伝い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伝
つた > づた
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
傳い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the renyōkei of 伝(つた)う (tsutau, “to go along”). The tsutai changes to zutai as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Suffix

伝(づた)い • (-zutai) 

  1. along
    線路(せんろ)伝(づた)いに歩(ある)く ― senro-zutai ni aruku ― to walk along the tracks

Usage notes

  • Chiefly followed by に (ni).

Derived terms

  • 道(みち)伝(づた)い (michizutai)
  • 尾(お)根(ね)伝(づた)い (onezutai)
  • 壁(かベ)伝(づた)い (kabezutai)
  • 梯(はし)子(ご)伝(づた)い (hashigozutai)
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