Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
  • 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
  • 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
  • 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
  • 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
  • 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor

Kun reading compounds

  • 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
  • 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
  • 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
  • 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
  • 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
  • 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine

Readings

Japanese names:
つたえ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yun2
Korean:
jeon

Spanish

  • transmitir
  • tradición
  • ser transmitido
  • comunicar
  • seguir

Portuguese

  • transmitir
  • progredir
  • andar ao longo
  • seguir
  • relatório
  • comunicar
  • lenda
  • tradição

French

  • transmettre
  • côtoyer
  • suivre
  • rapporter
  • communiquer
  • légende
  • tradition
681 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
580 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
553 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
494 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
379 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
554 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
308 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
359 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.3 Japanese for Busy People
434 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
440 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
278 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
68 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
48 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
28 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
972 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
462P Morohashi
44 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
141 New Nelson (John Haig)
963 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1036 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
470 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2171 2001 Kanji
2a4.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-4 SKIP code
2123.1 Four corner code
1-37-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f1d Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
big, very
Parts:
play music, speak to a ruler, complete
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1067 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 奏 【ソウ】 report to the emperor
  • 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
  • 合奏 【ガッソウ】 ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.), concert
  • 四重奏 【シジュウソウ】 instrumental quartet

Kun reading compounds

  • 奏でる 【かなでる】 to play an instrument (esp. string instruments), to dance

Readings

Japanese names:
すすむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zou4
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • dirigirse al emperador
  • tocar un instrumento
  • completar

Portuguese

  • tocar música
  • audiência
  • completar

French

  • jouer de la musique
  • concert
  • parler à l'Empereur
  • mener à bien
930 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
918 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
845 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1178 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1643 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1178 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
951 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1544 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1646 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1679 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
418 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3185 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1645 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2233 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1585 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5915 Morohashi
2577 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1156 New Nelson (John Haig)
1571 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1693 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
890 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1463 2001 Kanji
0a9.17 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-4 SKIP code
4-9-4 SKIP code
5043.0 Four corner code
1-33-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
594f Unicode hex code