く
口
でん
伝

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. oral instruction.
  2. passing information by word-of-mouth.

noun

  1. oral tradition.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
く
口
でん
伝
 口伝 くでん
こう
口
でん
伝
 口伝 こうでん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
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)