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伝染

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

伝染 — “contagion, infection, transmission (of disease)”

伝染 (read でんせん) means contagion, infection, transmission (of disease). It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

Reading

でんせん

Meaning

contagion, infection, transmission (of disease)

伝染 in a sentence

病気びょうきが伝染でんせんする。

The disease spreads by contagion.

The kanji in 伝染

伝to convey, to pass along
染to dye

Words that share a kanji with 伝染

伝えるつたえる— to convey, to tell, to report
手伝うてつだう— to help, to assist
手伝いてつだい— help, assistance, helper
伝統でんとう— tradition, convention
伝わるつたわる— to be transmitted, to be conveyed, to be communicated
お手伝いさんおてつだいさん— housekeeper, maid, domestic helper
宣伝せんでん— advertising, publicity, propaganda
伝記でんき— biography

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