Vocab Info
N1 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
伝来ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down
Dictionary Definition
Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
1.
introduction (from abroad)
2.
transmission (through successive generations), being handed down (from generation to generation), being passed down
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伝来 【でんらい】
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キリスト教が伝来した経路を探る。
To explore the route through which Christianity was transmitted.
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先祖から伝来している刀を大事に保管する。
To carefully store a sword that has been handed down from one's ancestors.
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生徒:「仏教が日本に伝来したのはいつですか?」
Student: 'When was Buddhism transmitted to Japan?'
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先祖から伝来している宝物とあって、売ることは許されない。
It's a treasure that's been handed down through the family, so selling it is out of the question.
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歴史の先生が、鉄砲は十六世紀ごろに日本に伝来したと言っていました。
The history teacher said that guns were imported into Japan around the 16th century.
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