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伝統 (でんとう, dentou) Japanese meaning: tradition | Kotomora
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Japan has a long tradition.
This festival preserves the local tradition.
Usage patterns 伝でん 統とう を 守まも る to preserve a tradition
This village preserves traditions from long ago.
伝でん 統とう を 受う け 継つ ぐ to carry on/inherit a tradition
He inherited the pottery tradition from his father.
伝でん 統とう に 従したが う to follow tradition
The wedding was held following local tradition.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 伝でん 統とう がある there is a tradition of/in a place
This region has a tradition of festivals.
伝でん 統とう を 重おも んじる to place great importance on tradition
That company is known for a corporate culture that values tradition.
Kanji 伝 transmit, go along, walk along 統 overall, relationship, ruling Related words· 10 慣習 refers to a customary practice or social habit, often more specific and less historically weighty than 伝統.
風習 emphasizes local or folk customs and manners, while 伝統 stresses continuity handed down over generations.
習わし is a more colloquial word for an established custom or practice, while 伝統 carries a stronger sense of historical, generational transmission.
伝統 means 'tradition' in a broad sense, while 伝統文化 specifically points to the cultural customs and arts that make up that tradition.
Show 6 more 伝統 refers to the tradition itself as a body of custom, while 正統 is an adjective describing something as belonging to the proper or orthodox line within that tradition.
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.
伝統 refers specifically to customs and practices handed down over generations, while 文化 is the broader whole of a society's arts, ideas, and way of life.
Don't confuse with 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.
伝統 is the noun 'tradition' itself, while 伝統的 is its adjectival form meaning 'traditional', so 伝統的な文化 (traditional culture) but 文化の伝統 (the tradition of culture) use different forms.
転倒 (てんとう) sounds similar to 伝統 (でんとう) but means 'falling over,' while 伝統 means 'tradition.'
Etymology From Middle Chinese 傳統 (trwon drjowngH), meaning 'to pass on a tradition'. The Japanese reading でんとう is the go-on reading of the characters.
校風 refers specifically to a school's distinctive atmosphere and values, while 伝統 is the broader, more general word for tradition of any kind.
伝統 refers broadly to tradition or heritage passed down over time, whereas 民俗 focuses specifically on folk customs and everyday practices of common people.
伝統 is a formal word for tradition or cultural heritage passed down through generations, while しきたり is about everyday customary rules within a smaller group.
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Show 5 more traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
traditional culture
traditional cuisine; traditional food
traditional performing arts
traditional music
