Skip to main content

伝“transmit” Kanjitsutawaru / den

How to write 伝

Meaning and readings

Meaning

transmit, follow, report, legend, tradition

Onyomi (音読み)

  • でん den

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

  • つた(わる) tsuta(waru)

Japanese reading

Practice 伝 on paper — a printable tracing grid with stroke order

Print a practice sheet (opens in a new tab)
Tan the tanuki mascot giving a thumbs up

Nice — one more kanji learned!

Review what you’ve learned →

Learn to express yourself in Japanese

Journal and get instant corrections with a custom curriculum.

Japanese learning interface showing text correction and feedback