伝 Kanji – transmit
The Japanese kanji 伝 can mean transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition.
Meaning and Readings
How is 伝 read?
伝 has the onyomi readings デン, テン and the kunyomi readings つたわる, つたえる, つたう, つだう, -づたい, つて.
In romaji, these readings can be written as den, ten, tsutawaru, tsutaeru, tsutau, tsudau, zutai, tsute.
Common Japanese Words Using 伝
These common Japanese words contain 伝. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お手伝いさん（おてつだいさん） — maid
- 遺伝（いでん） — heredity, (genetic) inheritance
- 遺伝子（いでんし） — gene
- 駅伝（えきでん） — long-distance relay race
- 自叙伝（じじょでん） — autobiography
- 自伝（じでん） — autobiography
- 手伝い（てつだい） — helper, assistant
- 手伝う（てつだう） — to help, to assist, to aid
- 宣伝（せんでん） — publicity, advertisement, advertising, propaganda
- 伝う（つたう） — to go along, to walk along, to follow