noun, takes genitive case の

  1. biography, life story.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
伝記 でんき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

transmit, go along, walk along
つた.わる デン つだ.う (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
scribe, account, narrative
キ しる.す のり (2nd, N3)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)