Japanese symbol for “biopic”

伝記映画

でんきえいが

Romaji: denkieiga

biographical film; biographical movie; biopic

In Japanese, biopic is 伝記映画, read でんきえいが (denkieiga).

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Meanings

n biographical film; biographical movie; biopic

Kanji and stroke order

伝

transmit, go along, walk along

on: デン、テン
kun: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う

6 strokes · JLPT 2

記

scribe, account, narrative

on: キ
kun: しる.す

10 strokes · JLPT 2

映

reflect, reflection, projection

on: エイ
kun: うつ.る、うつ.す、は.える、-ば.え

9 strokes · JLPT 3

画

brush-stroke, picture

on: ガ、カク、エ、カイ
kun: えが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと

8 strokes · JLPT 3

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
映画	えいが eiga	movie; film; motion picture
漫画	まんが manga	cartoon; comic; comic strip

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.