How to say "legendary" in Japanese

• 伝奇的でんきてき
  na-adjectiveA seldom-used equivalent of 伝説的, evoking the world of strange, marvelous tales; for the ordinary sense of 'legendary' it is rarely the word you want — 伝説的 is the safer choice.
• 伝説上でんせつじょう
  no-adjectiveRefers to what exists in legend rather than in fact — fabled or fabulous beings, creatures, and places. Choose it when 'legendary' means 'of legend'; for a real person of legendary fame, 伝説的 fits better.
• 伝説的でんせつてき
  na-adjectiveDescribes a real person, deed, or place whose fame has become the stuff of legend, and also means 'folkloric, traditional'; among the three it is usually the word you want for 'legendary'.

All three are relatively uncommon ways to say 'legendary': 伝説的 covers the broad sense 'famed like a legend' or 'folkloric', 伝説上 means 'existing only in legend, fabled', and 伝奇的 is a seldom-used near-synonym of 伝説的.

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• 伝奇的でんきてきlegendary
• 伝説上でんせつじょうlegendary
• 伝説的でんせつてきlegendary