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Definition and Synonyms for 伝説
| 1. | 先祖伝承 | 神話上のまたは超自然の存在または出来事についての物語 |
| 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 | |
| 2. | 神話 | 歴史として認められた伝統的な話 |
| Myth | a traditional story accepted as history | |
| Synonyms: | 伝説, 故事, 神話 | |
| 3. | 話説 | 過去の出来事の記録または物語風の記述 |
| 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, 話, 話す, 語り草, 説話, 謂れ, 謂れ因縁, 講談, 青史 | |
| 4. | 神話 | 人々の世界観を説明する働きをする |
| Myth | serves to explain the world view of a people | |
| Synonyms: | 伝説, 故事, 神話 |
Meanings for each kanji in 伝説
| » | 伝 | transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition |
| » | 説 | rumor; opinion; theory |
Categories 伝説 is a member of
| 1. | 物語り | 一連の関連した出来事を語るフィクション |
| Story | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events | |
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| 2. | 記録 | 過去の出来事に関する永久的な証拠または情報を提供する（文書、レコード録音、写真のような）もの |
| 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
ある出来事を記念したり先祖の伝説を伝えるために建てられたものであった。
They were erected to commemorate a certain event or to tell an ancestral legend.
神話や伝説は代々語り継がれていくべきだ。
Myths and legends should be handed down from generation to generation.
こう見えて、子供の頃はケーキを二ホール平らげた伝説を持っている。
You couldn't tell it by looking, but she has the legendary tale of having eaten two whole cakes when a child.
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