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JLPT N1

伝う

To move along a surface or path

Readings

Other forms

伝います polite form
伝わない plain negative
伝って te-form
伝った plain past
Verb (Godan, Intransitive)

To move along a surface or path

Describes the action of following a continuous line or moving along the surface of an object without separating from it.

Example

涙 が 彼女 の 頬 を 伝って 落ちた 。

A tear ran down her cheek and fell.

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伝う
つたう
To move along a surface or path
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