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伝記 (でんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

伝でん記き

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き

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

biography; life story

A written account of someone's life. Often used in titles and formal contexts.

彼かれは有ゆう名めいな作さっ家かの伝でん記きを書かいた。
He wrote a biography of a famous author.
伝でん記き映えい画がが公こう開かい

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A biographical film was released.

Kanji

伝transmit, go along, walk along
記scribe, account, narrative

Similar words

自じ伝でん
自伝 is an autobiography, written by the subject themselves, while 伝記 is a biography written by someone else.
評ひょう伝でん
評伝 is a critical biography that includes analysis and evaluation, whereas 伝記 is a more general term for a life story.

Etymology

From 伝 (でん, 'to transmit, tradition') + 記 (き, 'record, chronicle'). The combination naturally yields 'record of a life transmitted'.