漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 46 strokesRadical
On
デン
Kun
つた(わる)・つた(える)・つた(う)
Meaning
to transmit; convey; legend

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic (original form 傳): 人 (person, meaning) with 專 (sound); means "to convey/transmit."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

デン伝言・伝統・宣伝
つたわる伝わる
つたえる伝える・言い伝え
つたう伝う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 伝説でんせつ

    legend

  • 手伝いてつだい

    help

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

友だちに伝言を伝える。

I convey a message to my friend.

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