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直伝 (jikiden) Japanese meaning: direct transmission | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness 伝 transmit, go along, walk along Related words 口く 伝でん 口伝 is oral transmission, often without written records, while 直伝 emphasizes the direct, person-to-person nature of the transmission.
秘ひ 伝でん 秘伝 is a secret tradition or mystery, while 直伝 focuses on the directness of the transmission rather than secrecy.
Etymology Compound of 直 (direct) and 伝 (transmission). The reading じき is the on'yomi for 直 in this context, and でん is the on'yomi for 伝.
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That technique is a direct transmission from master to disciple.
He received a secret book through direct initiation.
