Introduction from abroad; when a cultural practice, technology, or item is transmitted into a country or region from elsewhere.
仏教は古代にインドから中国を経て日本に伝来した。
Buddhism was introduced to Japan in ancient times via China from India.
ガラス製品は室町時代に西洋から伝来したとされる。
Glassware is said to have been introduced from the West during the Muromachi period.
Transmission through successive generations; something passed down (customs, techniques, legends) from the past to the present.
この祭りは長い年月を経て家族から家族へ伝来してきた。
This festival has been handed down from family to family over many years.
家に伝来する刀は大切な家宝だ。
The sword handed down in the family is a treasured heirloom.