How to say "communicate" in Japanese

• 伝えるつたえるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'communicate' in the sense of conveying, reporting or transmitting — passing news, feelings or intentions on to someone. Use it when you actively communicate something to another person.
  奥様おくさまによろしくお伝つたえください。↗

  Please say hello to your wife.
• 通じるつうじるJLPT N3approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbCovers 'communicate (with)' in the sense of being connected or having an open line of contact; its other senses concern routes being open or leading somewhere. For conveying a message, 伝える is the word.
  このドアは書斎しょさいに通つうじている。↗

  This door leads to the study.

Use 「伝える」 for the act of conveying or passing on information to someone; 「通じる」 covers 'communicate (with)' as being connected or in contact, and is not the verb for actively telling.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 伝えるつたえるto convey
• 通じるつうじるto be open (to traffic)
• 通ずるつうずるto be open (to traffic)
• コミュニケートcommunicate
• コミュニケーションをとるto communicate
• 伝え合うつたえあうto exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.)
• 申し伝えるもうしつたえるto convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior)