| 1847 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1182 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4852 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1731 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1848 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2155 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1552 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1654 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1600 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1822 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2158 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 281 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40385 | Morohashi |
| 1724 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6265 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 275 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 293 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1738 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
inscription, signature (of artisan)
- On:
- メイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1394 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 銘 【メイ】 inscription, epitaph, (manufacturer's) engraved signature, motto, maxim, precept
- 銘柄 【メイガラ】 brand, make, description, trading name of stocks and securities
- 座右銘 【ザユウメイ】 favourite motto, pet saying
- 鐘銘 【ショウメイ】 inscription on a temple bell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 み、 め
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- inscripción
- firma de artesano
Portuguese
- inscrição
- assinatura (de artesão)
French
- inscription (gravée)
- signature (d'un artisan)
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 8716.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9298 | Unicode hex code |
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
Stroke order
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
- 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 |