Japanese symbol for “conduction”
伝達
でんたつ
Romaji: dentatsu
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance
In Japanese, conduction is 伝達, read でんたつ (dentatsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conduction”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝導 | でんどう dendou | conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound) |
| 導通 | どうつう doutsuu | conduction; continuity |
| 貫流 | かんりゅう kanryuu | flowing through; conduction |
| 導電 | どうでん douden | conduction |
| 通流 | つうりゅう tsuuryuu | conduction |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
| 宣伝 | せんでん senden | publicity; advertisement; advertising |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | legend; folklore; tradition |
| 手伝い | てつだい tetsudai | helper; assistant |
| 遺伝 | いでん iden | heredity; (genetic) inheritance |
| 遺伝子 | いでんし idenshi | gene |
| 友達 | ともだち tomodachi | friend; companion |
| 達成 | たっせい tassei | achievement; attainment; accomplishment |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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