Today’s #kanji is 伝, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん（亻）, which suggests a connection with a person. 伝 used to be written as 傳, so 専 is its phonetic element, although 伝 and 専 don’t share a sound.
Meaning: to convey, to spread, etc.
Reading: デン、つた
伝記（デンキ）: a biography, a life story
伝言（デンゴン）: a (verbal) message, word
伝染（デンセン）する: (for a disease) to infect, to spread; (for a person) to be infected with (a disease), to catch
伝統（デントウ）: a tradition, a convention
遺伝（イデン）: heredity, (hereditary) transmission, (genetic) inheritance
宣伝（センデン）する: to publicise, to advertise, to boost
秘伝（ヒデン）: the handing down of secret skill to a chosen person, inherited secrets
伝（つた）う: to go along, to walk along
手すりを伝う: to walk holding onto the handrail
涙が頬を伝う: Tears run down one’s cheek
伝（つた）える: vt. to tell, to inform; to deliver, to issue; to introduce; to teach, to hand down
命令を伝える; to pass on an order
振動を伝える: to transmit vibrations
キリスト教を伝える: to introduce Christianity
技術を伝える: to teach a skill
伝（つた）わる: vi. to become known, to be learned; to reach, to travel; to be introduced; to be handed down
命令が伝わる; for an order to be given
振動が伝わる: for vibrations tp be transmitted
キリスト教が伝わる: for Christianity to be introduced
技術が伝わる: for a skill to be taught
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- にんべん
