ノンフィクション

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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nonfiction

Refers to factual prose literature, as opposed to fiction. Common in discussions of books, articles, and documentaries.

He often reads historical nonfiction.

この本ほんはノンフィクションです。

This book is nonfiction.

ドキュメンタリーN1
ドキュメンタリー specifically denotes a factual film or TV program, whereas ノンフィクション covers factual writing in any medium, especially books.
実じつ話わN1
ノンフィクション is the broad genre term for non-fiction works, while 実話 specifically means a single true story or anecdote.
実じつ録ろく
ノンフィクション is the general literary category of non-fiction writing, while 実録 more narrowly implies a factual record of specific real events.

フィクションN1
フィクション means 'fiction' or invented stories, while ノンフィクション refers to factual, true-story writing.
小しょう説せつN4
ノンフィクション is nonfiction based on real events, the direct opposite of 小説, which is invented fiction.

Borrowed from English 'nonfiction'.