駅伝

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
駅 伝
えき
Grade: 3 		でん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
驛傳 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation

Noun

駅(えき)伝(でん) or 駅伝(エキデン) • (ekiden) ←えきでん (ekiden)?

  1. ekiden (long-distance relay race)

Descendants

  • → English: ekiden

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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