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伝記作家 (denkisakka) Japanese meaning: biographer | Kotomora

伝でん記き作さっ家か

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Meanings

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biographer

A writer who specializes in writing biographies.

彼かの女じょは有ゆう名めいな伝でん記き作さっ家かです。

She is a famous biographer.

その伝でん記き作さっ家かは歴れき史し上じょうの人じん物ぶつについて詳くわしく調しらべた。

The biographer thoroughly researched the historical figure.

Kanji

伝transmit, go along, walk along
記scribe, account, narrative
作make, production, prepare
家house, home, family

Related words

伝でん記き
伝記 is a biography (the work itself), while 伝記作家 is the person who writes it.
作さっ家か
作家 is a general writer or author; 伝記作家 specifies a biographer.

Built from

伝でん記き+作さっ家か

Etymology

Compound of 伝記 (biography) + 作家 (writer).