小伝（しょうでん）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: brief biography
Example sentences
- 巻末に著者の小伝がのっている。 — A short biography of the author appears at the end of the book.
- 偉人の小伝を読む。 — I read a brief biography of a great figure.
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