伝でん統とう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to customs, practices, or beliefs passed down through generations, or to established conventions in a field.

伝でん統とうを守まもるto preserve a tradition
この村むらは昔むかしからの伝でん統とうを守まもっている。
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
彼かれは父ちちから陶とう芸げいの伝でん統とうを受うけ継ついだ。
He inherited the pottery tradition from his father.
伝でん統とうに従したがうto follow tradition
結けっ婚こん式しきは地じ元もとの伝でん統とうに従したがって行おこなわれた。
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
この地ち方ほうには祭まつりの伝でん統とうがある。
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
その会かい社しゃは伝でん統とうを重おもんじる社しゃ風ふうで知しられている。
That company is known for a corporate culture that values tradition.

慣かん習しゅうN1
慣習 refers to a customary practice or social habit, often more specific and less historically weighty than 伝統.
風ふう習しゅうN1
風習 emphasizes local or folk customs and manners, while 伝統 stresses continuity handed down over generations.
習ならわし
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.
伝でん統とう文ぶん化か
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.

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正せい統とう
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.
伝でん承しょう
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.
文ぶん化かN4
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.
校こう風ふうN1
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.
民みん俗ぞくN1
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.
しきたりN1
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.

革かく新しんN1
革新 means innovation or reform, the conceptual opposite of 伝統's preservation of the old ways.

伝でん承しょう
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.
伝でん統とう的てきN2
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.
転てん倒とう
転倒 (てんとう) sounds similar to 伝統 (でんとう) but means 'falling over,' while 伝統 means 'tradition.'

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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.