敍述(じょじゅつ)

description; narration

敍事詩(じょじし)

epic poem; narrative poetry

敍情詩(じょじょうし)

lyric poem

敍勲(じょくん)

conferral of an order or decoration

敍位(じょい)

conferral of a court rank

敍爵(じょしゃく)

conferment of a peerage

敍官(じょかん)

appointment to an official rank

敍任(じょにん)

appointment to office

敍文(

歴史家(れきしか)は戦争(せんそう)の経過(けいか)を淡々(たんたん)と敍述(じょじゅつ)した。

The historian narrated the course of the war in a matter-of-fact manner.

彼(かれ)の敍情詩(じょじょうし)は、深(ふか)い悲哀(ひあい)をたたえている。

His lyric poem is imbued with deep sorrow.