Japanese symbol for “telling”
伝え
つたえ
Romaji: tsutae
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; getting across; telling
In Japanese, telling is 伝え, read つたえ (tsutae).
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Meanings
- n conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; getting across; telling; transmitting
- n (verbal) message; word (from someone)
- n tradition; folklore; legend
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “telling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発信 | はっしん hasshin | informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling |
| 告げ口 | つげぐち tsugeguchi | telling (on someone); tattling; snitching |
| 言上 | ごんじょう gonjou | telling; stating |
| 口外 | こうがい kougai | revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling |
| 意味ありげ | いみありげ imiarige | meaningful; suggestive; telling |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “telling”.
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.