伝 – transmit, go along, walk along

6 strokesTaught in grade 4#416 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 伝 means transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is デン、テン (den, ten); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う、-づた.い、つて (tsutawaru, tsutaeru, tsutau, tsudau, zutai, tsute). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	デン	den
On’yomi	テン	ten
Kun’yomi	つた.わる	tsutawaru
Kun’yomi	つた.える	tsutaeru
Kun’yomi	つた.う	tsutau
Kun’yomi	つだ.う	tsudau
Kun’yomi	-づた.い	zutai
Kun’yomi	つて	tsute

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・二・厶.

Words using 伝

伝えるつたえるto convey手伝うてつだうto help宣伝せんでんpublicity伝統でんとうtradition伝言でんごん(verbal) message伝わるつたわるto spread (of a rumour, news, etc.)手伝いてつだいhelper伝記でんきbiography伝染でんせんcontagionお手伝いさんおてつだいさんmaid伝説でんせつlegend伝達でんたつtransmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity)伝来でんらいintroduction (from abroad)

Example sentences

奥様によろしくお伝えください。

Please say hello to your wife.

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いつでもお手伝いします。

I am always ready to help you.

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その商品はテレビで宣伝されている。

The goods are advertised on TV.

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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