Word Meaning 紀伝

きでん kiden

紀伝 is read as きでん (kiden) and means biography.

Meaning

English

  1. biography

Reading

Kana

きでん

Romaji

kiden

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 58808 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

紀伝体

きでんたい

annals-biographies form (of historical writing)

紀元

きげん

era

紀元前

きげんぜん

pre-era

紀行

きこう

traveller's journal

紀事本末体

きじほんまつたい

topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)

紀年法

きねんほう

calendar era

紀行文

きこうぶん

travel writing

紀元後

きげんご

post-era

紀年

きねん

years (since the start of an era)

紀要

きよう

bulletin

紀州鉄道株式会社

きしゅうてつどうかぶしきがいしゃ

Kishu Railway

紀元節

きげんせつ

Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948)