伝説

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
伝 説
でん
Grade: 4 		せつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
傳說 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

伝(でん)説(せつ) • (densetsu) 

  1. tradition
  2. legend
    浦(うら)島(しま)太(た)郎(ろう)伝(でん)説(せつ)
    Urashima Tarō densetsu
    The legend of Urashima Tarō
  3. folklore

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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