Kanji 伝: "transmit, go along, walk along"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 伝

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 伝つたえるto convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate
• 手伝てつだうto help; to assist; to aid · to contribute to; to be a factor in
• 伝つたわるto spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around · to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down
• 手伝てつだいhelper; assistant · help; assistance
• 伝でん説せつlegend; folklore; tradition
• お手伝てつだいmaid; helper · help; assistance
• 伝つたうto move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow
• 伝でん言ごん(verbal) message; word (from someone)
• 宣せん伝でんpublicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
• 伝でん統とうtradition; convention
• 伝う染つるto be infected; to be contagious
• 伝でん承しょうhanding down (information); legend; tradition; folklore

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