JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 逓: "relay, in turn, sending"
The kanji 逓 means "relay, in turn, sending". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read テイ in on'yomi and かわ.る, たがいに in kun'yomi.
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
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かわ.るたがいに
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
| Meaning | relay, in turn, sending |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1957 of 2,501 |
Common words with 逓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 駅逓delivery of packages; postal service
- 逓増gradual increase
- 逓信省Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
- 逓信communications (e.g. post, telegraph) · Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
- 逓減gradual decrease; gradual diminution
- 逓信大臣Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
- 逓送forwarding
- 逓伝relay
- 駅逓局post office
- 逓次successively; in order
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