伝承(でんしょう)

でんしょう
noun, suru verb
tradition, folklore, oral transmission
1. tradition, folklore, oral transmission
Knowledge, customs, stories, or skills passed down from generation to generation, especially through oral means. Also refers to the act of handing down such traditions.
民間(みんかん)伝承(でんしょう)を集(あつ)める。
To collect folklore.
この技術(ぎじゅつ)は師匠(ししょう)から弟子(でし)へ伝承(でんしょう)されてきた。
This technique has been handed down from master to apprentice.
地域(ちいき)の伝承(でんしょう)を次(つぎ)の世代(せだい)に残(のこ)すことが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It is important to preserve local traditions for the next generation.

GRAMMAR: Functions as a noun and as a する verb (伝承(でんしょう)する).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 民間(みんかん)伝承(でんしょう) (folklore, folk tradition)
  • 口頭(こうとう)伝承(でんしょう) (oral tradition)
  • 伝承(でんしょう)文化(ぶんか) (traditional culture)
  • 技術(ぎじゅつ)の伝承(でんしょう) (transmission of skills)

SIMILAR WORDS: 伝説(でんせつ) refers to a specific legend or story, while 伝承(でんしょう) emphasizes the process of passing down knowledge and the body of traditions themselves.

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Added 2026.2.16 21:22 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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