Japanese symbol for “imparting”
伝授
でんじゅ
Romaji: denju
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on
In Japanese, imparting is 伝授, read でんじゅ (denju).
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 (giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | professor |
| 授業 | じゅぎょう jugyou | lesson; class; teaching |
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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