伝説

でんせつ

tradition, legend, folklore

What does 伝説 mean?

伝説 is a Japanese noun meaning tradition, legend, folklore in English. It is written as 伝説 in kanji, でんせつ in hiragana, and densetsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その歌は伝説に由来する物だった。

The song descended from a legend.