JLPT N3 · Verb

伝わる (tsutawaru)

伝わる (つたわる, tsutawaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つたわる
Romaji: tsutawaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around · godan verb, intransitive
to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down · godan verb, intransitive
to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to come · godan verb, intransitive
to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to be felt; to come across · godan verb, intransitive
to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted; to be transmitted · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

この歌は１０世紀から今日まで伝わったものだ。

This song comes down to us from the tenth century.

Tatoeba #222788

お茶は中国から伝わった。

Tea was introduced from China.

Tatoeba #226864

あなたの議論は良く相手に伝わった。

Your argument came across well.

Tatoeba #233389

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 伝わる

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	伝わる	つたわる tsutawaru
Polite (~masu)	伝わります	つたわります tsutawarimasu
Negative	伝わらない	つたわらない tsutawaranai
Polite negative	伝わりません	つたわりません tsutawarimasen
Past	伝わった	つたわった tsutawatta
Polite past	伝わりました	つたわりました tsutawarimashita
Negative past	伝わらなかった	つたわらなかった tsutawaranakatta
Te-form	伝わって	つたわって tsutawatte
Potential	伝われる	つたわれる tsutawareru
Passive	伝わられる	つたわられる tsutawarareru
Causative	伝わらせる	つたわらせる tsutawaraseru
Volitional	伝わろう	つたわろう tsutawarou
Imperative	伝われ	つたわれ tsutaware
Conditional (~ba)	伝われば	つたわれば tsutawareba

Kanji in 伝わる

伝

transmit, go along, walk alongデン・テン・つた.わる・つた.える · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 伝わる.

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)

Source: JMdict entry 1441900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.