Meaning

Primary

Biography

Alternative

Life Story

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

If you want to transmit the story of someone's life, you have to write down all of it in a biography.

Reading

でんき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 伝記を読む

    to read a biography

    伝記を作る

    to create a biography

    伝記を集める

    to collect biographies

Context Sentences

あの投手の伝記、読んだ?

Have you read the pitcher's life story?

その作家の伝記に書かれていたことは、とても意外だった。

The stuff that was written in the writer's biography was very surprising.

まあ、そう思うのは、最近読んだ伝記の影響かもしれません。

Well, I think I might feel like this because I was influenced by a biography I read recently.

Kanji Composition