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Japanese word 伝記: biography / life story. Meanings and example sentences.

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伝記 (でんき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

伝記 (でんき) means biography / life story.

See example sentences below.

伝記 at a glance

伝記

でんきdenki

N2noun

biography / life story

伝記でんきdenkiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 伝記

Core meaning

biography / life story

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この本は有名な人の伝記です。

Translation

This book is a biography of a famous person.

Example 2

学校で伝記を書きました。

Translation

I wrote a biography at school.

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