逓
逓 — Relay
relay, in turn, sending
On’yomiテイ (tei)
Kun’yomiかわる (kawaru)
Kun’yomiたがいに (tagaini)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 逓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逓信 | ていしん teishin | communications (e.g. post, telegraph); Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949) |
Study notes
逓 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1957 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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