Meanings

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to come
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to be felt; to come across
5. godan verb, intransitive verbto travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted; to be transmitted
6. godan verb, intransitive verbto go along; to move along

Examples

• 音はとても早く伝わる。

  Sound travels very quickly.

• 涙がほおを伝わり落ちた。

  Tears rolled down his cheeks.

• 光や音は波の形で伝わる。

  Light and sound travel in waves.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 伝わる

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