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伝導する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	伝でん導どうする	伝でん導どうしない
Polite	伝でん導どうします	伝でん導どうしません
Past polite	伝でん導どうしました	伝でん導どうしませんでした
Past	伝でん導どうした	伝でん導どうしなかった
Te-form	伝でん導どうして	伝でん導どうしないで
Desire	伝でん導どうしたい	伝でん導どうしたくない
Potential	伝でん導どうできる	伝でん導どうできない
Passive	伝でん導どうされる	伝でん導どうされない
Causative	伝でん導どうさせる	伝でん導どうさせない
Causative passive	伝でん導どうさせられる	伝でん導どうさせられない
Volitional	伝でん導どうしよう
Polite volitional	伝でん導どうしましょう
Imperative	伝でん導どうしろ	伝でん導どうするな
Conditional	伝でん導どうすれば	伝でん導どうしなければ
Tara conditional	伝でん導どうしたら	伝でん導どうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

conduction; transmission

physics

Physics term for the conduction of heat, electricity, light, or sound through a medium.

金きん属ぞくは熱ねつをよく伝でん導どうする。
Metals conduct heat well.
光ひかりファイバーは光ひかりを伝でん導どうする。
Optical fibers transmit light.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

conduction

physiology

Physiology term for the conduction of nerve impulses.

神しん経けいが刺し激げきを伝でん導どうする速そく度どは速はやい。
The speed at which nerves conduct impulses is fast.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が熱ねつを伝でん導どうするfor a substance to conduct heat
金きん属ぞくは熱ねつをよく伝でん導どうする。
Metal conducts heat well.
刺し激げきが神しん経けいを伝でん導どうするfor a nerve impulse to be conducted along a nerve
刺し激げきが神しん経けいを伝でん導どうして脳のうに伝つたわる。
The stimulus is conducted along the nerve and reaches the brain.
〈物もの〉が電でん気きを伝でん導どうするfor a substance to conduct electricity
銅どうは電でん気きをよく伝でん導どうする。
Copper conducts electricity well.

Kanji

伝transmit, go along, walk along
導guidance, leading, conduct

Transitive / intransitive

伝導 is used both transitively and intransitively: 金属は熱を伝導する (the metal conducts heat, transitive-like usage with を) and 熱が伝導する (heat conducts/propagates, intransitive with が).

Related words

伝でん達たつN1
伝達 is the broad word for transmitting information, orders, or feelings, while 伝導 refers specifically to the physical or physiological conduction of heat, electricity, or nerve impulses.
伝でん送そう sense 1
伝送 refers to transmitting signals, data, or power (often in engineering contexts), whereas 伝導 emphasizes the medium-based physical process of conduction.

Opposites

絶ぜつ縁えん sense 1
絶縁 means insulation, i.e. blocking the flow of heat or electricity, the opposite of 伝導, which is the conduction of such flow.

Don't confuse with

電でん動どう
電動 (also read でんどう) means electrically powered/motorized, a completely different meaning from 伝導's physical conduction, despite the identical pronunciation.
伝でん道どう
伝道 (also read でんどう) means missionary work or evangelism, unrelated to 伝導's meaning of physical or physiological conduction.

Word family· 10

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光こう伝でん導どう
photoconduction
熱ねつ伝でん導どう
heat conduction; thermal conduction
骨こつ伝でん導どう
bone conduction; osteophony
電でん気き伝でん導どう
electrical conduction
刺し激げき伝でん導どう系けい
impulse conduction system (of the heart)

Etymology

From 伝 (convey) + 導 (guide, conduct). The compound directly expresses the concept of conducting or transmitting something along a path.