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    3. 伝い

    伝い

    伝づたい​

    along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.)

    KMT10News #40+1SuffixTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab8 strokes

    づたい

    Suffix

    1.
    along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.), alongside, following

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    壁かべ伝づたいに歩あるきました。

    I walked along the wall.

    KMT4Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    線せん路ろ伝づたいに歩あるくのは危き険けんです。

    Walking along the railroad tracks is dangerous.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    川かわ伝づたいに下か流りゅうへ向むかいました。

    I headed downstream along the river.

    KMT6Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    昔むかしの人ひとは、星ほし伝づたいに旅たびをしました。

    People in ancient times traveled by following the stars.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationHistoryNature & Environment
    彼かれは暗くら闇やみの中なか、手て探さぐりで手てすり伝づたいに階かい段だんを降おりていった。

    In the darkness, he felt his way down the stairs, following the handrail.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    伝
    つた.わる・つた.える・つた.う・つだ.う・-づた.い・つて…(3)
    transmit・go along・walk along・follow・report…(3)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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