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伝説 でんせつ (n) tradition; legend; folklore 810
古代 こだい (adj-na,n-adv,n-t) ancient times 1152
伝 つて (n) intermediary; good offices; connections; someone to trust 1277
伝 てん legend; tradition; life; biography; comment; communication 1277
伝える つたえる (v1) to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath 1405
伝統 でんとう (n) tradition; convention 1485
古 いにしえ (n) antiquity; ancient times 1849
古 こ old 1849
古 ふる (n) used; secondhand 1849
古い ふるい (adj) old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article 2001
古典 こてん (n) old book; classics; classic 2418
古く ふるく (adv,n) anciently; formerly 2476
古墳 こふん (n) ancient (mound) tomb 2959
遺伝子 いでんし (adj-na,n) gene; genetic 3106
宣伝 せんでん (n,vs) propaganda; publicity 3130
伝わる つたわる (v5r) to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along 3226
伝承 でんしょう (n,vs) transmission; hand down (information); legend; tradition; folklore 3847
外伝 がいでん (n) supplementary biography; anecdote 3953
古川 ふるかわ (n) old river 4418
伝達 でんたつ (n) transmission (e.g. news); communication; delivery 5029
遺伝 いでん (adj-na,n,vs) heredity; inherent 5044
駅伝 えきでん (n) stagecoach; post horse 5159
最古 さいこ (n) the oldest 5324
古河 ふるかわ (n) old river 5624
考古学 こうこがく (adj-no,n) archaeology 6846
中古 ちゅうこ (n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old; (2) Middle Ages 6933
中古 ちゅうぶる (n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old 6933
古来 こらい (adj-no,adv,n) from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured 7021
伝導 でんどう (n,vs) conduction; transmission 7044
伝送 でんそう (n) transmission; communication; circulation; dissemination; diffusion; propagation; delivery 7135
古今 ここん (n) ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present 7167
伝記 でんき (n) biography; life story 7601
古事記 こじき (n) Japan's Ancient Chronicle 8234
列伝 れつでん (n) series of biographies 8431
自伝 じてん rotation; turning 8550
自伝 じでん (n) autobiography 8550
手伝う てつだう (v5u) to help; to assist; to take part in 8803
稽古 けいこ (n) practice; training; study 8994
伝来 でんらい (adj-no,n) ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down 9205
伝道 でんどう (n,vs) proselytizing; evangelism; missionary work 10323
伝染 でんせん (n) contagion 10756
復古 ふっこ (n) revival; restoration 10971
伝播 でんぱ (n,vs) transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination 11112
手伝い てつだい (n) help; helper; assistant 12060
古都 こと (n) ancient city; former capital 12861
古文書 こぶんしょ (n) ancient documents; archives 12899
古文書 こもんじょ (n) ancient documents; archives 12899
古文 こぶん (n) ancient writing; classical literature 13146
古文 こもん (n) ancient writing; classical literature 13146
伝授 でんじゅ (n,vs) initiation; instruction 13313
古巣 ふるす (n) old haunts; former homes 13515
古参 こさん (n) seniority; long service 13810
古城 こじょう (n) old castle; old fortress 13845
伝奇 でんき (n) romance (fiction) 14489
伝言 つてごと (n,vs) verbal message; rumor; word 14861
伝言 でんごん (n,vs) verbal message; rumor; word 14861
太古 たいこ (n-adv,n) ancient times 14982
古道 こどう (n) old road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning 15259
古書 こしょ (n) old book; rare book 15294
言い伝え いいつたえ (n) tradition; legend 16730
古語 こご (n) obsolete word; old proverb; ancient (Japanese) language 16902
評伝 ひょうでん (n) a critical biography 16983
秘伝 ひでん (n) secret; mystery; secret formula 17216
古風 こふう (adj-na,n) old customs; old style 17775
古楽 こがく (n) ancient (early) music 18052
自叙伝 じじょでん (n) autobiography 18077
古本 こほん (n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book 18538
古本 ふるほん (n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book 18538
古本 ふるぼん (n) ancient book; antiquarian books; secondhand book 18538
古戦場 こせんじょう (n) ancient battlefield 18621
