The word for 'fiction' in Japanese is '灏忚 (sh艒setsu)'.
In Japanese, 'fiction' is typically translated as '灏忚 (sh艒setsu). It's widely used when referring to fictional stories and literary works.
You can say 'fiction' in Japanese as '绌烘兂鐗╄獮 (k奴s艒 monogatari)'. But the most common one is '灏忚 (sh艒setsu)'.
In Japanese,'science fiction' can be expressed as 銆孲F銆. It's a commonly used abbreviation. Another way to say it is 銆岀瀛﹀皬瑾 which directly translates to'scientific novel'.
The Japanese term for 'crime fiction' is '鐘姜灏忚 (銇倱銇栥亜銇椼倗銇嗐仜銇)'.
The phrase for 'Japanese comics' in Japanese is '鏃ユ湰銇极鐢' (Nihon no manga).
The word for 'novel' in Japanese is '灏忚 (銇椼倗銇嗐仜銇)'.
The word for'manga' in Japanese is 婕敾 (銇俱倱銇 / manga).
The phrase 'back story' can be translated to '鑳屾櫙銈广儓銉笺儶銉 (haikei sut艒r墨)' in Japanese.
The Japanese word for 'ghost story' is 銆屾珖锛堛亱銇勩仩銈擄級銆.
The phrase 'true story' can be translated to '鏈綋銇┍ (hont艒 no hanashi)' in Japanese.
To say 'comic strip' in Japanese, it's usually 銈炽儫銉冦偗銈广儓銉儍銉 (komikkusutorippu). But there are variations depending on the context. For example, 婕敾銇偣銉堛儶銉冦儣 (manga no sutorippu) could also be used.
In Japanese, 'love story' is commonly expressed as '銉┿儢銈广儓銉笺儶銉 (rabu sut艒r墨)'. But a more traditional and native way to say it is '鎭嬨伄鐗╄獮 (koi no monogatari)'.