N2768/1725

つたわる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known
  • to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down
  • to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come
  • to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across
  • to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted
  • to go along, to move along

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょかなしみが言葉ことばつうじてしっかりとつたわった

Her sadness came across clearly through her words.

この文化ぶんか何百年なんびゃくねんまえから日本にほんつたわっている

This culture has been handed down to Japan for hundreds of years.

うわさはあっという町中まちじゅうつたわった

The rumor spread throughout the town in no time.

わたし気持きもちが相手あいてにうまくつたわらなかったようだ。

It seems my feelings didn't get through to the other person very well.

電気でんき銅線どうせんつうじて素早すばやつたわる性質せいしつっている。

Electricity has the property of being transmitted quickly through copper wire.