Word details
都市伝説
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 都市伝説.
Dictionary
Entry
1
urban legend
Examples
「くだらねえ都市伝説だろう」「でも、火のないところに煙は立たないというけどね」
"Probably just a stupid urban legend" "But they do say 'there's no smoke without fire', don't they?"
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
都
metropolis, capital, all, everything
10 strokesFrequency 123JLPT N3Grade 3
On
トツ
Kun
みやこ
Nanori
くにずちづめみや
市
market, city, town
5 strokesFrequency 42JLPT N3Grade 2
On
シ
Kun
いち
Nanori
いち
伝
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
6 strokesFrequency 416JLPT N2Grade 4
On
デンテン
Kun
つた.わるつた.えるつた.うつだ.う-づた.いつて
Nanori
つたえ
説
opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
14 strokesFrequency 326JLPT N3Grade 4
On
セツゼイ
Kun
と.く
Nanori
さとしとき
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