しでん

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See also: じてん

Japanese

Noun

しでん (shiden

  1. 史伝: the historical record; histories and biographies
  2. 市電: a municipal (electric) train; a tram, a streetcar
  3. 師伝: esoteric teachings of a master
  4. 私田: a privately owned rice paddy; a paddy with a private owner in the Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan
  5. 紫電: a purple or violet electric light; a piercingly bright light; the model name of a Japanese fighter plane in WWII
  6. 賜田: in the Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan, a rice paddy given by the emperor to a person as a reward for meritorious service