JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 渡: "transit, ford, ferry"
The kanji 渡 means "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ト in on'yomi and わた.る, -わた.る, わた.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ト
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わた.る-わた.るわた.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 446 of 2,501 |
Common words with 渡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 渡すto ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse · to lay across; to build across
- 渡るto cross over; to go across · to extend; to cover; to range; to span
- 見渡すto look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
- 手渡すto hand (over); to deliver in person
- 響き渡るrésonner, retentir, se répercuter
- に渡ってthroughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
- 言い渡すto announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
- 引き渡すto deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
- 知れ渡るto become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
- 行き渡るto diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread
- 譲渡transfer; assignment; conveyance
- 手に渡るto fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
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