漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

4Junior high level12 strokesRadical
On
Kun
わた(る)・-わた(る)・わた(す)
Meaning
cross over; hand over

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 度 "to pass over": to cross a river — to cross, to hand across.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

渡航・渡河・譲渡
わたる渡る・渡り
わたす渡す・渡し

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 渡るわたる

    to cross

  • 譲渡じょうと

    transfer; handing over

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

橋を渡って駅へ向かう。

I cross the bridge and head for the station.

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