relay, in turn, sending
On'yomi (音読み)
- テイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かわ.る
- たがいに
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communications (e.g. post, telegraph), Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
- 逓減gradual decrease, gradual diminution
- 逓送forwarding
- 逓増gradual increase
- 逓伝relay
- 駅逓delivery of packages, postal service
- 逓次successively, in order
- 逓倍multiplication (e.g. of frequencies)
Words using this kanji
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