— transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate

  • JLPT N3
  • 12 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 水
  • #446 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomi
わた.る-わた.るわた.す

Example words

  • 渡すわたす(1) to ferry across (a river, etc.); to carry across; to traverse (2) to lay across; to build across (3) to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer
  • 橋渡しはしわたしbridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
  • 渡り鳥わたりどりmigratory bird; bird of passage
  • 見渡すみわたすto look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
  • 渡るわたる(1) to cross over; to go across (2) to extend; to cover; to range; to span