Kanji

What does the kanji 渡 mean?

渡 means cross, pass over; hand over. On'yomi ト. Kun'yomi わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す.

Quick facts
On'yomiト
Kun'yomiわた.る、-わた.る、わた.す
Strokes12
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi トKun'yomi わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes

cross, pass over; hand over

Memory hook

Crossing the water (氵) by a set measure (度) to reach the far bank — CROSS OVER, HAND OVER.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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Common words

  • 渡すわたすto hand over, to give
  • 渡るわたるto cross, to go across

More words with this kanji

  • 橋渡しはしわたしbridging, mediation, go-between
  • 渡り鳥わたりどりmigratory bird
  • 見渡すみわたすto look out over, to survey (a wide area)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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