自伝

Japanese
Kanji in this term
自 伝
じ
Grade: 2		 でん
Grade: 4
goon
Alternative spelling
自傳 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

First attested in 1563.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

自(じ)伝(でん) • (jiden) 

  1. [from 1563] an autobiography

References
  1. “自伝”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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