transmit, communicate, legend
On'yomi (音読み)
- デン
- テン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つた.える
- つた.わる
About this kanji
The kanji 「伝」 has the primary meanings of transmit, communicate, and legend. It can be used as a verb, meaning to convey something, or as a noun in various contexts. A common compound is 伝言 (でんごん), which means message, useful when you want to convey information to someone. Another example is 伝説 (でんせつ), meaning legend, referring to traditional stories or folklore. You also have 伝達 (でんたつ), which means transmission, often used in formal contexts such as passing on information. Notably, the kun'yomi readings such as つたえる and つたわる emphasize a more native nuance in communication.
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Example sentences
彼は日本の文化を伝える。
He conveys Japanese culture.
Meanings across languages
- English
- transmit, communicate, legend
- Tiếng Việt
- truyền, truyền đạt, huyền thoại
- 日本語
- 伝える, 伝わる, 伝説
- 한국어
- 전달하다, 소통하다
- 中文
- 传播, 传达
- id
- menyampaikan, berkomunikasi
- th
- ถ่ายทอด, สื่อสาร
- es
- transmitir, comunicar
- fr
- transmettre, communiquer
- de
- übertragen, kommunizieren
- pt
- transmitir, comunicar
Common compounds
- 伝言でんごんmessage
- 伝説でんせつlegend
- 伝達でんたつtransmission, conveying
- 伝染でんせんinfection
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