Meaning of "Denshosha" - Memory Keeper


In reading articles about survivors of Hiroshima ( _hibakusha_ ), I learned
that there are designated individuals, _denshosha_ , who are tasked with
learning and recording the memories of the survivors of the bombing.

Is _denshosha_ a term specific to the "memory-keeping" of the _hibakusha_ , or
does it have a more general meaning of simply "memory-keeper", i.e. it makes
sense outside of the concept of the _hibakusha_?

(I do not study Japanese, and I do not know the Kanji/written form of these
words.)




It's not specific to hibakusha. It's written 伝承者 (den sho sha), and the last
sha means "person". 伝承 means keeping knowledge through generations, usually by
oral means or by teaching.  
Hibakusha is written 被爆者 (hi baku sha), where hi means "exposed" and baku
"bomb" or "blast". Sha is again "people".




It's not specific to hibakusha. It's written 伝承者 (den sho sha), and the last
sha means "person". 伝承 means keeping knowledge through generations, usually by
oral means or by teaching.  
Hibakusha is written 被爆者 (hi baku sha), where hi means "exposed" and baku
"bomb" or "blast". Sha is again "people".

