逓
逓·relay, in turn, sending
- On-yomi
- テイ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逓減 | ていげん | gradual decrease |
| 逓増 | ていぞう | gradual increase |
| 逓送 | ていそう | forwarding; relaying (mail) |
| 逓信 | ていしん | communications (post and telegraph) |
Example sentences
生産量を増やしても利益は逓減していく。
せいさんりょうをふやしてもりえきはていげんしていく。
Even as output rises, profit decreases step by step.
電気料金は使用量に応じて逓増する。
でんきりょうきんはしようりょうにおうじてていぞうする。
Electricity charges rise in stages according to usage.
Common mistakes
- 逓 belongs to economics and legal writing — in speech say 徐々に減る rather than 逓減する
- 逓信省 is a pre-war ministry name, read ていしんしょう
Memory aid
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The road radical 辶: something handed on from post to post along the road — passed along by stages.
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