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Kanji 伝: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 伝: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition

Key takeaways

Kanji 伝: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

伝
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Meaning

transmitgo alongwalk alongfollowreportcommunicatelegendtradition

On reading

デンテン

Kun reading

つた.わるつた.えるつた.うつだ.う-づた.いつて

Radical

人

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 伝

transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition

Kanji structure breakdown

伝

Structure breakdown

亻 + 云

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji combines 'person' (亻) and 'say' (云). It depicts a person speaking to another to 'transmit' or 'deliver' information, news, or traditions from one to another.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

デン
  • 伝言でんごん

    verbal message / short note

  • 伝説でんせつ

    legend / folklore

  • 伝達でんたつ

    transmission / communication / delivery

  • 伝来でんらい

    handed down / transmitted / inherited

  • 宣伝せんでん

    advertisement / publicity

  • 伝記でんき

    biography / life story

  • 伝染でんせん

    contagion / spread of infection

  • 伝統でんとう

    tradition / custom / practice

Kun reading

つた.わる
  • 伝言つてこと

    verbal message / word / rumor

  • 伝わるつたわる

    to be conveyed / to be transmitted / to be handed down

  • 伝えるつたえる

    to convey / to report / to tell

  • 手伝うてつだう

    to help / to assist

Commonly used words

  • 伝言
    でんごん

    verbal message / short note

  • 伝説
    でんせつ

    legend / folklore

  • 伝達
    でんたつ

    transmission / communication / delivery

  • 伝来
    でんらい

    handed down / transmitted / inherited

  • 宣伝
    せんでん

    advertisement / publicity

  • 伝記
    でんき

    biography / life story

  • 伝言
    つてこと

    verbal message / word / rumor

  • 伝わる
    つたわる

    to be conveyed / to be transmitted / to be handed down

  • 伝える
    つたえる

    to convey / to report / to tell

  • 手伝う
    てつだう

    to help / to assist

Example sentences

Example 1

彼から言伝を預かりました。

Translation

I received a message from him.

Example 2

言伝で知らせを伝えた。

Translation

I conveyed the news by message.

Example 3

伝言をカレンダーに書いておいた。

Translation

I wrote the message on the calendar.

Example 4

彼から伝言があったよ。

Translation

There was a message from him.

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