Quick answer
伝 is the kanji for "Report". A common reading is つた.わる (tsutawaru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Report
Also : Follow · Legend · Transmit · Go Along · Tradition
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
The kanji 伝 represents 'TRANSMIT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of transmit.
On-reading: でん — remember this sound by associating it with transmit. Kun-reading: つた.わる.
Example Sentences
大切なことを後世に伝えたいです。
たいせつなことをこうせいにつたえたいです。
I want to pass important things on to future generations.
伝統的な工芸品を作っています。
でんとうてきなこうげいひんをつくっています。
I make traditional crafts.
Vocabulary using 伝
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