伝記

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 伝記 is read as でんき and is a noun for a biography recording the life and deeds of a real person.
• Basic usage: A scientist's biography appears in 科学者の伝記, while preserving someone's life as a biography appears in 生涯を伝記として書き残す.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A record centered on a life
  • 伝記 focuses on the life and actions of a particular person rather than merely recording an event.
• Difference from 自伝
  • 自伝 is an autobiography written by the person about their own life, while 伝記 is the broader term and can be written by someone else.