しでん

Noun

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