外伝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	伝
がい Grade: 2	でん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
外傳 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) がいでん [gàídéń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡa̠idẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

外(がい)伝(でん) • (gaiden)

biographical supplement; side story
(anime, manga) spin-off
『とある科学(かがく)の超電磁砲(レールガン)』は『とある魔術(まじゅつ)の禁書目録(インデックス)』の外伝(がいでん)である。
“Toaru Kagaku no Rērugan” wa “Toaru Majutsu no Indekkusu” no gaiden de aru.
A Certain Scientific Railgun is a spin-off of A Certain Magical Index.

Synonyms

(spin-off): スピンオフ (supin'ofu)

See also

本伝(ほんでん) (honden): main biography
本編(ほんぺん) (honpen): main story; original story
原作(げんさく) (gensaku): original work; original story
番外編(ばんがいへん) (bangaihen): additional story

Further reading

外伝 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Gaiden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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