What does kanji 逓 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 逓 is relay.

How is kanji 逓 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 逓 are かわ.る, たがいに; the onyomi readings are テイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 逓?

The main radical for kanji 逓 is 辵.

What words use kanji 逓?

Example words that use kanji 逓 include 逓信, 逓減, 逓降変圧器, 逓次.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

逓

Meaning

Kanji 逓

relay

relay, in turn, sending

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かわ.るたがいに
Onyomi 音読み: テイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 递 (Itaiji) • Old form: 遞 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1957
Strokes: 10
Radical: 辵
Components: ｜ • 二 • 厂 • 込 • 巾
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 送 • 追 • 迭 • 退 • 逆 • 辺 • 込

Related vocabulary

Showing 18 common entries

Showing 18 of 18 entries that include this kanji.

逓信

ていしん

communications (e.g. post, telegraph)

逓減

ていげん

gradual decrease

逓降変圧器

ていこうへんあつき

step-down transformer

逓次

ていじ

successively

逓信省

ていしんしょう

Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)

逓信大臣

ていしんだいじん

Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)

逓送

ていそう

forwarding

逓増

ていぞう

gradual increase

逓伝

ていでん

relay

逓倍

ていばい

multiplication (e.g. of frequencies)

逓倍器

ていばいき

multiplier (e.g. frequency)

駅逓

えきてい

delivery of packages

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

荷物は各宿場を通って逓送された。

The package was relayed through each post station.

情報が人から人へ逓伝していった。

The information was passed from person to person.

その知らせは遠くの村まで逓達された。

The news was delivered to a distant village.

気温は夕方にかけて逓減した。

The temperature gradually decreased toward evening.

売上は春から夏にかけて逓増した。

Sales increased gradually from spring to summer.