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Japanese symbol for “impart”

Romaji: tsutaeru
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate

In Japanese, impart is , read (tsutaeru).

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

  1. v1, vt to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

Kanji and stroke order

transmit, go along, walk along
on: デン、テン
kun: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “impart”

WordReadingMeaning
さずける sazukeruto teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんとう dentoutradition; convention
せんでん sendenpublicity; advertisement; advertising
でんせつ densetsulegend; folklore; tradition
てつだい tetsudaihelper; assistant
いでん idenheredity; (genetic) inheritance
いでんし idenshigene

See also: Chinese symbol for “impart”.

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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