伝法 でんぼう (adj-na,n) teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado 19534
伝法 でんぽう (adj-na,n) teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado 19534
伝習 でんしゅう (n) learning 19861
古寺 こじ (n) old temple 20404
古寺 ふるでら (n) old temple 20404
喧伝 けんでん (n,vs) widely talked about 20551
古式 こしき (n) old style; ancient rites 20588
古生代 こせいだい (n) Paleozoic era 20782
口伝 くでん (n) oral tradition; tradition; oral instruction 20854
口伝 こうでん (n) oral tradition; tradition; oral instruction 20854
正伝 せいでん (n) authentic biography 21039
伝言板 でんごんばん (n) message board 21314
古里 ふるさと (n) home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home 21576
伝令 でんれい (n) messenger; orderly; runner 21615
伝馬 てんま (n) post horse 22057
家伝 かでん (n) family history (tradition) 22749
伝聞 でんぶん (n,vs) hearsay; rumor; report 22948
お手伝い おてつだい (n,vs) maid; help 23186
古木 こぼく (n) old tree 23584
古流 こりゅう (n) old manners; old style; old school (of art) 24029
伝搬 でんぱん (n,vs) transmission; propagation; spread 24217
伝票 でんぴょう (n) chit; sales slip; voucher 24217
伝う つたう (v5u) to go along; to walk along; to follow 24291
古史 こし (n) ancient history 24551
直伝 じきでん (n) direct transmission (of mysteries or skill); initiation 24551
古着 ふるぎ (n) old clothes; secondhand clothing 24627
好古 こうこ (n) love of antiquities 24915
古伝 こでん (n) legend; tradition 24980
古紙 こし (n) used paper; paper for recycling 25172
古人 こじん (n) ancient people 25172
略伝 りゃくでん (n) biographical sketch 25224
懐古 かいこ (adj-no,n) recalling the old days; nostalgia; reminiscences 25849
伝書鳩 でんしょばと (n) carrier pigeon; homing pigeon 26080
言い伝える いいつたえる (v1) to send word 26730
古物 こぶつ (n) antique; old article; secondhand goods 27058
古物 ふるもの (n) antique; old article; secondhand goods 27058
相伝 そうでん (n) inheritance 27433
古記 こき (n) ancient records 27521
上古 じょうこ (n) ancient times 27703
経伝 けいでん (n) sacred texts 27801
免許皆伝 めんきょかいでん (n) initiation into the secrets (of an art) 27801
古称 こしょう (n) old name 28008
古本屋 ふるほんや (n) second hand bookstore 28008
古豪 こごう (n) veteran; old-timer; man of experience 28300
古刹 こさつ (n) ancient temple 28681
古傷 ふるきず (n) old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident 28866
古株 ふるかぶ (n) old-timer; veteran; senior 29190
立志伝 りっしでん (n) success story 29190
古稀 こき (n) age seventy 29316
古びる ふるびる (v1) to look old; to get old 29962
古池 ふるいけ (n) old pool; old pond 30552
皆伝 かいでん (n) initiation into an art or discipline 30688
小伝 しょうでん (n) biographical sketch 30832
古音 こおん (n) old (pre-Wu dynasty) character pronunciation 31088
古事 こじ (n) ancient events 31088
人伝 ひとづて (n) hearsay; message 31088
古めかしい ふるめかしい (adj) old and familiar 31224
古臭い ふるくさい (adj) stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite 31368
古物商 こぶつしょう (n) curio or secondhand dealer 31368
古老 ころう (n) old people; seniors; elders; old-timer 31648
伝え つたえ (n) legend; tradition 31648
伝奏 でんそう (n,vs) delivering a message to the emperor 31648
擬古 ぎこ (n,vs) imitation of classical styles 32076
史伝 しでん (n) history and biography; historical material 32076
古潭 こたん (uk) village (Ainu term) 32964
伝え聞く つたえきく (v5k) to learn by hearsay 32964
古希 こき (n) age seventy 33111
一子相伝 いっしそうでん (n) transmission of a trade secret from father to a son 33282
古銭 こせん (n) old coin 33636
古道具 こどうぐ (n) old furniture; curios; secondhand goods 33830
古道具 ふるどうぐ (n) old furniture; curios; secondhand goods 33830
古跡 こせき (n) historic ruins; historic spot 34034
古跡 ふるあと (n) historic ruins; historic spot 34034
使い古す つかいふるす (v5s) to wear out (something) 34761
伝家 でんか (n) heirloom; trump card; last resort; family tradition 34761
古学 こがく (n) classical studies 34955
伝単 でんたん (n) leaflet 34955
古手 ふるて (n) disused article; ex-soldier; retired official 35139
閑古鳥 かんこどり (n) a cuckoo 35357
古雅 こが (adj-na,n) classical elegance; antiquity 35357