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ナレーション (nareeshon) Japanese meaning: narration | Kotomora
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The narration in this documentary is very easy to listen to.
She is in charge of the narration for the TV program.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 がナレーションを 担たん 当とう する for someone to be in charge of the narration
A famous actress did the narration for this film.
ナレーションを 入い れる to add narration (to a video, program, etc.)
We plan to add the narration at the end of editing.
ナレーションが 入はい る for narration to play/be included (in a program)
Explanatory narration came in partway through the program.
ナレーションを 務つと める to serve as the narrator/narration for something
He served as the narrator for this documentary.
Related words 語り is a more literary or traditional Japanese term for storytelling narration, while ナレーション is the general loanword used especially for TV, film, and documentary voice-overs.
解説 emphasizes explaining or commenting on something (e.g. a sports broadcast), while ナレーション refers more broadly to any spoken narration track accompanying visuals.
Etymology Loanword from English 'narration'.