Biography in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishA written account of someone's life by another person.

Definition in Japaneseある人の生涯を、本人以外の人が調べて書いたもの。

Example sentences

• その伝記(でんき)に、彼女(かのじょ)が絵(え)を描(か)くのをやめた理由(りゆう)も書(か)いてある？🔊

  Does that biography explain why she stopped painting?

• 彼女(かのじょ)の伝記(でんき)を読(よ)むまで、医者(いしゃ)になるための勉強(べんきょう)をしてたなんて知(し)らなかった。🔊

  Until I read her biography, I had no idea she had trained as a doctor.

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