伝える|つたえるtsutaeru[0]heiban (flat)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
   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.

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• Synonym伝達でんたつWrittenSino-Japanese word for passing on orders or information, as in 「指示を伝達する」. Used mainly within organizations and official documents; more formal than 「伝える」.
• Synonym知らせるしらせるNeutralFocuses on making someone aware of news, as in 「結果を知らせる」. Common in everyday speech.
• Synonym連絡れんらくNeutralCovers getting in touch or notifying, as in 「連絡を取る」 and 「結果を連絡する」; the notice can also be one-way.
• Synonym告げるつげるWrittenWritten-style word for telling or announcing, as in 「別れを告げる」 or 「時計が時刻を告げる」.
• Synonym通知つうちWrittenFormal notification, as in 「合格通知」; found mostly in written documents and phone push alerts.
• Synonym報じるほうじるWrittenNews-media reporting, as in 「各紙が報じた」; the subject is usually a paper or broadcaster.
• Synonym報ずるほうずるWrittenThe -zuru counterpart of 「報じる」, likewise for reporting or repaying; the tone is stiffer and more literary.
• Related教えるおしえるNeutralTeaching knowledge or telling information, as in 「道を教える」; the point is making the other person learn or know.
• Related言ういうCasualSimply saying something aloud; the broadest term, and not necessarily conveying anything to a third party.
• Related宣伝せんでんWrittenPublicity or promotion, as in 「商品を宣伝する」; the aim is letting the general public know.
• Related伝送でんそうWrittenPassing signals or data along in sequence; mostly a technical term.
• Related話すはなすCasualTalking or conversing; centers on narrating content, as in 「経験を話す」.
• Related転送てんそうWrittenForwarding something you have received, as in 「メールを転送する」.
• Related流布るふWrittenSpreading widely through the world, as in 「噂が流布する」.
• Related伝導でんどうWrittenPhysics term for conduction of heat or electricity, as in 「熱伝導」.
• Related広めるひろめるNeutralSpreading or popularizing something, as in 「知識を広める」; the focus is widening its reach.
• Related言い散らすいいちらすCasualSpreading talk or rumors all over, with a negative shade, as in 「悪口を言い散らす」.
• Related申し伝えるもうしつたえるFormalHumble language for passing a message on, as in 「上司に申し伝えます」; typical of business settings.
• RelatedコミュニケートNeutralLoanword for communicating; rare in daily use — people usually say 「コミュニケーションを取る」.
• Related喧伝けんでんWrittenTrumpeting something far and wide, as in 「広く喧伝される」; carries a note of exaggeration.
• Related伝搬でんぱんWrittenPropagation of radio or sound waves; mostly a physics term, as in 「電波の伝搬」.
• Antonym隠すかくすNeutralThe opposite of 「伝える」: hiding or keeping something from others.
• Antonym秘めるひめるWrittenThe opposite of 「伝える」: keeping something hidden inside and never saying it.

For conveying or passing along a message, 「伝える」 is the default. Use 「知らせる」 to stress making someone aware, 「連絡」 for getting in touch, 「通知」 for formal notices, 「報じる」 for media reports, 「宣伝」 for publicity, 「転送」 for forwarding, and 「隠す」 for keeping something hidden.

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

1. 言葉ことばや情報じょうほうを知しらせる。伝達でんたつする。伝言でんごんする。
2. ある物ものを介かいして電気でんきや熱ねつ、音おとなどを他方たほうへ移うつす。伝導でんどうする。
3. ある物ものを後世こうせいに受け渡うけわたす。伝承でんしょうする。
4. 離はなれた所ところから文物ぶんぶつを持もってくる。伝来でんらいさせる。もたらす。