Quick answer
伝 is the kanji for "to transmit". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is つた.わる (tsutawaru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
to transmit
Also : to follow · to go along · Tradition · Legend
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
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
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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