A short prose piece or personal essay, often centered on personal impressions or observations.
授業でエッセイを書く課題が出た。
We were assigned to write an essay for class.
彼女は雑誌にエッセイをよく寄稿している。
She often contributes essays to magazines.
エッセイは個人的な意見を自由に書ける点が魅力だ。
One appeal of essays is that you can freely write personal opinions.