自伝(じでん)

じでん
noun
autobiography
culture
1. autobiography
A book about a person's life written by that person.
彼女(かのじょ)は自伝(じでん)を書(か)いた。
She wrote an autobiography.
その政治家(せいじか)の自伝(じでん)がベストセラーになった。
That politician's autobiography became a bestseller.
引退後(いんたいご)に自伝(じでん)を出版(しゅっぱん)する有名人(ゆうめいじん)は多(おお)い。
Many celebrities publish autobiographies after retiring.

A written account of one's own life. Composed of 自(じ) (self) and 伝(でん) (biography). Unlike a memoir, which may focus on select episodes, a 自伝(じでん) typically covers the author's entire life chronologically.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 伝記(でんき): biography — written by someone else about the subject
  • 回顧録(かいころく): memoir — may cover only part of one's life
  • 評伝(ひょうでん): critical biography — includes evaluation and analysis

Related Words

Compare: 伝記(でんき) (biography)
Compare: 評伝(ひょうでん) (critical biography)
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