渡
渡 - 1. to cross; to carry across; to cross a river or sea E.g.: 渡河 (river crossing), 渡航 (voyage) 2. to hand over; to transfer; to cede E.g.: 譲渡 (transfer) 3. to pass through; to pass; to elapse E.g.: 渡世 (making a living), 過渡 (transition)
渡 (わた.る -わた.る わた.す) — to cross; to carry across; to cross a river or sea<br>E. to hand over; to transfer; to cede<br>E. to pass through; to pass; to elapse<br>E.
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Kunyomi
わた.る;-わた.る;わた.す
Onyomi
ト
Strokes
12
JLPT
N3
Frequency 
#446/2500
Composition
度 氵
Meaning
- to cross; to carry across; to cross a river or sea
E. to hand over; to transfer; to cede
E. to pass through; to pass; to elapse
E.
Tip
- know the degree…
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
わた.る
わた.す
Onyomi
Example
渡辺
が
名字
です
。
Watanabe is my family name.
渡
る
世間
に
鬼
はなし
。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
渡
る
世間
に
鬼
はない
There are no devils in this world.
見渡
す
限
り
海
だった
。
There was nothing but the ocean as far as the eye could see.
見渡
す
限
り
、
森
であった
。
There was nothing but forest as far as the eye could see.
見渡
す
限
り
砂
ばかりだった
。
There was nothing but sand as far as the eye could see.
道
を
渡
ろう
。
Let's cross the street.
君
に
渡
す
物
がある
。
I have something to give you.
塩
を
渡
してもらえませんか
。
Would you be kind enough to pass the salt?
彼
が
渡米
してから
10
年
になる
。
Ten years have passed since he went to America.
通
りを
渡
れ
。
Cross the street.
通
りを
渡
るな
Don't cross the street!
