架かけ渡わたす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

build a bridge over; span; lay across

Used specifically for constructing a bridge or similar structure across a river, valley, or gap. The object is the thing being spanned, not the bridge itself.

川かわに橋はしを架かけ渡わたす。
Build a bridge over the river.
谷たにに吊つり橋ばしを架かけ渡わたす計けい画かくが

ある

。

There is a plan to span the valley with a suspension bridge.

Written forms

架かけ渡わたすUsage20%
Standard kanji spelling for building a bridge or similar spanning structure.
かけ渡わたすUsage53%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana form; not a common practical spelling.
掛かけ渡わたすUsage27%
Alternate kanji spelling; 掛け can also mean 'to hang' or 'to suspend', but here it is used for spanning.

Kanji

掛hang, suspend, depend
渡transit, ford, ferry
架erect, frame, mount

Similar words

架かける
架ける is a more general verb meaning 'to span' or 'to lay across', while 架け渡す emphasizes the act of building a bridge across a specific obstacle.
渡わたす
渡す means 'to hand over' or 'to transfer', but in compounds like 架け渡す it contributes the sense of 'across' or 'over'.

Etymology

Compound of 架け (continuative form of 架ける 'to span') + 渡す ('to cross over'). The combination emphasizes building a bridge across a gap.