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渉

ford, go cross, transit, ferry, import, involve

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 500Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • わた.る

Nanori

  • えん

Meaning

渉 centers on moving across a boundary or medium: physically fording a river, crossing from one side to another, or figuratively getting involved in a matter. The transit and import senses extend this idea to moving things or people across borders.

Most common words using 渉

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  • 交渉こうしょう
    N2

    negotiations; bargaining; discussions; talks

  • 干渉かんしょう
    N1

    interference; intervention; meddling

  • 渉外しょうがい

    public relations; client liaison; client relations

  • 不干渉ふかんしょう

    abstention; nonintervention; noninterference

  • 団体交渉だんたいこうしょう

    collective bargaining

  • スペックル干渉計スペックルかんしょうけい

    speckle interferometer

  • ファブリペロー干渉計ファブリペローかんしょうけい

    Fabry-Pérot interferometer

  • ロケ交渉ロケこうしょう

    negotiating for permission to film (in a specific location)

  • 三国干渉さんごくかんしょう

    Triple Intervention (diplomatic intervention by Russia, Germany and France over the terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki)

  • 予備交渉よびこうしょう

    preliminary negotiations

  • 交渉カードこうしょうカード

    bargaining chip; negotiating card

  • 交渉ページこうしょうページ

    nominal page

  • 交渉事こうしょうごと

    negotiating; bargaining

  • 交渉人こうしょうにん

    negotiator; bargainer; point man

  • 交渉力こうしょうりょく

    bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate

  • 交渉員こうしょういん

    negotiators

  • 交渉団こうしょうだん

    negotiation team; negotiating body

  • 交渉委員こうしょういいん

    negotiating committeemen

  • 交渉姿勢こうしょうしせい

    negotiating posture; attitude to negotiations; negotiating behaviour

  • 交渉役こうしょうやく

    negotiator; deal-maker

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Study

Etymology

渉 combines 氵 (water) with 歩 (walk), suggesting walking through water to cross a river. This is a straightforward semantic compound.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 on the left and walking 歩 on the right: picture yourself stepping through shallow water to ford a stream. That act of crossing connects to transit, ferrying, and getting involved.

Reading mnemonic

For ショウ, imagine a show of determination as you ford the river: show -> ショウ, and you cross with confidence.