伝
Transmit
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| でん | つた.える, つた.わる | イ + 二 + ム |
Meaning: Transmit
The leader has two piles of things he needs to send somewhere. He decides to use his magic leader powers, takes out a magic wand, and touches the two piles, transmiting them somewhere else.
It’s weird he’s able to transmit things like that, don’t you think?
Reading: でん
Where does he transmit them to? He transmits them to a bear’s den (でん). You know that, because you have to go retrieve these piles. They weren’t supposed to go here.
Of course, going in to a bear den is scary. Curse your leader for trying to transmit things with magic. Such a dumb idea. Also, be afraid of bears.
Vocabulary
Just a few words to learn now, and a few more to learn later. Look at all of them, though!
a 伝える（つたえる）＝ Tell Someone, Pass Along Info To…
- Meaning: When you do these things, you are transmitting something. This is when you’re doing the transmitting, though. This is when you’re doing the action of telling someone something or passing along info to something/someone.
- Reading: Kun’yomi reading – You have to remember the つた part. Think of yourself transmitting information to someone that the tutor (つた) in the Japanese department is actually a monkey in disguise. You can see their tail…
a 伝わる（つたわる）＝ Something Is Transmitted
- Meaning: The same as the previous word, except now you aren’t doing the action. It’s just something that’s happening.
- Reading: The kun’yomi reading once again – use the previous word to remember this word.
a 手伝う（てつだう）＝ Help
- Combo: 手 (hand) + 伝う (transmit)
- Meaning: When you transmit your hand you are “giving someone a hand” … get it?
- Reading: Once again the kun’yomi readings, though instead of つた it’s つだ… no real easy way to remember this, except by learning the word over time (use those study decks to your advantage… SRS is awesome).