; it may cover only one period, while 「自伝」 usually tells the whole life.
• Antonym他伝WrittenWritten/formal word for a biography of someone by another person — the opposite of 「自伝」, written by the person themselves. Rare; 「伝記」 is the usual word.

To narrate your own life, use 「自伝」 (also called 「自叙伝」). When the focus is on recalling a particular period of experience and what you saw and heard, use 「回顧録」 or 「回想記」.

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1. 自分じぶんが著述ちょじゅつした自分じぶんの伝記でんき。自叙伝じじょでん。