モノローグ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

monologue

Refers to a long speech by one person, especially in drama, literature, or when someone talks at length without expecting a reply. Often contrasted with ダイアローグ (dialogue).

Usage patterns

モノローグを語かたるto deliver a monologue
主しゅ人じん公こうは舞ぶ台たいの上うえで長ながいモノローグを語かたった。
The protagonist delivered a long monologue on stage.
モノローグ形けい式しきで〈事こと〉を語かたるto narrate something in monologue form
この小しょう説せつはモノローグ形けい式しきで書かかれている。
This novel is written in monologue form.

Related words

独どく白はく
独白 is the native Japanese word for a monologue or soliloquy, often used in literary or theatrical criticism, while モノローグ is the borrowed English term with the same meaning.
独ひとり言ごとN2
独り言 is the natural Japanese word for muttering to oneself in daily life, whereas モノローグ is a loanword mainly used for theatrical or narrative monologues.

Opposites

ダイアログ
ダイアローグ is a conversation between two or more people, the direct opposite of モノローグ, a speech delivered by just one person.

Don't confuse with

モノクロ
モノクロ (monochrome) and モノローグ (monologue) sound alike at the start but have completely unrelated meanings.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'monologue', ultimately from Greek 'monologos' (speaking alone).