“Commentary” in Japanese
Short answer
Commentary in Japanese is “評注” (hyouchuu). Full meaning: commentary, notes and comments.
Other ways to say “Commentary” in Japanese
注疏
chuuso (detailed) commentary, notes, comments
評釈
hyoushaku commentary, annotation
卦辞
keji commentary (on any of the 64 hexagrams in the Book of Changes)
爻辞
kouji commentary (on any of the 384 lines of the hexagrams in the Book of Changes)
余説
yosetsu commentary, annotation, alternative theory
注記
chuuki annotation, commentary, explanatory note
通釈
tsuushaku explanation, commentary
コメンタリー
komentarii commentary
評
hyou criticism, commentary, review
通解
tsuukai explanation, commentary
解説
kaisetsu explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
Looking for the other direction? Search any Japanese word in the Nihoner lexicon, or practise what you have learned in the learning games.