Japanese symbol for “biography”
伝記
でんき
Romaji: denki
biography; life story
In Japanese, biography is 伝記, read でんき (denki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n biography; life story
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “biography”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一代記 | いちだいき ichidaiki | biography |
| 紀伝 | きでん kiden | biography |
| 伝 | でん den | biography; life |
| バイオグラフィー | バイオグラフィー baiogurafii | biography |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
| 宣伝 | せんでん senden | publicity; advertisement; advertising |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | legend; folklore; tradition |
| 手伝い | てつだい tetsudai | helper; assistant |
| 遺伝 | いでん iden | heredity; (genetic) inheritance |
| 遺伝子 | いでんし idenshi | gene |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 記念 | きねん kinen | commemoration; celebration; remembrance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “biography”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.