伝
communicate, follow, go along, legend, report, tradition, transmit, walk along
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
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Information
Grade:4
Strokes:6
JLPT:3
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
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association, interview, join, meet, meeting, party
Grade 2JLPT 4
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attack, fell, punish, strike
Grade 8JLPT 1
代
age, change, charge, convert, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute
Grade 3JLPT 4
伏
bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), prostrated
Grade 8JLPT 1
仁
benevolence, charity, humanity, kernel, man, virtue
Grade 6JLPT 1
付
adhere, append, attach, refer to
Grade 4JLPT 3
仏
Buddha, France, the dead
Grade 5JLPT 2
供
accompany, offer, present, serve (meal), submit
Grade 6JLPT 3
侍
samurai, serve, wait upon, waiter
Grade 8JLPT 1
余
myself, other, remainder, surplus, too much
Grade 5JLPT 3