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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

伝つたう

tsutau

to move along a surface

Example sentences

  1. 蜘蛛くもが糸いとを伝つたう

    the spider walks along the thread

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. うれし涙なみだが彼女かのじょの頬ほおを伝つたった。

    Tears of happiness streamed down her cheeks.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ほら、健一けんいち、そこの雨樋あまとい伝つたっておいでよ。引ひっ張ぱってあげるから。

    Hey, Ken’ichi, come along that drain pipe. I’ll pull you up.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 伝

  • 伝transmit; go alongOnデン・テンKunつたわる・つたえる・つたう

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