relay, in turn, sending

About this kanji

The kanji 逓 (テイ) primarily means to relay or send in turn. It is often used as a noun, but can also be found in verbs. You will see it in compounds like 逓信 (ていしん), which means communications such as mail or telegraphs, and 逓減 (ていげん), meaning a gradual decrease. Another common compound is 逓送 (ていそう), which refers to forwarding something. This kanji conveys the idea of something being passed along or transferred in a sequence. It's important to note that while 逓 can be associated with multiple contexts, it usually involves a process of transition.

Example sentences

• 逓信業務が重要です。

  Postal services are important.

Meanings across languages

English

relay, in turn, sending

Tiếng Việt

tiếp ván, lần lượt, gửi

日本語

逓送, 順に, 送る

한국어

중계, 순서대로, 보내다

中文

递送, 依次, 发送

id

relay, bergantian, pengiriman

th

การส่งต่อ, ผลัดกัน, การส่ง

es

relevo, a su vez, envío

fr

relais, à tour de rôle, envoi

de

Relay, nacheinander, Versand

pt

revezamento, por sua vez, envio

Common compounds

• 逓信ていしんcommunications (e.g. post, telegraph), Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
• 逓減ていげんgradual decrease, gradual diminution
• 逓送ていそうforwarding
• 逓増ていぞうgradual increase
• 逓伝ていでんrelay
• 駅逓えきていdelivery of packages, postal service
• 逓次ていじsuccessively, in order
• 逓倍ていばいmultiplication (e.g. of frequencies)