遞
hand over, deliver, substitute
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Readings
On'yomi
- テイ
Kun'yomi
- かわ.る
- たがいに
Meaning
遞 centers on transferring something from one place or person to another: handing over, delivering, or acting as a substitute.
Study
Etymology
遞 combines 辶 (movement) with 虒, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to an animal or hide, but the exact historical development is uncertain. The modern Japanese simplified form is 逓.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 suggests travel, and the inner part 虒 looks like a package being passed along. Picture a courier moving along a road to hand over a delivery.
Reading mnemonic
For テイ, imagine a delivery person handing over a package and saying 'Take it, please!' — 'Take it' sounds like テイ and fits the hand-over meaning.