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    3. 伝記

    伝記

    伝でん記き

    biography

    N2KMT6News #14+1Noun, ParticleHistoryLiteratureKanji Vocab16 strokes

    でんき

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    biography, life story

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしは有ゆう名めいな作さっ家かの伝でん記きを読よみました。

    I read the biography of a famous writer.

    KMT5Literature
    この伝でん記きは、彼かれの波は乱らんに満みちた人じん生せいを詳しょう細さいに描えがいています。

    This biography vividly portrays his tumultuous life in detail.

    KMT6Literature
    彼かれの伝でん記きは、文ぶん学がく賞しょうの候こう補ほにもなりました。

    His biography was also nominated for a literary award.

    KMT6Literature
    歴れき史し上じょうの人じん物ぶつの伝でん記きを読よむことで、当とう時じの社しゃ会かい情じょう勢せいを深ふかく理り解かいすることができます。

    By reading biographies of historical figures, one can deeply understand the social conditions of that era.

    KMT7HistoryLiterature
    偉い人じんの伝でん記きは、しばしば歴れき史しの重じゅう要ような転てん換かん点てんを示しめしています。

    Biographies of great people often indicate important turning points in history.

    KMT7HistoryLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    伝
    つた.わる・つた.える・つた.う・つだ.う・-づた.い・つて…(3)
    transmit・go along・walk along・follow・report…(3)
    記
    しる.す…(2)
    scribe・account・narrative
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