"伝説" meaning in Japanese

See 伝説 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [dẽ̞ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨ] Forms: 伝説 [canonical] (ruby: (でん), (せつ)), densetsu [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|でんせつ}} 伝(でん)説(せつ) • (densetsu)
  1. tradition
    Sense id: en-伝説-ja-noun-3E2JXD0A Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 44 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28
  2. legend
    Sense id: en-伝説-ja-noun-uikpe2xP Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 23 71 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 24 69 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 26 67 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 30 61 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 26 67 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 44 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28
  3. folklore
    Sense id: en-伝説-ja-noun-SL2rA6mp Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 44 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28
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          "伝",
          "でん"
        ],
        [
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          "せつ"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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    }
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              4,
              10
            ]
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              14,
              22
            ]
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              4,
              6
            ]
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          "english": "The legend of Urashima Tarō",
          "roman": "Urashima Tarō densetsu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "浦",
              "うら"
            ],
            [
              "島",
              "しま"
            ],
            [
              "太",
              "た"
            ],
            [
              "郎",
              "ろう"
            ],
            [
              "伝",
              "でん"
            ],
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              "説",
              "せつ"
            ]
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          "folklore"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "でんせつ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dẽ̞ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨ]"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "伝",
          "でん"
        ],
        [
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          "せつ"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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              6
            ]
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          "english": "The legend of Urashima Tarō",
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              "浦",
              "うら"
            ],
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              "島",
              "しま"
            ],
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            ],
            [
              "郎",
              "ろう"
            ],
            [
              "伝",
              "でん"
            ],
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              "説",
              "せつ"
            ]
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          "legend",
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          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ]
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    {
      "other": "でんせつ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dẽ̞ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨ]"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 伝説 meaning in Japanese (1.4kB)

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