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伝

transmit
Stroke count: 6

Readings

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
JōyōGrade 4
  1. to go along
  2. to walk along
  3. to follow

Popular Usage

伝える手伝う宣伝お手伝いさん

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · rising cloud · two (二) · elbow · wall

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1036

Compound words

手伝うてつだう
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
伝えるつたえる
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell
宣伝せんでん
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
お手伝いさんおてつだいさん
maid
遺伝いでん
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
駅伝えきでん
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
自伝じでん
autobiography
伝うつたう
to go along; to walk along; to follow
伝記でんき
biography; life story
伝承でんしょう
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
伝説でんせつ
legend; folklore; tradition
伝染でんせん
contagion; infection
伝送でんそう
transmission; communication; circulation; dissemination; diffusion
伝達でんたつ
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer
伝統でんとう
tradition; convention
伝道でんどう
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
伝票でんぴょう
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
伝言でんごん
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
評伝ひょうでん
critical biography
伝法でんぽう
brazen (esp. of a woman's behavior); bold; brave; rough; violent
遺伝子いでんし
gene
自叙伝じじょでん
autobiography
手伝いてつだい
helper; assistant; help; assistance
伝わるつたわる
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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