渡

cross; hand over; transit; ford; ferry; import; deliver; diameter

12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 446.

Readings

• わたる (kun reading): 渡る (わたる) to cross over; 引き渡し (ひきわたし) delivery
• わたす (kun reading): 渡す (わたす) to hand over; 手渡す (てわたす) to hand (over)
• ト (on reading): 譲渡 (じょうと) transfer; 渡河 (とか) crossing a river

Components

• 氵
• 度
• 又 radical again; right hand
• 广 radical house on a cliff
• ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水

Words using 渡

• 渡る (わたる) to cross over
• 引き渡し (ひきわたし) delivery
• 知れ渡る (しれわたる) to become widely known
• 渡り歩く (わたりあるく) to wander from place to place
• 渡し (わたし) ferry (crossing)
• 渡す (わたす) to hand over
• 手渡す (てわたす) to hand (over)
• 見渡す (みわたす) to look out over
• 言い渡す (いいわたす) to announce
• 引き渡す (ひきわたす) to deliver
• 譲渡 (じょうと) transfer
• 渡河 (とか) crossing a river
• 渡来 (とらい) visit (from abroad)
• 渡米 (とべい) going to the United States
• 渡航 (とこう) voyage
• 旧渡辺派 (きゅうわたなべは) Former Watanabe Faction (of the LDP)
• 渡辺鉱 (わたなべこう) watanabeite

204 words in all.

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