Word Meaning 伝来

でんらい denrai

伝来 is read as でんらい (denrai) and means introduction (from abroad).

Meaning

English

  1. introduction (from abroad)
  2. transmission (through successive generations)
  3. being handed down (from generation to generation)
  4. being passed down

Reading

Kana

でんらい

Romaji

denrai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 17811 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伝来語

でんらいご

loanword

中国伝来

ちゅうごくでんらい

imported (transmitted) from China

伝説

でんせつ

legend

伝言

でんごん

verbal message

伝達

でんたつ

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity)

伝わる

つたわる

to be handed down (from generation to generation)

伝う

つたう

to go along

つて

means of making contact

伝法

でんぼう

teaching Buddhism

伝記

でんき

biography

伝える

つたえる

to convey

伝道

でんどう

missionary work