伝でん記き

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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.

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された。

A biographical film was released.

〈人ひと〉の伝でん記きを書かくto write a biography of someone
彼かれは有ゆう名めいな科か学がく者しゃの伝でん記きを書かいた。
He wrote a biography of a famous scientist.
伝でん記きを読よむto read a biography
夏なつ休やすみに歴れき史し上じょうの人じん物ぶつの伝でん記きを読よんだ。
I read a biography of a historical figure during summer vacation.

評ひょう伝でん
評伝 is a biography that includes critical analysis and evaluation of the subject, while 伝記 is a more neutral, general account of someone's life.
伝でん
伝記 is the everyday standalone word for a written biography, while 伝 in this sense mostly occurs as a suffix attached to a person's name (e.g. 信長伝).

自じ伝でん
自伝 is an autobiography written by the subject about themselves, while 伝記 is written by someone else about the subject.
自じ叙じょ伝でん
伝記 is a biography written by someone else about a person, whereas 自叙伝 is written by the subject about their own life.

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

biographical literature

biographical film; biopic