本ほん人にん談だん

noun

person's own account; direct statement from the person

Used when quoting or summarizing what someone said about themselves or their own experience, often in news or interviews.

• 本ほん人にん談だんによると、事じ件けん当とう時じは自じ宅たくにいたそうだ。

  According to the person's own account, they were at home at the time of the incident.

• この記き事じは本ほん人にん談だんを基もとに構成かくせいされている。

  This article is based on the person's own words.