伝

6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

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

Kun'yomi
  • つたわる
    		to spread (of a rumor, news, etc.) ②to be handed down (from generation to generation) ③to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.) ④to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
  • つたえる
    		to convey
  • つたう
    		to go along
  • -づたい
  • つだう
  • つて
    		means of making contact ②connections
On'yomi
  • デン
    		legend ②biography ③method ④horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
  • テン
Nanori
  • つたえ

Main Radical

人(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つたわるつたえるつたう-づたい 39.2%
デンテン 36.4%
つだう 22.9%
つて 1.4%

Character Breakdown

transmit, go along, walk along
つた.わる　デン　つだ.う (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
say
ウン　い.う　ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)

Common Words

つた
伝
　
え
　
る
to convey
でん
伝
せつ
説
legend
て
手
つだ
伝
　
う
to help ②to contribute to
つた
伝
　
わ
　
る
to spread (of a rumor, news, etc.) ②to be handed down (from generation to generation) ③to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.) ④to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
づた
伝
　
い
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.)
て
手
つだ
伝
　
い
helper ②help
でん
伝
legend ②biography ③method ④horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
つた
伝
　
え
legend
でん
伝
ごん
言
(verbal) message
い
遺
でん
伝
し
子
gene
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References

Unicode hex code 4F1D
JIS X 0208 1-37-33
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Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 44
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 462P
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Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 68
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 972
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a4.14
Four corner code 2123.1
De Roo Code 2171