しでん

See also: じてん

Japanese

Noun

しでん • (shiden) 

1. 史伝: the historical record; histories and biographies
2. 市電: a municipal (electric) train; a tram, a streetcar
3. 師伝: esoteric teachings of a master
4. 私田: a privately owned rice paddy; a paddy with a private owner in the Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan
5. 紫電: a purple or violet electric light; a piercingly bright light; the model name of a Japanese fighter plane in WWII
6. 賜田: in the Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan, a rice paddy given by the emperor to a person as a reward for meritorious service