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伝 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「人」

道
7Elementary year 4 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「人」
On
デンでん · den
Kun
つた(わる)・つた(える)・つた(う)tsuta(waru) · tsuta(eru) · tsuta(u)
Meaning
to transmit; convey; legend

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onデンでんden伝言でんごん伝統でんとう宣伝せんでん
Kunつたわるtsutawaru伝わるつたわる
Kunつたえるtsutaeru伝えるつたえる言い伝えいいつたえ
Kunつたうtsutau伝うつたう

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

More words with this kanji

  • 伝票でんぴょう
  • 伝統でんとう
  • 宣伝せんでん
  • 伝染でんせん
  • 伝播でんぱ
  • 魏志倭人伝ぎしわじんでん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

友(とも)だちに伝言(でんごん)を伝(つた)える。

I convey a message to my friend.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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