noun
existing manuscript; extant copy; manuscript handed down from the past
Refers to a physical manuscript or copy that has survived from earlier times, often used in historical or literary contexts.
この作品の伝本は数点しか現存しない。
Only a few extant copies of this work survive.
伝本の調査から、原本の内容を推測する。
We infer the contents of the original from the surviving manuscripts.