伝

Meaning

Transmit, convey · transmitir, comunicar

Readings

• On (音読み): デン
• Kun (訓読み): つた.わる・つた.える・つた.う

Example words

• 伝える（つたえる）— to convey; tell
• 手伝う（てつだう）— to help
• 伝言（でんごん）— message (relayed)

Structure

Radical 人 written as 亻 here (ひと・にんべん · Person) · 6 strokes · school grade 4

Watch out

手伝う (てつだう) is て + 伝う with rendaku (つた→つだ), and it takes を: 母を手伝う, even though Spanish says ayudar A mi madre. 伝える = pass a message on: よろしくお伝えください (give my regards). Pair: 伝わる (が) / 伝える (を).