フィクション

ふぃくしょん
noun
fiction
1. fiction; fictional work
A story or work that is invented or imaginary, not based on real events. Includes novels, films, and other creative works.
この映画(えいが)フィクションです。
This movie is fiction.
フィクション実話(じつわ)区別(くべつ)つかない。
I can't tell the difference between fiction and a true story.
This novel is fiction, but it is based on a real incident.

フィクション refers to fictional content across all media — novels, films, TV, manga, etc. From English "fiction."

Common collocations

  • フィクション作品(さくひん) (fictional work)
  • サイエンスフィクション / SF (science fiction)
  • フィクションノンフィクション (fiction and nonfiction)

Often appears in disclaimers at the start of TV dramas and films: 「この物語(ものがたり)フィクションです。実在(じつざい)人物(じんぶつ)団体(だんたい)関係(かんけい)ありません」 (This story is fiction and has no relation to real people or organizations).

Similar words

  • フィクション vs. ノンフィクション (fiction vs. nonfiction)
  • フィクション vs. 実話(じつわ) (fiction vs. true story)
  • フィクション vs. 事実(じじつ) (fiction vs. fact)