Meaning

Primary

To Transmit

Alternatives

To Tell, To Pass Down, To Convey

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means transmit, so the verb version is to transmit or to tell something.

Reading

つたえる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word has okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) you know that it's probably going to be the kun'yomi reading, which you didn't learn with the kanji. Here's a mnemonic to help you:

You want to transmit a signal to the stars (つた)! Trying to tell your message to anyone on earth would be too boring and too easy. Aim your message at the nearest star and transmit it into space!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 考えを伝える

    to convey one's thoughts

    メッセージを伝える

    to convey a message

    思いを伝える

    to convey one's feelings

Context Sentences

トーフグは、日本語の発音をそのままダイレクトにのうに伝えるきかいを発明しました。

Tofugu invented a machine that transmits Japanese pronunciation directly to your brain.

先生には、授業中にねむってしまうぐらいつかれているって事前にちゃんと伝えてたんだよ。

I told my teacher that I was so tired that I could have fallen asleep in his class earlier.

お父様とお母様にも、よろしくお伝えくださいね。

Please give your mother and father my regards.

Kanji Composition