伝でん来らい

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

伝来する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

introduction from abroad; importation

Used for things, ideas, or customs brought into Japan from other countries, often in historical contexts.

handing down; transmission through generations

Refers to something passed down within a family, school, or tradition over successive generations.

〈物もの〉が〈場ば所しょ〉から伝でん来らいするfor something to be introduced from a place
仏ぶっ教きょうは中ちゅう国ごくから日本にほんに伝でん来らいした。
Buddhism was introduced to Japan from China.
〈家いえ〉に伝でん来らいする〈物もの〉an item handed down within a family
この刀かたなは代だい々だい家いえに伝でん来らいしている。
This sword has been handed down in the family for generations.
〈物もの〉が〈時とき〉に伝でん来らいするfor something to be introduced at a certain time
鉄てっ砲ぽうは16世せい紀きに日本にほんに伝でん来らいした。
Firearms were introduced to Japan in the 16th century.

渡と来らい sense 1
渡来 highlights the physical arrival of people, goods, or ideas from abroad, while 伝来 focuses more broadly on the process of introduction or transmission, sometimes across generations.
伝でん承しょう sense 2
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.
輸ゆ入にゅうN4sense 1
輸入 is the neutral, modern term for importing goods, whereas 伝来 usually carries a historical or cultural nuance of ideas or customs being introduced long ago.
継けい承しょう sense 2
継承 emphasizes formally inheriting a position, title, or duty, whereas 伝来 describes something being passed down more generally, often within a family or tradition.
舶はく来らい sense 1
舶来 specifically describes goods that came by ship from overseas, a narrower and more everyday usage than the broader, often historical 伝来.

Compound of 伝 (でん, 'transmit') and 来 (らい, 'come'). The combination conveys the idea of something coming and being transmitted.