Japanese symbol for “fabled”

伝説上

でんせつじょう

Romaji: densetsujou

legendary; fabled; fabulous

In Japanese, fabled is 伝説上, read でんせつじょう (densetsujou).

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Meanings

adj-no legendary; fabled; fabulous

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

説

opinion, theory, explanation

on: セツ、ゼイ
kun: と.く

14 strokes · JLPT 3

上

above, up

on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ

3 strokes · JLPT 4

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
説明	せつめい setsumei	explanation; exposition; description
小説	しょうせつ shousetsu	novel; story; (work of) fiction
以上	いじょう ijou	not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above

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