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詳伝 (shouden) Japanese meaning: detailed biography | Kotomora

詳しょう伝でん

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ん

Meanings

1

detailed biography

A thorough, detailed account of a person's life, more comprehensive than a simple biography.

彼かれの詳しょう伝でんが出しゅっ版ぱんされた。
His detailed biography was published.

Kanji

詳detailed, full, minute
伝transmit, go along, walk along

Related words

伝でん記き
伝記 is a general term for biography, while 詳伝 specifically emphasizes a detailed, exhaustive account.

Etymology

Compound of 詳 (しょう, 'detailed') and 伝 (でん, 'biography').