Japanese

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Kanji in this term
でん
Grade: 4
しょう
Grade: 6
ぶん
Grade: 1
がく
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
傳承文學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 伝承 (tradition) +‎ 文学 (literature)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んしょーぶんがく [dèńshóóbúꜜǹgàkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [dẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ːbɯ̟̃ŋɡa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

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(でん)(しょう)(ぶん)(がく) (denshōbungaku

  1. oral literature; folklore
    Synonyms: 口承文芸, 口承文学

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN