noun

  1. legend, tradition.
  2. biography, life.
  3. method, way.
  4. horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
でん

Contained Kanji 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)