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[こと()·づて()]
kotodute
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[こと()·()·]
kotodute
[こと()··]
kotodute

Root Words:

[こと() + つて()]
koto + tsute

English Meaning(s) for 言伝

noun
  1. (oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

Definition and Synonyms for 言伝

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
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

Meanings for each kanji in 言伝

» say
» transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition

Categories 言伝 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 言伝

I heard that he'd died.

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