伝記

でんき · denki · JLPT N2 · noun

biography

📖 den-ki: 伝 (transmit, pass down) + 記 (record) = a record passed down about a life

伝 means to pass on or transmit, and 記 means to record or write down. A 伝記 is a written record that passes a person's life story on to others.