伝導|でんどうdendou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, physicsconduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, physiologyconduction (of a nerve impulse)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 伝導する(でんどうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 伝導します(でんどうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 伝導しない(でんどうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 伝導しません(でんどうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 伝導せず・伝導せぬ(でんどうせず・でんどうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 伝導した(でんどうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 伝導しました(でんどうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 伝導しなかった(でんどうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 伝導しませんでした(でんどうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 伝導して(でんどうして) |
| Potential | 伝導できる(でんどうできる) |
| Passive | 伝導される(でんどうされる) |
| Causative | 伝導させる(でんどうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 伝導させられる(でんどうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 伝導すれば(でんどうすれば) |
| tara | 伝導したら(でんどうしたら) |
| Volitional | 伝導しよう(でんどうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 伝導しましょう(でんどうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 伝導しろ(でんどうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related伝送でんそうNeutralRefers to transmitting signals or data, as in 「データ伝送」; it leans toward telecommunications engineering rather than physical conduction of heat or electricity.
- Related伝搬でんぱんNeutralUsed for signals and waves propagating, as in 「電波の伝搬」; it stresses spreading outward, while 「伝導」 stresses heat or electricity moving within an object.
- Antonym絶縁ぜつえんNeutralAn antonym: insulation that blocks electricity or heat, the opposite of 「伝導」, which is the passing of electricity or heat through an object.
- Antonym遮断しゃだんNeutralAn antonym: it means blocking or cutting off current and signals, the reverse of 「伝導」.
Use 「伝導」 for heat or electricity passing through an object, as in 「熱伝導」「電気伝導」. For waves or signals spreading use 「伝搬」; for sending data use 「伝送」. The opposites are 「絶縁」 and 「遮断」. Religious preaching is written 「伝道」.
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