銘々伝

めいめいでん

Also written 銘銘伝

Meanings

1. Noun biographies of each one (e.g. of the Forty-seven Rōnin) See also: 忠臣蔵 (ちゅうしんぐら).

Kanji

• 銘 inscribe. Read as メイ.
• 伝 transmit. Read as デン.

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