Word Meaning 皆伝

かいでん kaiden

皆伝 is read as かいでん (kaiden) and means initiation into an art or discipline.

Meaning

English

  1. initiation into an art or discipline

Reading

Kana

かいでん

Romaji

kaiden

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 143679 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

免許皆伝

めんきょかいでん

possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo)

みな

everything

皆様

みなさま

everyone

皆さん

みなさん

all

皆目

かいもく

entirely

皆殺し

みなごろし

massacre

つて

means of making contact

自伝

じでん

autobiography

駅伝

えきでん

long-distance relay race

外伝

がいでん

supplementary biography

列伝

れつでん

series of biographies

一子相伝

いっしそうでん

transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child