伝 — kanji meaning “transmit”
伝
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
- Meanings
- transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
- On'yomi
- デン (den)、テン (ten)
- Kun'yomi
- つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う、-づた.い、つて
- Name readings
- つたえ
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #416 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- yún
Words with 伝
| 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 |
| 伝わる | つたわる tsutawaru | to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate |
| 伝達 | でんたつ dentatsu | transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery |
| お手伝い | おてつだい otetsudai | maid; helper |
| 伝言 | でんごん dengon | (verbal) message; word (from someone) |
| 伝染 | でんせん densen | contagion; infection |
| 駅伝 | えきでん ekiden | long-distance relay race |
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