綱渡り つなわたり Meanings Noun, する verb, Intransitive tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act Kanji 綱 rope. Read as つな. 渡 cross. Read as わたる. Common phrases 綱渡りをする Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists