伝
伝 — Transmit
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate
On’yomiデン (den)
On’yomiテン (ten)
Kun’yomiつたわる (tsutawaru)
Kun’yomiつたえる (tsutaeru)
Kun’yomiつたう (tsutau)
Kun’yomiつだう (tsudau)
Kun’yomi-づたい (zutai)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 伝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
| 遺伝子 | いでんし idenshi | gene |
| 宣伝 | せんでん senden | publicity; advertisement; advertising |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | legend; folklore; tradition |
| 伝統的 | でんとうてき dentouteki | traditional; customary; conventional |
| 駅伝 | えきでん ekiden | long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse |
Study notes
伝 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #416 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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