Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 伝承する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 伝でん 承しょう する 伝でん 承しょう しない Polite 伝でん 承しょう します 伝でん 承しょう しません Past polite 伝でん 承しょう しました 伝でん 承しょう しませんでした Past 伝でん 承しょう した 伝でん 承しょう しなかった Te-form 伝でん 承しょう して 伝でん 承しょう しないで Desire 伝でん 承しょう したい 伝でん 承しょう したくない Potential 伝でん 承しょう できる 伝でん 承しょう できない Passive 伝でん 承しょう される 伝でん 承しょう されない Causative 伝でん 承しょう させる 伝でん 承しょう させない Causative passive 伝でん 承しょう させられる 伝でん 承しょう させられない Volitional 伝でん 承しょう しよう Polite volitional 伝でん 承しょう しましょう Imperative 伝でん 承しょう しろ 伝でん 承しょう するな Conditional 伝でん 承しょう すれば 伝でん 承しょう しなければ Tara conditional 伝でん 承しょう したら 伝でん 承しょう しなかったら
Usage patterns 伝でん 承しょう によると according to legend/tradition
According to legend, a dragon once lived on this mountain.
伝でん 承しょう を 守まも る to preserve a tradition/piece of folklore
The villagers continue to preserve the folklore passed down since ancient times.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 伝でん 承しょう が 残のこ る a legend/tradition survives in a place
Legends about spirits remain in this region.
古ふる くからの 伝でん 承しょう a tradition/legend handed down since ancient times
According to a tradition passed down since ancient times, this well's water is said to cure illness.
Kanji 伝 transmit, go along, walk along 承 acquiesce, hear, listen to 傳 summon, propagate, transmit Related words· 7 伝統 refers to an established custom or system that has become tradition, while 伝承 emphasizes the ongoing act of passing down stories, knowledge, or skills.
民話 specifically means folktales, whereas 伝承 can encompass a wider range of transmitted lore, including legends, customs, and techniques.
言い伝え is a casual, everyday word for a single handed-down saying or story, while 伝承 is a broader, more formal term covering customs, skills, and lore collectively.
口伝 refers specifically to teachings or secrets passed down orally, often in arts or martial arts, whereas 伝承 covers transmission through any means, not just speech.
Show 3 more Show fewer 伝承 stresses the oral or folk transmission of stories, legends, or customs, while 伝来 can refer to the transmission of tangible items or practices across generations.
伝承 emphasizes the ongoing act of passing down a tradition or story, whereas 伝 is the more abstract, compound-forming noun for tradition/legend.
伝承 refers to passing down folklore, traditions, or stories across generations, while 伝授 focuses on directly teaching skills or secrets to a person.
Don't confuse with 伝説 refers to a specific legend or myth (the story itself), while 伝承 refers to the process of handing something down and the overall body of lore that results.
伝承 refers to the act or process of transmitting folklore/knowledge across generations, while 伝統 is the custom or convention itself that results from such transmission.
Word family oral literature; folk literature
oral tradition; handed-down lore; legend
oral tradition; oral transmission
folklore
oral epic
Written forms 伝でん 承しょう Usage 100%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
傳でん 承しょう
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji form using 傳 instead of 伝 .
Etymology Compound of 伝 (transmit) and 承 (receive, inherit), literally 'transmit and receive', referring to the passing down of information or traditions.
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