Word Meaning 伝統

でんとう dentou

伝統 is read as でんとう (dentou) and means tradition.

Meaning

English

  1. tradition
  2. convention

Reading

Kana

でんとう

Romaji

dentou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words しきたり,仕来り,為来り,因習,習慣,決まり,日本,演芸 Rank 1511 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伝統的

でんとうてき

traditional

伝統文化

でんとうぶんか

traditional culture

伝統中国医学

でんとうちゅうごくいがく

traditional Chinese medicine

伝統的論理学

でんとうてきろんりがく

traditional logic

伝統料理

でんとうりょうり

traditional cuisine

伝統医学

でんとういがく

traditional medicine

伝統主義

でんとうしゅぎ

traditionalism

伝統ある

でんとうある

long-established

伝統食

でんとうしょく

traditional food

伝統的工芸品

でんとうてきこうげいひん

traditional handicraft

伝統的建造物群保存地区

でんとうてきけんぞうぶつぐんほぞんちく

traditional architectures preservation district

伝統音楽

でんとうおんがく

traditional music

Example Sentences

10

にほんのでんとうをたいせつにしたい。

I want to value Japanese tradition.

This is a family tradition.

Old traditions are crumbling away.

He turned his back on the old tradition.

Indigo blue is one of Japan's traditional colours.

Sake is a traditional Japanese alcoholic drink.

This tradition has been passed down from generation to generation.

It was a very traditional ceremony.

Old customs are gradually being destroyed.

Naginata is one of Japan's traditional martial arts.