This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: デン、テン、つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う、-づた.い、つて
Romaji: den, ten, tsuta.waru, tsuta.eru, tsuta.u, tsuda.u, -zuta.i, tsute
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: つたえ
Romaji: tsutae
Kana
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Meanings

transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  416
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-2-4
Korean Reading:  jeon
Chinese Reading:  yun2
Unicode:  4f1d
JIS:  4541

Indexes

Halpern Index: 44
Nelson Index: 379
New Nelson Index: 141
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a4.14
Four Corner Index: 2123.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 553
Gakken Index: 494
Japanese Names Index: 359
Daikanwanjiten Index: 462P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0668
Remembering the kanji Index: 963
Busy People Index: 3.3
Kanji Way Index: 331
Kanji Flashcards Index: 308
Kodansha Compact Index: 68
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 580
Kanji in Context Index: 278
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 28
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 29
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 972
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1036
Essential Kanji Index: 554
Kodansha Kanji Index: 48
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2171
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 681
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 470

Words

(つて)
intermediary; influence; good offices; connections; someone to trust; go-between; pull
伝説 (でんせつ)
tradition; legend; folklore
伝統 (でんとう)
tradition; convention
伝わる (つたわる)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
伝承 (でんしょう)
transmission; hand down (information); legend; tradition; folklore
(でん)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way; horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
伝える (つたえる)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
宣伝 (せんでん)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
遺伝子 (いでんし)
gene; genetic
外伝 (がいでん)
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
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