Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 伝来(でんらい) in Japanese

伝来
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
でんらい
Romaji
denrai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
    Example sentence
    私達の生活様式はヨーロッパ文明の伝来以来変化してきた。 Our mode of life has changed since the introduction of European civilization.

Examples of 伝来, でんらい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

伝 JLPT 3

6 strokes

transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition

On'Yomi: デン, テン

Kun'Yomi: つた.わる, つた.える, つた.う, つだ.う, -づた.い, つて

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来 JLPT 5

7 strokes

come, due, next, cause, become

On'Yomi: ライ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ

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