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伝記

でんき

biography, life story

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Examples

  1. この伝記はとてもおもしろい。

    このでんきはとてもおもしろい。

    This biography is very interesting.

  2. 彼の伝記は事実に即して書かれている。

    かれのでんきはじじつにそくしてかかれている。

    His biography is written closely in line with the facts.

  3. 子どものころ、有名な科学者の伝記を何冊も読んだ。

    こどものころ、ゆうめいなかがくしゃのでんきをなんさつもよんだ。

    As a child I read many biographies of famous scientists.

Common patterns

伝記を書く
to write a biography
伝記を読む
to read a biography
偉人の伝記
the biography of a great figure

Memory tip

伝 'transmit' plus 記 'record' — a life handed down in writing. It sounds exactly like 電気 'electricity', so context decides; a life written by the person himself is 自伝.

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