伝

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

テンデン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-づた.いつた.うつた.えるつた.わるつだ.うつて

Nanori (名乗り)

つたえ

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:6

JLPT:N3

Frequency:416

Vocabulary

テン

Word	Reading	Meaning
伝奏	テンソウ	delivering a message to the emperor
武家伝奏	ブケテンソウ	imperial official in charge of communication between the shogunate and the court (during the Muromachi and Edo periods)

デン

Word	Reading	Meaning
遺伝	イデン	heredity; (genetic) inheritance
遺伝子	イデンシ	gene
駅伝	エキデン	long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
自伝	ジデン	autobiography
宣伝	センデン	publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
お手伝いさん	おてつだいさん	maid
伝染す	うつす	to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to swap; to substitute; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to spend (time); to let (time) pass; to infect; to permeate something (with a color, smell, etc.)
手伝い	てつだい	helper; assistant; help; assistance
手伝う	てつだう	to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
伝う	つたう	to go along; to walk along; to follow

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

fell, strike, attack, punish

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel

adhere, attach, refer to, append

Buddha, the dead, France

submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve

too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder