How to say 'Cross' in Japanese | 渡る

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The Japanese word for Cross is 'Wataru', written as 渡る in Japanese.'Cross' in hiragana is わたる.

word

渡る

Meaning

Cross

Reading

わたる

wataru

Kanji

渡Cross, Transit

Explanation

The Japanese verb '渡る (わたる)' means 'to cross'. It is used when referring to physically crossing something, such as a street, river, or bridge. It can also be used metaphorically to describe crossing over into a different state or condition. For example: I crossed the street「道を渡った」(みちをわたった). The bird crossed the river「鳥は川を渡った」(とりはかわをわたった). In a metaphorical sense, it can be used as in 'to cross over to the other side'「向こう側に渡る」(むこうがわにわたる). The verb is often used with the particle 'を' to indicate the thing being crossed.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

559

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 渡る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

渡

Meaning

Cross, Transit

Hiragana in the Word 渡る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 渡る Through the Kanji 渡

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 渡 as well.

word

渡す

Meaning

Hand, Cross

word

譲渡

Meaning

Transfer

word

見渡す

Meaning

Survey, Overlook

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'Wataru' means 'Cross' .

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