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Kanji Detail for 傳 - "to transmit, legend"

傳

  • Meaning

    傳 means "to transmit, legend." Also associated with biography.

    1. Transmit - To pass on; to convey.

    2. Legend - A story passed down.

    3. Biography - An account of someone's life.

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    • Verified meaning: to transmit, legend
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つたえ, つとう, でん, ふう)
    • Also carries these associations: biography

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 傳

    Surnames 傳(つたえ)Listen 傳(つとう)Listen 傳(でん)Listen 傳(ふう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    summon; propagate; transmit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    summon; propagate, transmit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To transmit; to pass on. Meaning to transfer what one received to another. Such as 傳位 (pass on the throne), 傳道 (transmit teachings), 傳聞 (hearsay), 傳說 (legend). | To summon someone to convey orders. Such as 傳見 (summon for an audience), 傳到 (summon). | Commentary. Receiving and further elaborating on a teacher's teachings. Such as the Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals, Mao's Commentary on the Odes. | Recording deeds to pass down to posterity is also called 傳. Such as biographies in histories. | 傳舍: A relay station. For transmitting orders and receiving travelers.

  • Onyomi

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    den(デン) デン

    ten(テン) テン

  • Kunyomi

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    tsuta.eru(つた-える) つた-える

    tsuta.u(つた-う) つた-う

    tsuta.waru(つた-わる) つた-わる

    tsute(つて) つて

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    transmit legend biography commentary courier post station pass on hand down account communicate convey deliver disseminate impart propagate relay spread story transfer

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