伝 means “convey, pass on”

つたえる · tsutaeru

Also: transmit, go along, walk along, follow

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): つたわる, つたえる, つたう, つだう, つて
On'yomi (Chinese reading): デン, テン

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 4 · 6 strokes

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A person (亻) passing on what was said (云): word moving from one to the next. 伝える is to pass on a message, 手伝う is to lend a hand, and 伝統 is tradition, what each generation hands to the next.

Used in 伝える (tsutaeru, to convey), 手伝う (tetsudau, to help), and 伝統 (dentou, tradition)

伝 means “convey, pass on”

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