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[でん()·せつ()]
densetsu
noun

English Meaning(s) for 伝説

noun
  1. tradition; legend; folklore

Definition and Synonyms for 伝説

Legend a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
Synonyms: レジェンド, 伝う, 伝え, 伝える, 伝承, 伝え話, 伝説, 先祖伝承, 口碑, 古伝, 奇譚, 故事, 昔話, 民間伝承, 物語, 物語る, 神話, 言伝, 言い伝え, 言い伝える
Myth a traditional story accepted as history
Synonyms: 伝説, 故事, 神話
Account a record or narrative description of past events
Synonyms: のたまわく, クロニクル, ヒストリー, 伝説, 叙事文, 史乗, 史書, 因縁, 実記, 履歴, 年代記, 年譜, 所記, 故事, 曰く, 来歴, 来由, 歴史, 沿革, 物語, 物語る, 由来, 由来書, 由緒, 由縁, 経緯, 編年史, 言う, 言伝, 記事, 記述, , , 話す, 語り草, 説話, 謂れ, 謂れ因縁, 講談, 青史
Myth serves to explain the world view of a people
Synonyms: 伝説, 故事, 神話

Meanings for each kanji in 伝説

» transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition
» rumor; opinion; theory

Categories 伝説 is a member of

Story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
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Record anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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Sample Sentences for 伝説

According to legend, ghosts would come out in that forest, so people would not enter that forest.
The last part of the legend was added later.
According to legend, those woods used to be haunted, so people would avoid entering.
The story is founded on tradition.
The legend says that she was a mermaid.

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