渡
渡 — Transit
transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver
On’yomiト (to)
Kun’yomiわたる (wataru)
Kun’yomi-わたる (wataru)
Kun’yomiわたす (watasu)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 渡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 譲渡 | じょうと jouto | transfer; assignment; conveyance |
| 言い渡す | いいわたす iiwatasu | to announce; to tell; to sentence |
| 渡航 | とこう tokou | voyage; passage; travelling |
| 引き渡し | ひきわたし hikiwatashi | delivery; handing over; turning over |
| 渡す | わたす watasu | to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse |
| 橋渡し | はしわたし hashiwatashi | mediation; good offices; go-between |
Study notes
渡 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #446 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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