伝来

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伝	来
でん Grade: 4	らい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
傳來 (kyūjitai)

Noun

伝(でん)来(らい) • (denrai) 

1. an item or concept introduced or transmitted from a foreign land
2. something that is handed down from earlier generations, an heirloom

Verb

伝(でん)来(らい)する • (denrai suru) suru (stem 伝(でん)来(らい)し (denrai shi), past 伝(でん)来(らい)した (denrai shita))

1. be introduced from a foreign country
2. hand down from generation to generation