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    3. 評伝

    評伝

    評ひょう伝でん

    critical biography

    KMT8News #22+1NounLiteratureKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ひょうでん

    Noun

    1.
    critical biography

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    私わたしは有ゆう名めいな作さっ家かの評ひょう伝でんを読よんだ。

    I read a critical biography of a famous writer.

    KMT6Literature
    その芸げい術じゅつ家かの評ひょう伝でんは、彼かれの人じん生せいと作さく品ひんを深ふかく掘ほり下さげている。

    The critical biography of that artist delves deeply into his life and works.

    KMT8LiteratureArt & Design
    新あたらしい歴れき史し小しょう説せつの執しっ筆ぴつのために、彼かれは多おおくの歴れき史し人じん物ぶつの評ひょう伝でんを読よみ漁あさった。

    For writing a new historical novel, he devoured many critical biographies of historical figures.

    KMT8LiteratureHistory
    彼かれの評ひょう伝でんは、単たんなる事じ実じつの羅ら列れつではなく、その時じ代だいの社しゃ会かい背はい景けいまで考こう察さつしている。

    His critical biography is not just a list of facts, but also examines the social background of that era.

    KMT9LiteratureHistory
    この評ひょう伝でんは、その詩し人じんの知しられざる側そく面めんを明あきらかにしたことで文ぶん学がく界かいに衝しょう撃げきを与あたえた。

    This critical biography shocked the literary world by revealing unknown aspects of the poet.

    KMT9LiteratureCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    評
    evaluate・criticism・comment
    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)
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